At just 23 years old, Paige Bueckers has already cemented herself as a force in women’s basketball: She’s the fastest player in UConn history to reach 2,000 career points; she was the first freshman to nab the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy—and, come next month, she’s widely projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft.

UConn star Paige Bueckers will enter the 2025 WNBA Draft. Bueckers, 23, was thought to have possibly foregone the 2025 draft, play in Unrivaled, and then declare for the draft in 2026. But Bueckers put those notions to bed and will enter the draft following the Huskies tournament run,