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JuJu Watkins WNBA draft eligibility: When can USC star be drafted?

SandJack TV — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:03:00 +0000

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags USC women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins is already the best player in the college game, winning both the Wooden and Naismith player of the year awards this season. But she won’t hear her name called on Monday night’s WNBA draft. Advertisement Watkins, who led USC to a No. […]

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Why Can’t JuJu Watkins Enter the WNBA Draft? What Are WNBA Draft Eligibility Rules?

SandJack TV — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 20:38:00 +0000

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The WNBA 2025 season draft is set to take place on Sunday, April 14. Franchises will have the opportunity to select players who can make valuable contributions to their rosters and help shape a successful future. While there are 13 teams participating in the WNBA this season, only […]

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What if every college player had instant draft eligibility?

SandJack TV — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:03:00 +0000

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags The 2025 WNBA Draft is inching closer and closer. if you want an idea of what the first round will look like, I put together a first round mock draft last month. But unlike the NBA, where players can be one-and-done and declare after their freshman season for […]

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WNBA needs to change draft eligibility rules to allow young stars like Juju Watkins to enter the league sooner

SandJack TV — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 03:38:00 +0000

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags WITH the WNBA rapidly increasing in popularity, it might be time to take a look at changing some of the league’s rules. Among those rules that needs a major change is the WNBA’s draft eligibility. 2 The WNBA should change its rules to allow players like Juju Watkins […]

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When Geno Auriemma shared the benefits of WNBA draft eligibility

SandJack TV — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:56:00 +0000

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Geno Auriemma is soaking in his last season as a mentor to college hoops star Paige Bueckers as she is likely to declare for the WNBA draft after this campaign. The pair have aspirations of winning the national title this year, considering Bueckers has never won it and […]

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Bueckers vs. Watkins Spotlights WNBA Draft Eligibility Discussion

SandJack TV — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Unlike the NBA, the WNBA imposes restrictions on U.S. athletes, preventing them from entering the draft before they turn 22 or graduate early. In response to the growing debate, USC’s sophomore star guard JuJu Watkins advocates for the option to leave college early for the WNBA, a sentiment echoed by other high-profile draft prospects. Watkins […]

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WNBA: Don’t expect new draft eligibility rules any time soon—here’s why

SandJack TV — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0000

Earlier this week, Josh Felton mapped out the best-case 2025 WNBA Draft scenarios for the four lottery teams. Well, those were the realistic best-case scenarios. Would the opportunity to draft USC’s JuJu Watkins, Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo or Texas’ Madison Booker, all of whom are sophomores, be the best-case scenario for some of those teams? […]

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Boxers who failed gender eligibility tests cleared to compete at Paris Olympics, ‘sad’ Claressa Shields reacts

SandJack TV — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:50:56 +0000

Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu‑ting of Taiwan both failed gender eligibility tests and were disqualified from the Women’s World Boxing Championships last year in New Delhi. But the International Olympic Committee (IOC) no longer recognizes sanctioning from the International Boxing Association (IBA) as a result of multiple “irregularity issues.” That series of events […]

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