2024-25 women's college basketball way-too-early predictions for Player of the Year ft. JuJu Watkins
Caitlin Clark was dominating the intercollegiate basketball scene for some time. After her departure to join the WNBA, there could have a new Player of the Year in the 2024-25 season.
The top NCAA Division I scorer was drafted as the top pick by Indiana Fever this year. Her departure along with other top names in the NCAAW stars has left room for others to climb high.
The individual productivity of the players during the season helps them get to the top. The success of the teams they are playing for also plays a part.
The NCAAW stars are rigorously preparing to realize their dreams in the 2024-25 season. There are some players whose performance brought them to the center of attention and that they are likely to repeat in the next season.
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2024-25 women's college basketball way-too-early predictions for Player of the Year
#5 Rachael Rose
The Wolford Terriers guard averaged 22 ppg, 8.3 rpg and 5.4 apg last season. She shot 50.4% from the field and 40.3% beyond the arc.
Getting her name among the most prolific scorers last season indicates that she could repeat the same this season to be the Player of the Year. She played one season for South Carolina Upstate Spartans before moving to Wolford for two seasons at the program.
#4 Chellia Waton
Chellia stamped her name among the top scorers in women's college basketball last year. She played 33 games and averaged 23 ppg, 5.1 RPG and 3.3 apg. She shot 42.5% from the and 32.5 % from the 3-point range.
The five-foot-eight guard of Buffalo Bulls scores high, bringing her into the conversation about getting to the top of the NCAAW next season. She has played three seasons with the Bulls.
#3 Lucy Olsen
The former Villanova star committed to Iowa Hawkeyes this season to fill the vacuum left by the departure of Caitlin Clark.
Lucy was the third leading scorer in the NCAAW last season. She averaged 23.3 ppg, 4.8 rpg and 3.8 apg. She shot 43.8 from the field and 29.4 from the 3-point range. Her scoring and passing abilities could maker her the Player of the Year for the 2024-25 season.
#2 Paige Bueckers
Bueckers is returning to college basketball for the final year of eligibility. Injuries stalled her meteoric rise in the NCAAW, as she played only 17 games in the 2021-22 season.
Last season, she averaged 21.9 ppg, 5.2 RPG and 3.8 apg. She shot 53.0 from the field and 41.6 from the 3-point range.
#1 JuJu Watkins
JuJu Watkins averaged 27.1 ppg, 7.3 RPG and 3.3 apg last season. She shot 40.1% from the field and 31.9% from the 3-point range.
The star rose high on the college basketball scene quickly, and fans can hope to see her becoming the Player of the Year in the 2024-25 season.
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