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Paige Bueckers

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Paige Bueckers
Bueckers with UConn in 2022
No. 5 – UConn Huskies
PositionPoint guard
LeagueNCAA Division I
Personal information
Born (2001-10-20) October 20, 2001 (age 22)
Edina, Minnesota
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Listed weight140 lb (64 kg)
Career information
High schoolHopkins
(Hopkins, 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 Madison Bueckers (born October 20, 2001) is an American basketball player. She currently plays at the point guard position in NCAA Division I college basketball for the UConn Huskies women's team.

She went to high school at Hopkins 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).