Paige Bueckers, UConn and Oklahoma
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While working out with UConn superstar Paige Bueckers at the Overtime WBB Takeover this summer, LSU guard Flau’jae Johnson was taking notes.
Paige Bueckers dropped a career-high 40 points to lead UConn to an 82-59 win over Oklahoma in the Sweet 16. Here are all the highlights and stats.
USC's hopes of making the Final Four will weigh heavily upon freshman defensive specialist Kennedy Smith being able to keep UConn star Paige Bueckers in check.
WHEN BIRD ARRIVED in Storrs ahead of the 1998-99 season, UConn had only one national championship. Four seasons earlier, Lobo led the Huskies on a magical 35-0 run to a title in Minneapolis. Like Lobo before her and Taurasi who played on after her, Bird helped build what is now considered one of sports' greatest dynasties.
Paige Bueckers made 16 of 27 shots and scored 40 points for the UConn women's basketball team, carrying the Huskies into the NCAA Elite Eight.
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USC came together without injured star JuJu Watkins to beat Kansas State in the Sweet 16. A more difficult test awaits in March Madness Elite Eight.
After leading at halftime, OU struggled on both ends in the second half as Paige Bueckers and UConn got rolling.
UConn superstar guard Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 40 points on Saturday in her team's Sweet 16 win over Oklahoma in Spokane, Washington. However, she had only scored 21 points for the Huskies going into the game's third quarter. UConn coach Geno Auriemma talked with ESPN's Holly Rowe about getting Bueckers to play up to her usual standard.
Paige Bueckers said she reached out to JuJu Watkins to offer support during her recovery, a process Bueckers underwent after tearing her ACL in 2022.
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Sporting News on MSNPaige Bueckers injury history: Revisiting UConn star's ACL tear and recovery to NCAA stardomPaige Bueckers suffered injuries in her sophomore and junior seasons, but she's returned to being one of the best players in the country this year.
Paige Bueckers confirmed to us today that she will enter the 2025 ... to declare their draft status within 48 hours after their team’s season has ended. UConn is still in the midst of the ...