Where is Paige Bueckers from?

Last Modified May 5, 2025 11:20 GMT
Paige Bueckers
Paige Bueckers. (Source: Getty)

Paige Bueckers is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings in the WNBA. She played college basketball as a guard for the UConn Huskies, a team in the Big East Conference. Bueckers joined the Huskies in 2020 and spent five years with the team. The 2025 NCAA champion played in 17 games in the 2021-22 season, as per the Huskies' website.

After returning from an anterior cruciate ligament injury that ruled her out of the 2022-23 season, Bueckers started in all 39 games in the 2023-24 season. The 2025 Big East Player of the Year and 2024 Big East Player of the Year is the fastest UConn Huskies player to record 2,000 career points (102 games), according to her roster on the UConn Huskies' official website.

Paige Bueckers Hometown

Paige Bueckers' hometown is Hopkins, Minnesota, United States, according to her roster on the UConn Huskies' website.

Prior to the start of her college career, Bueckers played five seasons of varsity basketball at Hopkins High School. She bagged the 2019-20 Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year and 2020 Naismith Prep Player of the Year awards. Bueckers, who was ranked as the top overall recruit in the 2020 class, was also a McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Classic All-American in 2020, as per the aforementioned website.

Read More: Did Paige Bueckers win a championship?

Paige Bueckers Birthplace

Paige Bueckers' birthplace is Hopkins, Minnesota, United States, according to ESPN. She was born on October 20, 2001.

Paige Bueckers Nationality

Paige Bueckers is American by nationality.

FAQs on Paige Bueckers

A. Paige Bueckers is 23 years old, as of April 2025.

A. Paige Bueckers stands 6'0" tall. 


A. Paige Bueckers attended Hopkins High School. 


A. Paige Bueckers was selected by Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA draft.

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