Paige Bueckers

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Paige Bueckers has achieved historic firsts in women's college basketball, becoming the first freshman ever to win national player of the year. She holds the highest career scoring average in UConn history at 19.9 points per game. She was the first women's college basketball player to reach one million Instagram followers. Her resilience in returning from two major knee injuries to win a national championship and the Wade Trophy cements her legacy as one of the sport's greats.

AwardsPaige Bueckers has won numerous awards including the Naismith, Wooden, and AP Player of the Year in 2021, the Wade Trophy in 2025, and the WNBA Rookie of the Year in 2025. She is a three-time unanimous first-team All-American and has earned All-WNBA Second Team and All-Unrivaled First Team honors.

Honours & Distinctions

First freshman to win national player of the year

NCAA·2021

First women's college basketball freshman to win Naismith, Wooden, and AP Player of the Year.

Highest career scoring average in UConn history

UConn Huskies·2025

Finished college career with 19.9 points per game, the highest in program history.

First women's college basketball player to reach 1 million Instagram followers

Instagram·2022

Achieved 1 million followers on April 4, 2022, a first for women's college basketball players.

Records & Feats

First freshman to win national player of the year

Historic First·2021

In 2021, Bueckers became the first women's college basketball freshman to win the Naismith, Wooden, and AP Player of the Year awards.

Highest career scoring average in UConn history

Career Milestone·2025

Finished her UConn career with a 19.9 points per game average, the highest in program history.

First women's college basketball player to reach 1 million Instagram followers

Social Media·2022

She reached 1 million Instagram followers on April 4, 2022, reportedly the first women's college basketball player to do so.