USC guard JuJu Watkins recounts when she came up with the idea of unique Instagram username

USC guard JuJu Watkins recalled she was 12 years old when she came up with her Instagram username, @jujubballin. During the Sept. 6 episode of the "Best of Both Worlds with Flau'jae," Watkins told her host about the story behind the Instagram handle.

"I was like 12 I think and I just kept it. Somebody just asked me for my Instagram the other day I was like: 'Just type in JuJu,'" Watkins said. [22:18-22:28]

The 19-year-old scoring phenom, who plays point guard/shooting guard for the Trojans, added that she plans to change it to a more formal one once she reaches 20, which is only 10 months away.

"I think I just probably do JuJu Watkins but I'll keep it for now. Once I get like 20 (years old) though I might have to change that childish (Instagram handle)," she noted {22:34-22:45].

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JuJu Watkins shares her heartfelt moment with young fans

JuJu Watkins also shared her most heartfelt moment with fans, telling Flau'jae Johnson (podcast host) that she appreciates hand-made bracelets given by little fangirls and keeps them in a box.

"I love when little girls would give hand-made bracelets and write a letter for me. That's like the sweetest. I try to keep all of them in a little box, so I appreciate those," Watkins said. [23:46-23:59}

Watkins received tons of awards during his freshman season with USC, including WBCA and USBWA National Freshman of the Year, First-team All American by AP and USBWA and Best Breakthrough Athlete by the ESPYs. She is currently preparing for the 2024-25 season that promises to be big for the Trojans.

Watkins will have reinforcements for the quest to dominate and emerge as the top team in the Big Ten conference.

She will still have double-double machine Rayah Marshall, but they're stronger than ever with transfer players Talia Von Oelhoffen and Kiki Iriafen and talented freshmen in Rian Forestier, Kayleigh Heckel, Avery Howell, Vivian Iwuchukwu, Brooklyn Shamblin, Kennedy Smith and Laura Williams.

The USC Trojans open their 2024-25 season against Ole Miss at the Adidas Arena in Paris, France, on Nov. 4 and will play its first home game at the Galen Center against Cal Poly on Nov. 9.

The Trojans kick off their Big Ten regular season campaign against Oregon on Dec. 7 and conclude their regular season campaign with a visit to Pauley Pavilion to face the UCLA Bruins on March 1.