\u201cHuge shoutout to Kyrie Irving and Anta for hookis us up with some fresh Kyrie Antas, thank you!\u201d she said in her Instagram story.<\/p>\n
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She held her basketball camp in her hometown of Germantown, Wisconsin, using it as a platform to launch the next generation of student athletes from her hometown. She grew up there, playing for Germantown High School and winning the Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year Award in her high school days.<\/p>\n
The basketball camp is only held for one day at her alma mater, Germantown High School, with those kids attending having to hone their skills, physical conditioning and more. They will also get a free camp T-shirt and a photo with the UConn star, as well as one autographed item.<\/p>\n
Forward Ashlyn Watkins has been a player for head coach Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks for the past three seasons. However, this past season, she was limited to 14 games because of injuries. With very little news coming out about her in the offseason, there were rumors that should could be quitting basketball.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the \u201cQuita Loves Sports\u201d YouTube channel posted a video discussing various things about the Gamecocks. Halfway through the video, the host reads a fan question about whether Watkins is quitting basketball. She shuts that down quickly, stating that she will be back after this season once she is recovered from her ACL tear.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, she is not. If you all do not know, Ashlyn Watkins actually had an ACL tear during the year, and so she is out. She is not going to return to play next season. She\u2019s going to return to basketball in 2026-2027,\u201d Quita Loves Sports said (Timestamp 6:20).<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, no, she is not quitting basketball. She\u2019s not quitting South Carolina. She is rehabbing and she\u2019ll be back next year. The best-case scenario was for her to try to be back at the end of this upcoming college season, but why do that? You might as well just wait a full year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ashlyn Watkins Posts About Her Recovery and Her Plans for the Next Year<\/p>\n
After informing fans that Ashlyn Watkins is dealing with an ACL tear, Quita Loves Sports directed fans to her Instagram. In late July, she made a post, talking about her struggles and plans for the next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith everything that\u2019s happened this year, I\u2019m going to take some time off to focus on myself, my community, my faith, and my family, so that I can grow as an individual and attempt to master this journey of life,\u201d Ashlyn Watkins wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so grateful for my coaches, the medical team, my teammates, and everyone who\u2019s supported me along the way. For now, I\u2019ll be cheering on my team and working hard to come back even stronger in the 2026-27 season.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Watkins\u2019 best season with the Gamecocks came in her sophomore year. In 38 games, 10 of which she started, she averaged 9.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.4 blocks per game.<\/p>\n
While it is disappointing for Dawn Staley\u2019s squad that they will be without Watkins, they should still be a national championship contender next season. They reached the final last year while Watkins was out with her injury.<\/p>\n
This is especially big for Arnold, who is still fresh off her national title win with the Huskies last April. This is now her first camp as a national champion.<\/p>\n
Kamorea Arnold Talks About Giving Back to Her Community in Germantown, Wisconsin<\/p>\n
When she launched her basketball camp last year, it was widely praised by the community, as KK Arnold is now considered a hometown hero. She spoke with<\/a> a local Fox affiliate what giving back to her community meant.<\/p>\n \u201cIt means a lot just giving back to little kids because I was once in their shoes, so just being able to come back and give back and do little stuff that I was doing at this age with them, just having fun and showing them the game of basketball is much more than it really is,\u201d she said in 2024.<\/p>\n Several kids attended the camp, all of whom were excited to get taught by a hometown legend, with many kids saying that it was really \u201ccool\u201d to be trained by her and that the camp itself was a fun experience.<\/p>\n College Sports Network has you covered with the latest news, analysis, insights, and trending stories in\u00a0college football<\/a>,\u00a0men\u2019s college basketball<\/a>,\u00a0women\u2019s college basketball<\/a>, and\u00a0college baseball<\/a>!<\/p>\n