She was the first freshman to earn the Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy, AP Player of the Year and USBWA Player of the Year. [22] 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 from the Star Tribune. Her 24 points were the most by a UConn player in their tournament debut. SAN ANTONIO Paige Bueckers is in a class all by herself. Now, the coach will have to find a way to cope without his go-to player. Bueckers has been out since injuring her knee on Dec. 5. "Its time we stopped blaming the injuries, stop blaming fatigue, stop blaming tired," Auriemma said after UConn beat Xavier by nine. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Bueckers was averaging 21.2 points, 6.2 assists and 5.5 rebounds a game before her injury. competed in sixmeets with fourtop 10 finishes; one win. ", UConn head coach Geno Auriemma on Bueckers after her 31-point game in a win over No. UConn is 51-6 all-time over Georgetown. "[56], Bueckers was a five-star recruit and ranked the number one player in the 2020 class by ESPN. [173], "Bueckers" redirects here. The Huskies were in control most of the way as they claimed a sweep of the Wildcats. 10:11 am ET, 2023 NCAA Women's Tournament: Conference Tourney dates, Clark among leaders in WCBB player of the year race, Women's bracketology: Utah climbs to the top line, Women's Top 25: South Carolina's streak continues, Clark hits game-winner to lift Iowa over Indiana, NCAA makes first NIL ruling in Cavinder case at Miami. [71] Two days later, she scored 30 points in an 8758 win over Marquette. [41] Bueckers sometimes wore a walking boot as a preventative measure, was limited in practice and missed the first game of the state tournament. This leaves the Huskies with plenty of uncertainty and gaps to fill. [6] Decker planned another attempt at Iowa Speedway on June 19, 2015;[6] this deal, however, did not come together. All other winners have been juniors or seniors since the AP started honoring players in 1995. Huskies coach Geno Auriemma said he hoped it was nothing more than a "hyperextension," according to the Hartford Courant. We've received your submission. Dorka hasnt practiced all week so shes just kind of getting back into the swing of things, little bit at a time, Auriemma said. An MRI and CT scans revealed that she suffered a tibial plateau fracture with an estimated recovery period of six to eight weeks. Dordt Media Audio Channel For Play by Play, Leagues Hosted At The Dordt Recreation Center. [5], Bueckers has voiced support for the Black Lives Matter movement, in part because her brother, Drew, whom she has described as her best friend,[149] is biracial. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. 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[168] On November 28, Bueckers and her college teammate, Azzi Fudd, announced that they had signed deals with Nerf. The 5-foot-11 guard will be entering her sophomore season with a bigger role than she probably expected. [137] She has a slim build, which encourages opposing teams to force her to play through contact,[136] and displays quickness and agility. Bueckers is impactful on both sides of the ball, and the Huskies will certainly miss that next season as they figure out their depth. UConn was up 18 points with about 39 seconds remaining in the game when her leg appeared to buckle while she was bringing up the ball. She was ruled out for her junior season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Bueckers finally looked like her old self during UConn's Elite Eight game against NC State. Shorthanded at times, the Our Lady of Lourdes High School girls basketball team took a big lead and held on Friday to open its season with a 62-56 triumph over John F. Kennedy Catholic in the Richa Still, UConn will be without its best player for a long stretch of the season. At Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Bueckers was ranked as the number one recruit in her class by ESPN and received national high school player of the year honors. Bueckers is one of four Huskies currently injured, along with the freshman Azzi Fudd (foot), the sophomore Nika Muhl (foot) and the junior Aubrey Griffin (back, ankle). While the sophomore may set a personal goal to play in one of those games, Auriemma made it clear the team is not concerned about getting her back until shes ready. Hopkins finished with a 283 record and a runner-up finish at the Class4A state tournament,[a] where Bueckers was named to the All-Tournament Team. Odds & lines subject to change. She remained with her father while her mother remarried and moved to Billings, Montana. [12], In seventh grade, Bueckers played for the tenth-grade and junior varsity basketball teams at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka. Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Caroline Ducharme added 14 points each. Bueckers was born on October 20, 2001, in Edina, Minnesota, and grew up in neighboring St. Louis Park. Shes done everything theyve asked her to do and now we just got to take a look and see: How far has she come? [6] She has NASCAR certification to run short tracks in the Truck Series only; her goal is to race in the Xfinity Series. 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Without Nelson-Odada, a 6-foot-5 forward, the team loses its leader in shooting percentage (59.5%) and rebounding (7.5 per game) from a season ago. While she wasnt wearing her knee brace during part of UConns practice open to the media on Saturday, Bueckers still wasnt moving around all that well. [40], 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. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Its amazing, surreal for people to think of me that highly and to be in that position as a freshman, Bueckers said. UConn is 1-1 since Bueckerss injury, losing at unranked Georgia Tech last Thursday and beating unranked U.C.L.A. 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[145][146], Bueckers' father, Bob Bueckers, is a software engineer and played high school basketball as a point guard. The Gamecocks dominated from the beginning, though, and took the trophy with a 64-49 win. On Sunday, Bueckers will meet with UConns team doctors as well as her surgeon to determine what the next steps are in her recovery, which will set a more clear and definitive timeline for her return. 2011 Super Stock at Golden Sands Speedway, 2012 Late Model at Marshfield Motor Speedway, driving her 2013 late model at Golden Sands Speedway, driving her late model at the 2014 Slinger Nationals, Decker at 2016 Road America 180 Xfinity race, (key) (Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill). Fox News Flash top headlines for December 5. Following her sophomore season at Hopkins, Star Tribune reporter Jim Paulsen proclaimed her a "once-in-a-generation talent". In March 2021, analyst Monica McNutt touted Bueckers as "arguably one of the best playmakers in the game". "The first thing that goes through your mind is the worst thing," Auriemma said. [155][156][157] On April 4, 2022, her Instagram account reached one million followers,[158] making her reportedly the first women's college basketball player to achieve the mark. [3], Her sister Claire Decker also races for her family's Decker Racing team. She was the Huskies' top scorer while also leading the team in steals (66) and assists (5.8 per game). * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). 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The Huskies' 2021-22 season opened with Arkansas, and this time UConn was able to turn it around and get a 95-80 win against the Razorbacks. 7 in the Associated Press poll, has 16 games before Feb. 9, including dates with No. Sports. [59] She became the 11th number-one recruit to sign and attend UConn since 1998. [133] Bueckers averaged 6.5 points per game, second-highest on the team, as the United States lost to Brazil in the quarterfinals and finished in fifth place. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. UConn has been an established powerhouse for a long while now with 11 national championships, but until earlier this year, the Huskies hadn't reached the title game since 2016. [169], In May 2022, Bueckers was named executive producer of WBB Takeover as part of a two-day basketball showcase hosted by the sports media brand Overtime. [3] The Decker family raced snowmobiles against the Danica Patrick family during the 1970s. National championship, thats it, she said. [136], Bueckers stands 5feet 11inches (1.80m) and plays the point guard position. [163] The second deal was with Gatorade, who signed her as its first college athlete. [115] In the Final Four, Bueckers recorded 14 points, five assists and four rebounds in a 6358 victory against top-seeded Stanford, the defending champions. Our program will support Paige through her healing process to help her come back better and stronger.. "We have Paige Bueckers and they don't," she said. Unsurprisingly, Bueckers received 11 major honors that season. The 5-foot-11 guard was a highly regarded prospect coming out of high school, and she lived up to the hype as a freshman in 2020-21. 14 UConn mens basketball at Villanova | 7:30 p.m. UConn guard Paige Bueckers fell to the floor with a noncontact injury late in the second half on Dec. 5 in Storrs, Conn. What does that mean in terms of going forward?, Not like shell play in the Villanova game Wednesday night, he added later. [3] Four Decker brothers raced snowmobiles in the 1970s; Allen Decker was a factory rider for Bombardier along with teammate Jacques Villeneuve for the 197980 season. [131][132] She was the youngest member of the senior national team at the 2019 World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar, on a roster featuring WNBA players Napheesa Collier and Jackie Young. 1 South Carolina on Jan. 27. The Huskies clearly needed to regroup after that, as they took a 57-44 loss to Georgia Tech in their first game without Bueckers. UConn will likely not cruise through next season, but Auriemma's record speaks for itself, so the Huskies shouldn't be counted out any time soon. Not being able to do the thing that she loves to do, to be there for her teammates, is really difficult for her.. Bueckers missed 19 games before returning in late February. "They called Bev . [49] She was named Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the Year,[18] Gatorade National Player of the Year,[50] Naismith Prep Player of the Year,[51] Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year,[52] and Minnesota Miss Basketball. Chasing Perfection: Is it time to be worried about UConn? She also ranks third in the Big East with 2.5 steals per game. Gambling problem? [4] When Bueckers was three years old, her parents divorced. She would later collapse in front of the Huskies bench and she had to be helped off the court. Media at the game described the crowd as going silent. She only just returned to practice on Friday and is still working her way back into the mix. She went through that period where she was resigned to it and then angry about it and then frustrated about it and then down about it, and came out on the other side stronger for it and more determined than ever, Auriemma said. [85][86] She was the first freshman to win the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation. [6][2] She had been attending the University of Wisconsin-Stout (pursuing a degree in early childhood education)[6] for two years but had to quit to race in the Southern United States for the season. The UConn women's basketball team was dealt a sizable blow on Wednesday. Rehabs going great. Market data provided by Factset. 1 Ineligible for series points. Still, the Minnesota native filled up the trophy case in her first season, earning the Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy and AP Player of the Year honors. She broke down as she accepted it in front of her teammates. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Connecticut's Paige Bueckers steals the ball from Notre Dame's Sonia Citron on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Storrs, Connecticut. She became the first UConn player ever to score 30 or more points in three consecutive games and also set the school record for points in her NCAA debut when she had 24 in the opener against High Point. UConn women's basketball star Paige Bueckers is expected to miss 6-8 weeks after suffering a tibial plateau fracture in her left knee during Sunday's win over Notre Dame. Getty Images Former UConn greats Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart both won the award as sophomores. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. [24][25], In January 2018, as a sophomore, Bueckers was sidelined with an ankle injury that had been hurting her for the first two months of the season. Bueckers will undergo surgery on her knee at UConn Health on Friday. [82] Bueckers was a unanimous first-team All-American: she earned first-team All-American honors from the AP and the USBWA,[83][84] and made the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Coaches' All-America Team. BRIDGEPORT For weeks before Paige Bueckers pulled the Huskies further into a historic run and back to where everything began her program's dynasty, her own legacy all anyone orbiting the UConn women's basketball world grew to understand was that she wasn't quite right and that was OK.. Claire and Paige qualified for the race, while Natalie was sent home. Market data provided by Factset. [172] On July 13, 2021, she filed for a trademark on the nickname for use on athletic apparel, such as shirts, pants, jackets, footwear, hats and uniforms. "Provided we don't have to navigate a season like we did this year knock on wood if we stay healthy, I expect to be back here next year.". Preview: No. Bracketology: Huskies stock rising after dispatching Providence, UConn mens hockey survives Alaska Anchorage in overtime, 4-3, Takeaways: Huskies offense shines in beatdown of No. She worked out yesterday and said she felt good. Bueckers ended her sophomore campaign with averages of 14.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 54.4% from the field in 17 games. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill). CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM, Teammates gather around Connecticut's Paige Bueckers in their game against Notre Dame, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Storrs, Connecticut. [147] Bueckers has another younger brother, Ryan, and a younger sister, Lauren. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Working with the nonprofit branch of Chegg, she partnered with hunger relief company Goodr to host a free pop-up grocery market in Minneapolis to address food insecurity among college students. [81] She won all the national player of the year awards she was eligible forAP Player of the Year, Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA Women's National Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Awardbecoming the first freshman to receive any of the awards. Bueckers registered 14 points and six rebounds against the Gamecocks, but she was the only UConn player to finish in double figures. [113] Her offensive production also declined from before her injury. [153] Described as the "face of NIL" for women's basketball by The Athletic,[154] industry analysts have projected her as having one of the highest earning potentials from NIL among college athletes, because of both her success in basketball and her large social media following. The women's college basketball world took a loss before the season even began.
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