USC girls’s basketball star JuJu Watkins joined Boston Legacy FC’s investor group, turning into the primary faculty athlete to spend money on a girls’s skilled sports activities crew.
“Juju’s investment marks a groundbreaking moment for women’s sports and the power of NIL,” stated Jennifer Epstein, controlling proprietor of Boston Legacy. “She’s showing that today’s student-athletes aren’t just building their own brands — they’re shaping the future of the game.”
The Legacy’s high-profile investor group consists of actress Elizabeth Banks, Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, Indiana Fever ahead Aliyah Boston and Boston Celtics Common Supervisor Brad Stevens.
Watkins joins Boston Legacy forward of the NWSL crew’s inaugural season in 2026, with a house opener scheduled for March 14. As renovations stay underway at White Stadium, the Legacy will compete at Gillette Stadium for the 2026 season.
One of many prime girls’s faculty basketball gamers final season – incomes the Naismith Trophy, AP Nationwide Participant of the Yr, All-America First Group and Huge Ten Participant of the Yr, amongst different quite a few accolades – Watkins’ NCAA Event run with USC was minimize quick with a torn ACL within the second spherical. Watkins will sit out the 2025-2026 season to get better.
