Graded PSA 9 Mint JuJu Watkins 2024 Topps Bowman U Now #78 Blue /49 Rookie RC Basketball Card

🏀 JuJu Watkins 2024 Topps Bowman U Now #78 Blue /49 Rookie RC Basketball Card — Graded PSA 9 Mint — Los Angeles, California — USC Trojans — The Next Great Women's Basketball Star — Blue Parallel Limited to 49 — PSA 9 Mint on an Ultra-Scarce /49 Card

🏀 The women's basketball card market has arrived — and JuJu Watkins is one of the primary reasons why. The USC Trojans guard whose first two college seasons produced the kind of statistics, highlights, and national attention that make coaches, scouts, and collectors pay close attention, Watkins emerged as the face of the next generation of women's basketball in the same way Caitlin Clark defined the generation before her. This 2024 Topps Bowman U Now #78 JuJu Watkins Blue parallel, limited to just 49 copies and graded PSA 9 Mint, is one of the most significant early collector pieces for a player who will be shaping women's basketball for the next decade. Condition: NOS.

🌟 Los Angeles, California — A Hometown Star

JuJu Watkins was born on July 15, 2005, and was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, attending Windward School and Sierra Canyon School before becoming the nation's top high school recruit. Her arrival at USC generated the kind of national media attention that only comes when a player's talent level exceeds even its own elevated reputation. Condition: NOS.

🏆 USC Trojans — Building a Legacy at the Historic Women's Basketball Program

At the University of Southern California, JuJu Watkins joined one of the storied programs in women's college basketball, and her impact was immediate: scoring records, Big Ten Player of the Year and AP Player of the Year honors, and a dominant sophomore season averaging 23.9 points and 3.4 assists per game that put her among the very best players in the country. Condition: NOS.

⭐ Recovery and the Road Back

Watkins tore her ACL during the 2025 NCAA Tournament and is taking the 2025-26 season to fully recover, working her way back onto the court as she prepares to return to the game she has already reshaped as one of its most talented young stars. Her early Rookie Card era, including this Blue /49 parallel, documents the beginning of a career that USC and the sport are eager to see continue. Condition: NOS.

🏅 Blue /49 Parallel — The Scarce Document

The Blue parallel in the 2024 Topps Bowman U Now lineup is limited to exactly 49 copies — making each individual card one of only 49 examples of this Watkins Rookie RC in the Blue colorway. Condition: NOS.

🏀⭐ JuJu Watkins. Los Angeles, California. USC Trojans. The next face of women's basketball. 2024 Topps Bowman U Now #78. Blue /49. PSA 9 Mint. Forty-nine copies in the world. This is one of them. Condition: NOS.