USC women's basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb has received a commitment from another No. 1 prospect, the third top recruit to pledge to her program in the past four cycles, according to ESPN.

Watkins, the 2025 consensus player of the year, suffered the injury during the 2025 NCAA tournament.

In the fourth episode of 'On the Rise: JuJu Watkins,' presented by State Farm, watch as the USC Trojans journey through the 2025 March Madness Tournament and the impact of Watkins' devastating season ending injury.

USC superstar JuJu Watkins sustains a season-ending knee injury in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament. Zena talks to Sabreena Merchant, who was in the building when Watkins went down in last nights second-round USC / Mississippi State game. She takes us inside the moment, and spins forward what this could mean for USC and the tournament in general. Then, Ben and Chantel join Zena to break down what they saw in the first and second rounds the best match-ups, the most impactful players, and the teams that got off to some shaky starts. Visit our YouTube page! Find us on socials: -Instagram: @tanooffseason -Zena on X: @itszenakeita -Sabreena on X: @sabreenajm -Chantel on X: @chanteljennings -Ben on X: @benpickman Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - The moment JuJu went down 11:05 - How the team banded together without JuJu 16:00 - Whats USCs tournament trajectory? 21:29 - Takeaways from the weekend 30:38 - Stand out performances 33:58 - Which team looked the shakiest so far? 38:19 - Teams that responded to their issues Thumbnail - Steph Chambers via Getty Images Sport #JuJuWatkins #MarchMadness #womensbasketball #Sweet16

The Trojans picked up the 9-8 NCAA tournament upset in an instant thriller.

The Trojans had a tough early-season matchup against NC State on Sunday, and Davidson wasted no time making a name for herself.

The 2025-26 NCAA women’s college basketball season is upon us, and there is no shortage of storylines.