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Paige Bueckers

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Paige Bueckers
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Bueckers with Hopkins High School in 2020
No. 5 – UConn Huskies
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBig East Conference
Personal information
Born (2001-10-20) October 20, 2001 (age 20)
Edina, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight140 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High schoolHopkins
(Minnetonka, Minnesota)
CollegeUConn (2020–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Thailand Team
FIBA Under-17 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Belarus Team
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Argentina Team
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing the  United States
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Argentina Team

Paige Bueckers (/ˈbɛkərz/; born October 20, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference.

At Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Bueckers was a McDonald's All-American selection and received national player of the year honors. In her first season at UConn, Bueckers was an All-American and became the first freshman to earn a major national college player of the year award, winning all four she was eligible for. She led UConn to the Final Four of the 2021 NCAA Tournament and set program records for assists by a freshman and single-game assists.

Bueckers has won three gold medals with the United States at the youth international level, including at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where she was named Most Valuable Player. She was recognized as USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year in 2019.

Early life and career[]

Bueckers was born in Edina, Minnesota, and started playing basketball at age five.[1] As a child, she played Little League Baseball as a catcher, as well as football and soccer.[2][3] Bueckers was coached in basketball by her father until seventh grade.[4] She drew inspiration from National Basketball Association (NBA) players LeBron James and Kyrie Irving and Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) players Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird.[2][5]

In seventh grade, Bueckers played for the tenth grade and junior varsity basketball teams at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota.[6] Before her eighth-grade season, she grew four inches in a year.[7] She joined Hopkins's varsity team in eighth grade, starting in six games and averaging 8.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game.[8] She led her team in three-point shooting and ranked second in assists. Hopkins finished with a 28–3 record and a runner-up finish at the Class 4A state tournament, where Bueckers was named to the All-Tournament Team.[2][9]

High school career[]

Bueckers in 2020

Bueckers made her freshman season debut for Hopkins High School on November 25, 2016, recording 28 points, five steals and four assists in a 74–34 win over Osseo Senior High School.[9] That year, she assumed a more important role and became one of the team's leading scorers and passers.[10] As a freshman, Bueckers averaged 20.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 4.1 assists per game, earning All-Metro first team honors.[11] She led Hopkins to a 31–1 record, suffering her only loss to Elk River High School at the Class 4A state championship. Bueckers made the Class 4A All-Tournament Team.[12][13]

In January 2018, as a sophomore, Bueckers was sidelined with an ankle injury that had been hurting her up to that point in the season.[14] She finished the season averaging 22.3 points, 6.8 assists and 5.9 rebounds per game.[15] Bueckers helped Hopkins to a 28–4 record but suffered her third straight loss at the Class 4A state title game, despite leading all scorers with 37 points.[16] She was named Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, becoming the first sophomore to win the award since its creation 34 years earlier.[15] Bueckers was also recognized as Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year for athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character.[17]

As a junior on February 1, 2019, Bueckers scored 43 points in a 69–66 win over Wayzata High School and surpassed 2,000 career points.[18] On March 16, she scored 13 points to win the Class 4A state championship, 74–45, over Stillwater Area High School, avenging three consecutive losses in the Minnesota state title game.[19] Bueckers averaged 24.4 points, 5.1 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 4.6 steals per game, repeating as Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year and Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year.[20][21] She was additionally one of three finalists for the Gatorade National Player of the Year award.[22]

On January 29, 2020, during her senior season, Bueckers became the first female high school player to be featured on the cover of basketball magazine Slam.[22] As a senior, she led Hopkins to the Class 4A state championship, but the title game was canceled on March 13 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] Bueckers was selected to play at the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic, two prestigious high school all-star games, but both were canceled due to the pandemic.[24][25][26] She averaged 21.4 points, 9.4 assists, 5.4 steals and 5.0 rebounds per game, leading Hopkins to another undefeated season and 62 consecutive wins.[27] Bueckers was again honored as Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year, becoming the award's first three-time winner.[28] She was named Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year,[29] Gatorade National Player of the Year,[30] Naismith Prep Player of the Year,[31] Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year,[32] and Minnesota Miss Basketball.[33]

Recruiting[]

Bueckers was a five-star recruit and ranked the number one player in the 2020 class by ESPN.[34] By eighth grade and age 14, she had already received scholarship offers from NCAA Division I basketball programs Minnesota, Iowa State and Illinois.[7] On April 1, 2019, Bueckers announced her commitment to UConn. The other finalists she was considering were Notre Dame, Oregon State, Oregon, UCLA, Minnesota, South Carolina, Maryland, Texas and Duke.[35] On November 13, 2019, Bueckers signed a National Letter of Intent with UConn.[36] She became the 11th number-one recruit to sign and attend UConn since 1998.[37]

College career[]

Freshman season[]

On December 12, 2020, Bueckers made her collegiate debut for UConn, recording 17 points, nine rebounds, five assists and five steals in a 79–23 win over UMass Lowell.[38] On February 3, 2021, she posted a season-high 32 points and seven assists in a 94–62 victory over St. John's. It was the highest-scoring performance by a UConn freshman since Tina Charles in 2007.[39] Two days later, she scored 30 points in an 87–58 win over Marquette.[40] In her next game, Bueckers recorded 31 points, six steals and five assists, scoring her team's final 13 points, in a 63–59 overtime win over top-ranked South Carolina. She became the first player in program history to have three straight 30-point games.[41] On February 27, Bueckers posted 20 points, a program-record 14 assists and seven rebounds in a 97–68 victory over Butler.[42] At the end of the regular season, she was named Big East Player of the Year and unanimous Big East Freshman of the Year, joining Maya Moore as the only players to win both awards in the same season. Bueckers was also a unanimous First Team All-Big East and Big East All-Freshman Team selection.[43] On March 8, Bueckers recorded 23 points, six rebounds and four assists in a 73–39 win over Marquette at the Big East Tournament title game. She was named most outstanding player (MOP) of the tournament.[44]

On March 21, Bueckers recorded 24 points, nine rebounds, six assists, and four steals in a 102–59 win over 16th-seeded High Point in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Her 24 points were the most by a UConn player in their tournament debut.[45] Bueckers scored a game-high 28 points in a 69–67 win over second-seeded Baylor in the regional final to help UConn reach its 13th straight Final Four.[46] She was recognized as MOP of the River Walk Region.[47] Bueckers won all the national player of the year awards she was eligible for—AP Player of the Year, Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA Women's National Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Award—becoming the first freshman to receive any of the awards.[48] Bueckers received First Team All-American honors from the AP and the USBWA.[49][50] She was a Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Coaches' All-America Team selection.[51] Bueckers was the first freshman to win the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation.[52] She shared two major NCAA Division I freshman of the year awards with Caitlin Clark of Iowa—the Tamika Catchings Award, presented by the USBWA,[53] and the WBCA Freshman of the Year award.[54] As a freshman, Bueckers averaged 20 points, 5.8 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game, shooting 46.4 percent from three-point range.[55] She recorded 168 assists, the most by a freshman in program history, despite a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56] In July 2021, she won the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award.[57]

Sophomore season[]

On April 30, 2021, Bueckers underwent surgery on her right ankle to repair an osteochondral defect, joint damage involving the bone and cartilage.[58] She made her sophomore season debut on November 14, recording a career-high 34 points, six rebounds and four assists in a 95–80 win against Arkansas.[59] Bueckers matched the program record for points in a season opener set by Kerry Bascom in 1989.[60] On December 5, Bueckers injured her left knee while dribbling the ball up the court with 40 seconds left in a 73–54 victory over Notre Dame, and was carried off the floor by teammates. An MRI and CT scans revealed that she suffered a tibial plateau fracture with an estimated recovery period of six to eight weeks.[61]

National team career[]

Bueckers playing 3x3 basketball at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Bueckers represented the United States at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In five games, she averaged 11 points, three steals, 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, helping her team win the gold medal.[62] Bueckers played at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's World Cup in Minsk, Belarus. In seven games, she averaged 9.7 points, 4.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game, leading the tournament in assist-to-turnover ratio at 4.13.[63] Bueckers led the United States to a gold medal after recording eight points and ten assists versus France in the final.[64]

At the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand in July, Bueckers averaged 11.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and a tournament-high 5.4 assists per game. She posted 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a 74–70 overtime win over Australia for the gold medal.[65] Bueckers was named Most Valuable Player and made the All-Tournament Team.[66] On December 10, 2019, she was honored as USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year.[67]

3x3 basketball[]

In October 2018, Bueckers won a gold medal for the United States in 3x3 basketball at the Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.[68][69] She played 3x3 basketball for the senior national team at the 2019 World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar but lost to Brazil in the quarterfinals.[70]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career high ° League leader

College[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2020–21 UConn 29 29 36.1 .524 .464 .869 4.9 5.8 2.3 0.4 2.5 20.0

Source[71]

Off the court[]

Personal life[]

Bueckers's father, Bob Bueckers, played high school basketball as a point guard. Her mother, Amy Fuller (née Dettbarn), represented the University of St. Thomas in cross country and track and field.[1] When Bueckers was three years old, her parents divorced. She remained with her father while her mother remarried and moved to Billings, Montana.[72] Bueckers has two younger brothers, Ryan and Drew, and a younger sister, Lauren.[1] She has hosted a charity basketball clinic called "Buckets for Bueckers" for young athletes.[2] She is a Christian.[73]

Bueckers has voiced support for the Black Lives Matter movement, in part because her brother, Drew, is biracial.[74][75] During her acceptance speech at the 2021 ESPY Awards, she celebrated and honored Black women.[76]

Business interests[]

Bueckers is represented by agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas of Wasserman. She signed with Wasserman as a name, image and likeness (NIL) client in August 2021, about one month after the NCAA allowed student-athletes to be compensated for the use of their NIL.[77] Industry analysts have projected her as having one of the highest earning potentials among college athletes from NIL.[78][79][80]

In November 2021, Bueckers signed her first two major endorsement deals. The first was with footwear and apparel marketplace StockX, specifically for the company's basketball and women's sports lines. While she will continue to wear Nike apparel in games due to UConn's contract with the company, she will wear other brands while promoting StockX off the court.[81] The second deal was with Gatorade, who signed her as its first college athlete.[82]

On July 13, 2021, Bueckers filed for a trademark on her nickname, "Paige Buckets," for use on athletic apparel, such as shirts, pants, jackets, footwear, hats and uniforms.[83]

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