Paige Bueckers - USA Basketball (2024)

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Is Paige Bueckers an All American? ›

Bueckers is the 2023-24 BIG EAST Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year. After missing the 2022-23 season to injury, Bueckers returned in impressive fashion in 2023-24. She was named a WBCA, USBWA and Wooden Award First Team All-American.

In saying that she isn't done yet, Bueckers has an opportunity to build on a college legacy that has already been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and serious injuries. As a prospect, Bueckers could have gone as high as No. 2 in the 2024 WNBA Draft.

Paige Bueckers' net worth & rise to NCAA stardom

According to On3, she entered the 2023-24 season with an NIL valuation of around $643,000, placing her among the top women's basketball players in terms of endorsem*nt earnings. Sportskeeda estimates her net worth at $1.5 million.

Bueckers dazzled in her first full season since an August 2022 ACL injury sidelined her for all of 2022-23. She played all 39 games this season, the first fully healthy campaign since her freshman year.

Bueckers has voiced support for the Black Lives Matter movement, in part because her half-brother, Drew, whom she has described as her best friend, is biracial.

won gold at 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, 2018 Youth Olympic Games, 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup and 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship … won tournament titles at 2018 Latvia U17 International Invitational, 2018 Spokane Hoopfest (3x3) and 2018 USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship.

BATON ROUGE – Former LSU star Angel Reese is set to begin her WNBA career on Wednesday in the same City she won a national championship in against the Dallas Wings at 7 p.m. CT in College Park Center.

Bueckers is a redshirt junior with the Huskies. The 22-year-old is listed as one of four juniors on UConn's roster, joined by Caroline Ducharme, Azzi Fudd, and Aubrey Griffin, per UConn's athletic department.

UConn women's basketball guard Paige Bueckers has signed a deal with Nike, the company announced Wednesday. "I am blessed and honored to announce my partnership with Nike," Bueckers said in a statement. "Joining the Nike family is a childhood dream come true.

He was ranked No. 4 on Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes last year with a 2023 earnings of $119.5 million. He was the first NBA player to become a billionaire, largely thanks to his lucrative endorsem*nt deals with PepsiCo, Nike and other companies.

Who is Paige Bueckers sponsored by? ›

Paige Bueckers' sponsorship deals with Gatorade, StockX, and the U.S. Army have solidified her status as a trailblazer in women's college basketball. These endorsem*nts not only provide Bueckers with financial benefits but also contribute to the growth and visibility of women's college basketball as a whole.

On a night when Caitlin Clark scored 32 points for Iowa and JuJu Watkins put up 28 points for USC, UConn coach Geno Auriemma highlighted his player, calling Huskies star Paige Bueckers the “best player in America.” Auriemma's comments followed No. 3 UConn's 72-64 win over No.

The former Hopkins star will return to the Huskies for another season.

That's because she entered college in 2020-21 which was partially affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Because of that, she is granted an additional year on TOP of her redshirt.