The Star of the USC Juju Watkins is a player of the year AP and only the fourth second second -year student who won this honor

Juju Watkins, a sensational second -year student who led the southern California to the best season For almost 40 years he was honored on Thursday as a bascollegal Baskollegal -Baskollegal -College.

Watkins, whose Trojans won the title of the Great Ten Season for the first conference crown in 31 years, received 29 votes from the 31-person national media panel, which is voting AP TOP 25 Every week. Hannah Hidalgo from Notre Dame got the other two. Both were the first team AP All-Americans.

“I think that such a significant prize is that it was a year that had no talents and stars, and Juju found a way to raise himself and his team,” said Civil Lindsay Gottlieb coach.

Watkins became the fourth player who won the award in his second year, joining Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris (2007) and Uconn Stars Maya Moore (2009) and Breanna Stewart (2014). AP first began to award the prize in 1995, and Watkins is the first player of Trojans who won it.

“He does many things that are not easy,” said Gottlieb. “One thing is to say that it is a generational talent, but another to do this and endure the names such as Sten, Maya and Courtney Paris.”

Watkins is already in the top ten on the list of OPERATE OF TIME TIME, taking sixth place in only two years. It had a mean of 23.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists before cutting its season in the NCAA tournament with ACL injury He suffered in the second round against Mississippi State.

Watkins raised the game against the best opponents. In six matches with teams in AP TOP 10 scored a mean of 26.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocks during shooting 35.4% from behind the 3-point line.

“At the greatest moments she achieved the best of all,” said Gottlieb. “I thought that she really learned to dominate and strengthen the others throughout the year.”

Watkins is already one of the best draws in sport Support offers Fit and see her in person hotter ticket.

The average attendance at the Trojan house increased to 5932 this season from last year’s 4421. Stars resembling Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart, Jason Sudeikis, Michael B. Jordan and Sanaa Lathan, who appeared in “Love & Basketball”, one of Watkins’ favorite movies, appeared. A year before the arrival of the attendance, it was a mean of 1037.

“It is difficult to miss Snoop Dogg in your non -standard jacket,” said Gottlieb. “It happened organically and genuinely. She decided to stay at home and care for her city and has magnetism to attract people. In this way she wears herself. She is confident, but very humble and faithful to her community. It is amazing that to see her influence.”