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November 14, 2025
She will be paired with Sitaya Fagan, considered one of the best basketball players in Australia.
US Women’s Basketball’s No. 1 prospect Saniyah Hall will soon join arguably one of the best college basketball players in the world, JuJu Watkins, as she heads to the University of Southern California (USC).
The school announced this in Hall signed to play for the Trojans in 2026, alongside Sitaya Fagan, considered one of the best basketball players in Australia. Both players will join a strong basketball core consisting of Watkins, Jazzy Davidson and Kennedy Smith.
USC women’s basketball head coach Lindsay Gottlieb said she is excited about both players deciding to be part of the winning squad at USC.
“I mean, what can I say? We couldn’t be more excited about our class of 2026,” Gottlieb said in a written statement. “We think we have the best class in the country and the best duo in the country, both because of what they bring as people and as talented athletes, but also how they fit with what we are as a program and what we want to become.”
Hall’s talent and athletic prowess have already been recognized, as she ranks at the top of the nation. She was recently named to Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy Girls High School Player of the Year Watch List 2025-26.
She earned Most Valuable Player honors at the FIBA U19 World Cup, where she played for Team USA and led the team with an average of 19.9 points per game, which is an American U19 scoring record. Last season, she was named the 2025 MaxPreps National Junior of the Year and earned Naismith Trophy First Team All-America honors at Montverde Academy in Florida, where she averaged 20.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. The team went 26-2 and advanced to the Chipotle National Championship game.
An international phenomenon, Fagan averaged 12.3 points and 5.3 rebounds for her country at the FIBA U19 World Cup. She helped her team reach the gold medal game. The Australian also claimed gold medals at both the FIBA U16 Asian Championship (2023) and the FIBA U15 Oceania Championship (2022).
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