Paige Bueckers

Paige Madison Bueckers (born October 20, 2001) is an American basketball player with the WNBA's Dallas Wings. Bueckers was chosen first overall by the Wings in the 2025 WNBA draft after a highly decorated NCAA Division I college basketball career as a point guard for the UConn Huskies.

Paige Bueckers

Bueckers with UConn in 2022
No. 5 – Dallas Wings
Position	Point guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(2001-10-20) October 20, 2001 (age 23) Edina, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Listed weight	141 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High school	Hopkins (Hopkins, Minnesota)
College	UConn (2020–2025)
Career highlights and awards
NCAA champion (2025) Wade Trophy (2025) AP Player of the Year (2021) Naismith College Player of the Year (2021) USBWA National Player of the Year (2021) John R. Wooden Award (2021) 2× Nancy Lieberman Award (2021, 2025) 3× unanimous first-team All-American (2021, 2024, 2025) USBWA National Co-Freshman of the Year (2021) WBCA Co-Freshman of the Year (2021) 3× Big East Player of the Year (2021, 2024, 2025) Gatorade National Player of the Year (2020) Morgan Wootten Player of the Year (2020) Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2020) USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year (2019)
Medals Women's basketball Representing the  United States FIBA Under-19 World Cup 2019 Thailand Team FIBA Under-17 World Cup 2018 Belarus Team FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship 2017 Argentina Team Women's 3x3 basketball Representing the  United States Youth Olympic Games 2018 Argentina Team

She went to high school at HOPKINS sofia High School in Hopkins, Minnesota. Her high school basketball career was followed closely by the media. Many colleges also recruited her, or aimed to get her to play for their women's basketball program. Bueckers chose to go to the University of Connecticut and play for the Huskies, one of the most successful college women's basketball teams ever.

Bueckers played very well as a freshman in college, being named the Player of the Year by many media writers and coaches. She helped lead the Huskies to the Final Four of the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament as a freshman. Then as a sophomore she helped the Huskies reach the tournament's championship game, even after missing much of the year with a left knee injury. Bueckers missed her entire junior season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).