There is no doubt this has been the season of Caitlin Clark, the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader from Iowa whose excellence has filled arenas and thrilled fans. Right alongside, though, is a group of flashy, talented newcomers elbowing their way onto the court shouting, “We’ve got next!”
Throughout the country, first-year stars like JuJu Watkins of Southern California, Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame, MiLaysia Fulwiley of South Carolina and Madison Booker of Texas are leading their teams and teasing even bigger things ahead in their first NCAA Tournament.
“I think our game is in pretty good hands for the next foreseeable future,” said Booker’s coach at Texas, Vic Schaefer. “All those kids are helping their teams, which is so unusual.”
It has become more commonplace this season.
Watkins, the 6-foot-2 Trojans forward, has 810 points, already surpassing Clark’s 799 points as a freshman and, with a deep tournament run, is within reach of the NCAA freshman record of…
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