Arrr! JuJu be the fairest lass chosen, leavin’ Paige in the wake of the stormy seas of basketball!
2025-04-05
Arrr matey! In a grand contest of skills, JuJu Watkins from the USC crew snagged the coveted Wooden Award o' 2025, bestin' the fair lass Paige Bueckers from UConn! ‘Twas a battle fiercer than a kraken's embrace, I tell ye! Hoist the rum and celebrate!
Avast ye landlubbers! The voters be havin' their say, and it be a fine day fer the USC women's basketball lass, JuJu Watkins, who clinched the coveted John R. Wooden Award, bestin' the fierce UConn star, Paige Bueckers, on the high seas of sportin' fame!Watkins, but a mere sophomore, be makin' history as the third scallywag underclassman to seize this treasure since the award's inception in the 2003-04 season. She showed her prowess in the NCAA tournament, tallyin' a rousin' 23.9 points per game, but alas, fate dealt her a cruel blow when she tore her ACL in the second round, sendin' her ship into rough waters.
As the winds of competition blow, Bueckers be sailin' strong, helpin' her crew dominate UCLA in a swashbucklin' 85-51 victory! With a season average of 20 points, she be lookin' to guide her squad against Dawn Staley's formidable South Carolina crew in the championship chase.
So hoist yer tankards, me hearties, for the seas of women’s basketball be filled with bold adventurers like JuJu and Paige, fightin' for glory on the stormy courts! Arrr!