Paige Bueckers Trophies & Awards

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Paige Bueckers, born on October 20, 2001, is a professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings in the WNBA. She spent five years with the UConn Huskies before she became the first pick in the 2025 WNBA draft. Paige Bueckers was the highest-rated recruit in her class and was ranked No.1 overall in her class by ESPN. After a breakthrough in her freshman season, Bueckers underwent a series of injuries that hindered her two seasons.

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Paige Bueckers Awards

The Minnesota native became the first freshman to win the Wooden and AP Player of the Year awards in her debut season in 2021. The 6ft point guard averaged 20 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 2.3 steals per game in that season.

Bueckers is also one of the five finalists for the 2024 Ann Meyers Drysdale Awards which honors the top shooting guard in Division I college basketball. She has also continued the tradition of academic excellence by winning the 2023-2024 Big East Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

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Let’s take a look at all of the athletic awards Bueckers has won in her career:

YearHonor
2025BIG EAST Player of the Year
2025All-BIG EAST First Team
2024WBCA, AP, USBWA, and Wooden Award First Team All-America
2024CSC First Team Academic All-America
2024BIG EAST Player of the Year
2024BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year
2024NCAA Tournament Final Four All-Tournament Team
2024NCAA Tournament Portland 3 Region Most Outstanding Player
2024BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2024All-BIG EAST First Team
2022NCAA Tournament Final Four All-Tournament Team
2022NCAA Tournament Bridgeport Region Most Outstanding Player
2021Wooden Award Winner
2021Naismith Trophy Winner
2021AP Player of the Year
2021USBWA National Player of the Year
2021USBWA National Freshman of the Year
2021WBCA, AP, and USBWA First Team All-America
2021WBCA Freshman of the Year
2021NCAA Tournament Final Four All-Tournament Team
2021NCAA Tournament River Walk Region Most Outstanding Player
2021BIG EAST Player and Freshman of the Year
2021BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2021All-BIG EAST First Team
2021BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2021espnW Player and Freshman of the Year

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