On April 16, the University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball redshirt junior Paige Bueckers was named a First Team All-American Academic by College Sports Communicators. College Sports Communicators awards this title to college student-athletes who “perform at an elite level in their chosen sport and in the classroom,” according to their website.
Bill Peterson, the assistant athletic director for communications at UConn, gave a comment on Buecker’s achievements on behalf of the athletics department.
“We are excited and proud for Paige in receiving this honor. As an All-American on the court and in the classroom, she continues to represent UConn Athletics and college basketball to the highest standard. We can’t wait to see what she and the rest of the Huskies have in store for UConn Nation next season,” said Peterson.
Bueckers, an eighth-semester human development and family sciences major, has a 3.497 cumulative GPA, including a 3.930 GPA that was achieved during the Fall 2023 semester, according to UConn Athletic’s website. In addition, she’s been on the UConn Dean’s list four times and is a six-time member of the Director of Athletics’ Honor Roll.
On top of her academic achievements, Bueckers athletic performance has also seen her achieve multiple feats, being named the 2023-24 Big East Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, WBCA, USBWA and Wooden Award First Team All-American, the Big East Player of the Year, Big East Tournament Most Outstanding Player, NCAA Tournament Portland Region 3 Most Outstanding Player and NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team.
Bueckers came back in the 2023-2024 season after missing the previous season due to an injury. She achieved four career-highs this season, with 21.9 points per game, 53 blocks, 5.2 rebounds per game and 86 steals. She held a shooting split of .530/.416/.834.
Outside of athletics and academics, Bueckers provided funding for Hopkins West Junior High School’s grocery store, located in her hometown of Minnetonka, Minnesota, which will provide 50 families in need with groceries. She also donated to the UConn Foundation to go toward food insecurity and partnered with Gatorade to provide equipment and uniforms to the Hartford Hurricanes, a youth sports program which includes a newly founded girls basketball team.
Bueckers decided not to enter the 2024 WNBA draft and will instead be continuing her collegiate basketball career with UConn in the 2024-2025 season.
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