WATCH: Kiki Iriafen, Rayah Marshall and JuJu Watkins give a glimpse of USC’s pre-game dance

JuJu Watkins, Kiki Iriafen (Image credits: IMAGN)
JuJu Watkins, Kiki Iriafen (Image credits: IMAGN)

Kiki Iriafen, Rayah Marshall, and JuJu Watkins took Bleacher Report on a special tour of the Galen Center. From the DeRozan Family weight room to the snacks room and locker room, the Trojans stars explained it all. In the hallway leading to their locker room, Marshall pointed out one particular spot and said (1:48):

"When it's game day, all these lights go out. This is usually where we perform our little. We get right here; we get in a circle, we dance, we turn up."

KiKi Iriafen then pulled off some moves, only to be shut down by an embarrassed Marshall.

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When showing off the practice court, Rayah Marshall recounted a moment from their summer conditioning training sessions about JuJu Watkins that left a mark on her.

"So, we actually just got finished doing our summer conditioning," Marshall said. "You have to run up down, up down - 22 seconds, 20 times. JuJu, being who she is, she ran up down up down 18 seconds. I never did that in my life that's crazy and we had 20 of them." (3:12)

JuJu Watkins continues to break records with the USC Trojans

JuJu Watkins' time with the USC Trojans has seen her break one record after another. Last season, as she led the Trojans on their first Elite Eight in 30 years, Watkins became the leading freshman scorer in NCAA Division I women's basketball history.

This season, Watkins has already set some records as she crossed the 1000 career points mark on Nov. 15. She did this in 38 games, fourth-fewest games in NCAA Division I history. On Tuesday, JuJu Watkins set another program record, as she scored the most 3-pointers in a single game. She finished with 40 points, shooting 9-of-11 from behind the arc.

“I would say I just do my best to be myself and play my way,” she said. “I don’t really think too much about the comparisons or the pressure, but I would say I just go out there and try to have fun, do what I do and continue to work hard. I think that’s my mentality always.”

JuJu Watkins is averaging 25.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. She has heavy expectations to lead the Trojans to a national championship, their first since 1984.

Also read: "Generational", "Baby demon": Fans go gaga as JuJu Watkins breaks USC record on career high night

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Edited by Ripunjay Gaba
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