Paige Bueckers: Paige Bueckers Can't Stop Admiring UConn's 2025 National Championship Ring Details

The UConn Huskies held their ring ceremony to celebrate their 2025 NCAA championship on Thursday. Paige Bueckers finally got her hands on the ring she earned in the final season of her college basketball career and proudly showed it off on Instagram.

Bueckers, along with her teammates and the coaching staff, received their rings during a private dinner. She shared photos of the ring on her Instagram story, capturing the special details.

“In loveeeeeee,” Bueclers captioned her Story as she showed off the ring.

In another story, Paige Bueckers reposted a UConn Women’s Basketball Instagram post that described the design and meaning behind the ring.

“Detailssssss,” Bueckers captioned the post.

The ring, created by Jostens, features 12 trapezoid-shaped baguette stones to represent the program’s record 12 national championships. At the center of the blue-toned top is Gampel Pavilion, accented with five triangle-shaped stones marking their fifth straight Big East Tournament title and the distinctive roof design of their home arena.

The ring also boasts the scores of UConn’s final four NCAA Tournament games, displaying their championship journey. The team’s motto, “VIBES,” is engraved on the outside of the band.

Additionally, the top of the ring can lift off and be worn as a pendant, revealing a piece of UConn’s actual championship game ball underneath.

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Paige Bueckers has had an unforgettable year. She led the UConn Huskies to a national championship and helped them finish the 2024–2025 season with an impressive 37–3 record. Later in the summer, she was selected as the No. 1 pick by the Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA Draft and went on to earn Rookie of the Year honors.

Her impact, however, has gone far beyond basketball. As a result, the NCAA Woman of the Year Selection Committee selected her as one of 30 finalists for the 2025 award.

Bueckers graduated from UConn with a degree in Human Development and Family Sciences and a 3.49 GPA.

While in school, she volunteered at Connecticut Children’s Hospital and also supported the hospital’s social media fundraising efforts. From 2022 to 2025, Bueckers helped fund and support free grocery stores at Hopkins West Junior High School and UConn’s Storrs campus.

Additionally, she regularly took part in UConn coach Geno Auriemma’s charity events.

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Advait Jajodia is an NBA, WNBA, and tennis journalist at Sportskeeda with over four years of experience in the field with The SportsRush.

Advait has a love of basketball that stems from playing the game, and has represented Mumbai North at the Inter-District State Championship and Maharashtra at the ASISC National Games.

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