Paige Bueckers had the spotlight on her well before she walked onto UConn’s Storrs campus.
The 22-year-old guard joined the Huskies program as the top ranked recruit in 2020 and has since solidified herself as one of the greatest to don the UConn threads.
Bueckers is making another run in the NCAA Tournament, as the No. 3 Huskies enter an Elite Eight matchup with No. 1 USC. She will return next season as a redshirt senior and likely enter the 2025 WNBA Draft.
Here’s everything to know about Bueckers, including where she’s from and who her family is.
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Where is Paige Bueckers from?
The UConn star hails from Hopkins, Minnesota, which is just west of Minneapolis. She went to Hopkins High School, joining the varsity team as an eighth grader.
Bueckers dominated high school hoops there, winning three Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year awards while also being the nation’s top high school recruit in 2020, according to ESPN.
She outranked Angel Reese (No. 2), Cameron Brink (No. 3), Caitlin Clark (No. 4) and Kamila Cardoso (No. 5).
Bueckers averaged 21 points, 9.2 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 5.2 steals per game in her senior season, winning 2019-20 Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year and the Gatorade National…
