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:
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