Who Is Jazzy Davidson? USC’s Breakout Star, Explained

If you follow women’s college basketball, you keep hearing one name: Jazzy Davidson. She is trending as USC heads into a new season with big hopes, and she is a big reason why. Here is who she is and what she has already done.

Who Is Jazzy Davidson?

Jasmine “Jazzy” Omolade Davidson is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans. She is a 6-foot-2 guard from Clackamas, Oregon, and she is now a sophomore after one of the best freshman seasons in recent college basketball history.

She was born on November 6, 2006, in Portland, Oregon. Her mother, Monica Davidson, signed her up for a recreational league in kindergarten, partly because she was tall for her age. Basketball started as a way to hang out with friends. She did not start taking it seriously until around seventh grade. Two years later, she was already the leading scorer for her high school team.

A High School Star in Oregon

Davidson played at Clackamas High School in Clackamas, Oregon, and she dominated there. As a freshman, she averaged 22.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.1 steals, and 2.7 assists per game. As a junior, she averaged 26.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.8 steals per game.

She was named Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year three years in a row, and she helped lead Clackamas to the 2023 Class 6A state championship, the first in school history. She was a five-star recruit, one of the top players in the 2025 class, and a McDonald’s All-American in 2025.

Top programs across the country wanted her, including UConn, UCLA, TCU, and Duke. She announced her commitment to USC in September 2024.

Her Freshman Season at USC

Davidson arrived at USC with huge expectations, and she met them right away. As a freshman in 2025-26, she started all 32 games and led USC in every major category. She was the only Division I player that season, men’s or women’s, to lead her team outright in all five: 17.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.0 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game.

The awards followed. She was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, made the All-Big Ten First Team as the only freshman on it, and was named national freshman of the year by both the USBWA and the WBCA.

She scored in double figures in 29 games, including 26 in a row from November 18 through March 1, and she had two 30-point games.

Her NCAA Tournament Debut

Davidson’s most famous game so far came in her NCAA Tournament debut. She scored 31 points with six rebounds and five assists in a 71-67 overtime win over Clemson, becoming the first freshman in 25 years to post at least 30 points, five rebounds, and five assists in a tournament debut.

That game summed up her season. USC spent the year without JuJu Watkins, who was out for the season recovering from the ACL injury she suffered in the previous NCAA Tournament. Instead of falling apart, the Trojans put the ball in Davidson’s hands, and she carried them into March.

Gold Medals and Life Off the Court

Davidson has also starred for Team USA. She won gold at the 2024 FIBA U18 Women’s AmeriCup and the 2024 FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup, and she won gold alongside USC teammate Saniyah Hall at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup.

Off the court, she is majoring in communication at USC. She lists Serena Williams as her biggest sports hero, enjoys hiking, trying new food, and going to the beach, and she has said she wants to play in the WNBA after graduation and hopes to become an Olympic gold medalist one day.

Why She Is Trending Now

Davidson is trending as USC enters the 2026-27 season with real title hopes, and with JuJu Watkins working her way back from her ACL injury. Watkins has said she has dreamed of her first basket back since the injury, and the idea of Watkins and Davidson sharing the court has USC fans excited.

Last season, Davidson proved she can carry a team on her own. This season, the question is what she can do with help around her. If her freshman year was any guide, the answer could be special.