6 Louisville on Sunday and a rematch at No. [7] She qualified 33rd fastest, about 1/10 second behind the 32nd final spot. Auriemma hinted that the sophomore could still be weeks away. So I didnt want to be carried out on a stretcher, Auriemma quipped. The Huskies were in control most of the way as they claimed a sweep of the Wildcats. UConns regular season ends Feb. 27, with the Big East and N.C.A.A. Bueckers is impactful on both sides of the ball, and the Huskies will certainly miss that next season as they figure out their depth. [89] As a freshman, she averaged 20 points, 5.8 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game, shooting 46.4 percent from three-point range. UConn star Paige Bueckers appeared to suffer a scary non-contact injury on Sunday during the Huskies' win over Notre Dame. UCONN STAR PAIGE BUECKERS INKS GATORADE NIL DEAL, Connecticut's Paige Bueckers is helped off the court after being injured against Notre Dame, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Storrs, Connecticut. [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. UConns next game is on Thursday at Georgia Tech. Gambling problem? Baseball Her 24 points were the most by a UConn player in their tournament debut. [73] On February 27, Bueckers posted 20 points, a program-record 14 assists and seven rebounds in a 9768 victory over Butler. [56][57] By eighth grade and age 14, she had received scholarship offers from NCAA Division I basketball programs at Minnesota, Iowa State and Illinois. 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. Its amazing, surreal for people to think of me that highly and to be in that position as a freshman, Bueckers said. Paige Bueckers. Paige Decker is on Facebook. The great freshmen who had done great things in their first year in college basketball, It really is surreal that its never been done before.. [102], Bueckers made her season debut on November 14, 2021, recording a career-high 34 points, six rebounds and four assists in a 9580 win against Arkansas. All other winners have been juniors or seniors since the AP started honoring players in 1995. Star guard and former National Player of the Year Paige Bueckers will miss the entire 2022-23 season due to a torn ACL in . [26] She finished the season averaging 22.3 points, 6.8 assists and 5.9 rebounds per game. She never wants to come out. 1 South Carolina on Jan. 27. 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). She underwent surgery on Dec. 13 and has missed the Huskies last 12 games. Its unclear how much, if any, time Bueckers will miss due to the injury. [127], 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. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Those stats weren't as strong as they were in her freshman season, but they would've likely been the same or better had it not been for her midseason injury. No. Paige Madison Bueckers[1] (/bkrz/ BEH-krz; born October 20, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. We've received your submission. [42][43] She led Hopkins to the Class 4A state championship game, which was canceled on March 13 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Could be (weeks). [5][21], Bueckers made her freshman season debut for Hopkins High School on November 25, 2016, recording 28 points, five steals and four assists in a 7434 win over Osseo Senior High School. "They called Bev . I mean, that could happen anytime. 1 2020 prospect Bueckers", "UConn women's basketball recruits Paige Bueckers, Nika Muhl, Mir McLean sign letters of intent, making commitments official", "Geno on UConn commit Paige Bueckers: By the end of next year, 'I am going to be saying we wouldn't have won the national championship without her', "UConn freshman Bueckers already has big following", "Paige Bueckers Knows UConn's History. She had 22 points, four rebounds and four assists in a win over Notre Dame. Former UConn greats Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart both won the award as sophomores. [4][41] Her mother, Amy Fuller (ne Dettbarn), represented the University of St. Thomas in cross country and track and field. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: ncaawbasketball | pageType: stories | This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, It could happen in the game. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. At 10 years old there was nothing Paige Bueckers loved more than basketball. [136], Bueckers stands 5feet 11inches (1.80m) and plays the point guard position. [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. The Huskies are already shorthanded with Aubrey Griffin (ankle, leg, back) and Azzi Fudd (foot) out. Bueckers finally looked like her old self during UConn's Elite Eight game against NC State. Bueckers still has more healing physically but from what her coaches and teammates can see, shes back to her usual self after going through the range of emotions that comes with suffering a major injury. Two players, Saylor Poffenbarger and Mir McLean, are transferring, leaving UConn with eight healthy players. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. [61][62] Unlike Stewart and other former UConn stars, she became her team's leader from the beginning of her college career. Paige Decker - 2017-18 - Women's Basketball - Southern Connecticut State University Athletics Southern Connecticut State University Athletics #WeAreSC Main Navigation Menu Sports Men's Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Soccer Swimming & Diving Track & Field Women's Sports Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Gymnastics Lacrosse [2][3] She started playing basketball at age five. Chasing Perfection: Is it time to be worried about UConn? But yeah, I dont like our team without her on the court. Through the deal, she launched the Paige Bueckers Foundation, which aims to promote social justice and create opportunities for families and children. Bueckers, who is from Edina, Minnesota, is averaging 20.1 points, 5.9 assists and 4.8 rebounds this season. [107] During Bueckers' absence, UConn had a 154 record and briefly fell out of the top 10 in the AP Poll for the first time since 2005. [54], Bueckers has been regarded as one of the best players in Minnesota girls' high school basketball history. The Huskies ended that season with a 28-2 overall record after losing to Arizona in the semifinals of the 2021 NCAA Women's Tournament. 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. [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. Connecticut gp 29 pts/g 3.6 fg % 37.5 3pt % 28.0 ft % 75.0 reb/g 3.6 a/g 1.6 Player Profile Game Log Split Stats . 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UConn is the No. Things seemed to be going mostly well for the Huskies -- but then Dec. 5 happened. [109][110], Bueckers was cleared to return against St. John's on February 25, 2022. Odds & lines subject to change. After the game, UConn coach Geno Auriemma said the team felt "disorganized.". [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. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). 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. UConn had to beat Creighton on Wednesday without its head coach after Auriemma stayed back in the locker room due to a non-COVID illness. [2] When Natalie was 9 years old, Chuck bought her a kart and he bought one for Paige too. [122] On September 1, Bueckers announced she would return to UConn for the 202324 season instead of declaring for the 2023 WNBA draft, for which she is age-eligible. 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It was the highest-scoring performance by a UConn freshman since Tina Charles in 2007. UConn will play at Oregon on Jan. 17, at South Carolina on Jan. 27 and against Tennessee on Feb. 6. Market data provided by Factset. Paige is obviously an amazing basketball player but shes a better person and teammate and its really unfortunate that this has happened to her. [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. Paige Bueckers, the reigning national player of the year in womens basketball, had successful surgery on her left knee on Monday, the University of Connecticut announced on Tuesday. She came off the bench for the first time in her career and scored eight points, playing only 13 minutes due to a minutes restriction, in a 9338 victory. Griffin, a 6-foot-1 forward, dealt with a handful of injuries and missed all of last season, undergoing back surgery in January. Decker, Paige Dunbar, Ashley Ferrara, Janelle Gahm, Abby Graham, Rachelle Haddad, Jamie Kennedy, Aurora Kennedy, Lynn Leonoff, Jaimie Mandl, Hanna Marchin, Taylor Martini, Kate McGauley, Patricia Mock, Stephanie Murray, Madi Raines, Jackie Staenz, Phoebe Tarrant, Gretchen Tomimoto, Tara Yip-Chuck, Krista Go [3][4] As a child, she also played Little League Baseball as a catcher, as well as football and soccer, but focused on basketball by first grade. Bueckers is a sophomore with the Huskies and is widely regarded as one of the best college basketball players in the country. [100][101] Among the newcomers to UConn was Azzi Fudd, the number one recruit in the 2021 class and Bueckers' close friend. There would be a time, coach Geno Auriemma said, when the most talented player in the . (AP Photo/Jessica Hill). 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. [74] After leading UConn to the Big East regular-season title, 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. Well miss her presence on the court, but shell do everything she can to still lead and help her teammates this season. Paige Decker (born March 20, 1993)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver from Eagle River, Wisconsin. [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. In fact, UConn should have everyone except Bueckers available to play including Caroline Ducharme, who took a shot to the head late in the win over Creighton and didnt return for just the second time since November. [70] On February 3, she posted a season-high 32 points and seven assists in a 9462 victory over St. John's of New York. Although UConn lost Nelson-Odada and Williams, a healthy Bueckers alongside Fudd seemed capable of lifting the team to similar heights in 2022-23. Decker is the daughter of Allen Decker who comes from a family of snowmobile racing riders. Thats crazy to think about, all the great college players who ever played, Bueckers said. Preview: No. She would later collapse in front of the Huskies bench and she had to be helped off the court. Staying healthy will be more important than ever for the Huskies. Bueckers is not the. In her first season at UConn, Bueckers was a unanimous first-team All-American and became the first freshman to earn a major national women's college player of the year award, winning all four for which she was eligible. The official 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster for the University of Connecticut Huskies . 9 UConn vs Georgetown. UConn (6-2), which is tied with Tennessee at No. But (the meeting is to figure out) when can she start being incorporated into some kind of workouts.. Im sure after todays practice, shell say she feels good.. Check out Paige Decker's high school sports timeline including game updates while playing basketball and softball at Covenant Christian High School from 2010 through 2012. Paige Elizabeth (Bitten) Tarter September 21, 1967 - December 26, 2022 Spokane, Washington - Paige Elizabeth (Bitten)Tarter, 55 died December 26, 2022. [27] Bueckers was also recognized as Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year for athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character. Paige Bueckers meeting with doctors to determine next steps in recovery, UConn WBB Weekly: Geno is tired of excuses. Hoya guard Kennedy Fauntleroy was named the Big East Freshman of the Year on Thursday as she led all conference freshmen with 11.3 points per game. The Huskies earn their first lopsided win in over a month. [16] On April 1, 2019, Bueckers announced her commitment to University of Connecticut. UConn was up 18 points with about 39 seconds remaining in the game when . It wasn't how UConn wanted to wrap up its campaign, but the sky was the limit for the program because of what Bueckers accomplished as a freshman and what she could be capable of with another year of experience under her belt. Every time somebody is out, that gives somebody an opportunity to step in, Huskies Coach Geno Auriemma said. 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. 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UConn star Paige Bueckers suffered a torn ACL and is expected to be out for the entire 2022-23 season. [3] The Decker family raced snowmobiles against the Danica Patrick family during the 1970s. She worked out yesterday and said she felt good. Bueckers is not the only player worth watching in women's college basketball, but her star power and impact on the game is undeniable. Claire and Paige qualified for the race, while Natalie was sent home. Other players working on recovery this offseason are Dorka Juhsz (wrist), Caroline Ducharme (hip) and Aubrey Griffin (back). Paige Bueckers' freshman season at UConn has been a huge success. [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. paige decker basketball; chobani yogurt recall 2021; houses for rent ellet ohio; pleurer de l'oeil gauche signification; bugs with names meme. Player of the Year; Finalist for national award", "Paige Bueckers of Hopkins is the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year", "Paige Bueckers: 'I don't want to just be a high school legend.' Shes a pain in the ass to have on the bench because all she does is complain about why shes not playing, he said. [71] Two days later, she scored 30 points in an 8758 win over Marquette. 2 team in the nation and improved to 5-1 with the win over No. on Saturday in Newark. Paige Bueckers out 6-8 weeks with tibial plateau fracture in left knee, UConn WBB Weekly: Geno is tired of excuses. [97] She could not practice for most of the offseason while recovering from surgery,[98] but was cleared to return by October. UConn womens basketball blows out Georgetown in Big East Tournament Quarterfinals. [164] On February 7, 2022, Bueckers announced her third major partnership with mobile payment service Cash App. 25 Tennessee", "Paige Bueckers to miss UConn women's game vs. Georgetown with ankle injury; Anna Makurat out indefinitely", "Paige Bueckers' career-high 32 points carry UConn women over St. John's with Christyn Williams sidelined", "Bueckers Scores 30 and Williams Adds 18 as Huskies Win at Marquette, 8758", "Paige Bueckers takes over to deliver No. "The first thing that goes through your mind is the worst thing," Auriemma said. Bueckers has been out since injuring her knee on Dec. 5.
