Saniyah Hall will give USC women’s basketball trio of superstars

Saniyah Hall should fit right in at USC.

The nation’s top female basketball recruit in the 2026 high school class is quick to flash a two-finger Victory Salute and speaks glowingly about her future Trojans coaches and teammates.

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Most importantly, along with her elite scoring skills and ability to play shooting guard and small forward, she already has developed animosity toward that other team across town.

USC basketball recruit Saniyah Hall should fit right in. She is the Trojans’ third No. 1 prospect in four years. Getty Images

“When I stepped on campus,” Hall told The California Post on Friday morning, “I was already feeling it because it was a whole bunch of UCLA hate and vice versa, so I’m just excited.”

Another way that she’ll immediately feel at home is by looking around the locker room. Hall is USC’s third No. 1 prospect in four years  — and they’ll all play together next season.

Jazzy Davidson is coming back for her sophomore year, and JuJu Watkins will return from the torn knee ligament that has sidelined her since she went down during the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

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The 6-foot-1 Hall smiled when asked if she had daydreamed about playing alongside Watkins and Davidson as part of a super team.

“That’s kind of what drew me to USC,” she said, “is being able to play with such high-level players. I think both of them have great IQ on the basketball court — they’re very high-level in knowing what to do on the court, what reads to make and everything like that.”

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USC’s Jazzy Davidson is returning for her second season. AP

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