[87] Bueckers shared two major NCAA Division I freshman of the year awards with Caitlin Clark of Iowathe Tamika Catchings Award, presented by the USBWA,[88] and the WBCA Freshman of the Year award. [79] At the Final Four, UConn was upset by third-seeded Arizona, 6959, and finished the season with a 282 record. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Paige Bueckers. The Huskies ended that season with a 28-2 overall record after losing to Arizona in the semifinals of the 2021 NCAA Women's Tournament. Teammates gather around Connecticut's Paige Bueckers in their game against Notre Dame, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Storrs, Connecticut. Paige Elizabeth (Bitten) Tarter September 21, 1967 - December 26, 2022 Spokane, Washington - Paige Elizabeth (Bitten)Tarter, 55 died December 26, 2022. 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The Huskies were expected to be very competitive once again, but now the question is who will step up for Bueckers in wake of her devastating injury. Thanks for contacting us. Griffin, a 6-foot-1 forward, dealt with a handful of injuries and missed all of last season, undergoing back surgery in January. What does that mean in terms of going forward?, Not like shell play in the Villanova game Wednesday night, he added later. Getting to the Final Four my freshman year and the national championship last year, the only thing left to do is win it. Now when Paige and the rest of our players do come back, theres more people in the party instead of outside hoping to get in and feel like they belong here and can contribute not just when have to, but theyll be able to contribute as part of the natural flow of our offense., UConns Paige Bueckers to Miss at Least Eight Weeks After Surgery, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/15/sports/ncaabasketball/paige-bueckers-uconn-surgery.html. In her first season at UConn, Bueckers was a unanimous first-team All-American and became the first freshman to earn a major national women's college player of the year award, winning all four for which she was eligible. Media at the game described the crowd as going silent. Paige Bueckers out 6-8 weeks with tibial plateau fracture in left knee, UConn WBB Weekly: Geno is tired of excuses. [41] Bueckers sometimes wore a walking boot as a preventative measure, was limited in practice and missed the first game of the state tournament. [5][11] She grew up supporting the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA. section: | slug: paige-bueckers-injury-how-uconn-stars-career-has-unfolded-what-this-all-means-for-huskies-in-2022-23 | sport: other | route: article_single.us | The Huskies earn their first lopsided win in over a month. Monday will mark eight weeks since Paige Bueckers left knee surgery to repair an anterior tibial plateau fracture and lateral meniscus tear which was the estimated length of recovery provided by the school following the operation. While a tibial plateau fracture is not the best-case scenario Auriemma said postgame that wouldve been a hyperextension, which typically has a 2-4 week recovery time Bueckers could still return this season. [85][86] She was the first freshman to win the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation. Star guard and former National Player of the Year Paige Bueckers will miss the entire 2022-23 season due to a torn ACL in her left knee, which she sustained in a pickup game on Monday, the university announced. Legal Statement. 2003 - Paige Paulsen*, Custer; Matt Martin, Spearfish; J.J. Heyden, Washington; Colby Fitzgerald, Dell Rapids St. Mary's; Kyle Schwan, Aberdeen Roncalli. The sophomore could potentially return by late January or early February. Those stats weren't as strong as they were in her freshman season, but they would've likely been the same or better had it not been for her midseason injury. "We have Paige Bueckers and they don't," she said. [81] She won all the national player of the year awards she was eligible forAP Player of the Year, Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA Women's National Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Awardbecoming the first freshman to receive any of the awards. Bueckers is the first-ever freshman . After contacting coaches and athletic directors from every high school in Utah, the Deseret News has compiled the following list of the estimated 777 seniors from the 2019 graduating class who received an athletic and/or academic scholarship to play college sports. [166] On June 13, Bueckers announced a partnership with Crocs. In March 2021, analyst Monica McNutt touted Bueckers as "arguably one of the best playmakers in the game". Claire and Paige qualified for the race, while Natalie was sent home. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Decker was a student at the University of WisconsinStout and graduated in December 2016. While she will continue to wear Nike apparel in games due to UConn's contract with the company, she will wear other brands while promoting StockX off the court. SAN ANTONIO - UConn women's basketball freshman Paige Bueckers was selected as the 2021 AP Player of the Year, as announced by the Associated Press Wednesday. Auriemma explained postgame why he didnt put her on the bench. BRIDGEPORT For weeks before Paige Bueckers pulled the Huskies further into a historic run and back to where everything began her program's dynasty, her own legacy all anyone orbiting the UConn women's basketball world grew to understand was that she wasn't quite right and that was OK.. [5][21], Bueckers made her freshman season debut for Hopkins High School on November 25, 2016, recording 28 points, five steals and four assists in a 7434 win over Osseo Senior High School. [121], In addition to her athletic honors, Bueckers was again named to the university's dean's list for her first semester as a sophomore. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill). The Gamecocks dominated from the beginning, though, and took the trophy with a 64-49 win. Hopkins finished with a 283 record and a runner-up finish at the Class4A state tournament,[a] where Bueckers was named to the All-Tournament Team. This incoming class includes Ayanna Patterson and Ice Brady, who rank fourth and fifth, respectively, among ESPN's 2022 prospects. She broke down as she accepted it in front of her teammates. [102], Bueckers made her season debut on November 14, 2021, recording a career-high 34 points, six rebounds and four assists in a 9580 win against Arkansas. Paige Decker is on Facebook. The surgery at UConn Health repaired the anterior tibial plateau fracture and lateral meniscus tear that Bueckers, a 5-foot-11 sophomore at UConn, sustained in the teams home game on Dec. 5 against Notre Dame. [109][110], Bueckers was cleared to return against St. John's on February 25, 2022. [103] She matched the program record for points in a season opener set by Kerry Bascom in 1989. [159] In 2022, Bueckers was named to the Fortune 40 Under 40 list, which honors influential young people in business,[160] and The Athletic's College Sports 40 Under 40 list, which recognizes the most influential young people in the college sports industry. [97] She could not practice for most of the offseason while recovering from surgery,[98] but was cleared to return by October. Sue Decker is "Auntie Sue" to Paige, Natalie and Claire, and is the ex-wife of their uncle, Mike Decker. [53] Bueckers finished as Hopkins' all-time leader in points (2,877), assists (795) and steals (574). Bueckers still has more healing physically but from what her coaches and teammates can see, shes back to her usual self after going through the range of emotions that comes with suffering a major injury. 24 Notre Dame, and Bueckers' 22-point performance led the way. UConns regular season ends Feb. 27, with the Big East and N.C.A.A. It took her a few weeks to get back to the level she was at before. Bueckers made the Class4A All-Tournament Team. She participated in marches for racial justice after the murder of George Floyd in her home state of Minnesota. But I dont think you can., The best insights from the ultimate insiders, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved, Punches thrown, three ejected in wild March Madness brawl, Iowa State kicks senior guard off team: Said something I regret, Alabama making themselves March Madness villains, Fordham sets sights on first Big Dance in more than 30 years, ead the Huskies to their 13th consecutive Final Four. [3] Decker was awarded the tour's Rookie of the Year in 2013.[3][2]. The Huskies are already shorthanded with Aubrey Griffin (ankle, leg, back) and Azzi Fudd (foot) out. Thanks for contacting us. [143][144] Her playing style has frequently drawn comparisons to Taurasi. UConns next game is on Thursday at Georgia Tech. [5][6][7] Bueckers became friends with future National Basketball Association (NBA) player Jalen Suggs while in elementary school. [6][2] She had been attending the University of Wisconsin-Stout (pursuing a degree in early childhood education)[6] for two years but had to quit to race in the Southern United States for the season. Preview: No. UConn star Paige Bueckers appeared to suffer a scary non-contact injury on Sunday during the Huskies' win over Notre Dame. Meanwhile, Williams left as the second-leading scorer behind Bueckers, as she averaged 14.2 points per game in 2021-22. The university said her recovery was estimated to take eight weeks, which would mean the week of Feb. 7. Baseball Paige Decker. [38][39] In August 2019, she was named AAU Player of the Year by Prep Girls Hoops. Contents 1 Racing career 1.1 NASCAR 2 Personal life 3 Images 4 Motorsports career results 4.1 NASCAR I dont think youre going to get a different answer out of me. "MASCS Fans Can Win Trip to Phoenix with Paige Decker and Decker Racing", "Eagle River supports Paige Decker all the way to NASCAR debut", "Eagle River Derby Track Sold to Snowmobile Insiders | SnowGoer", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paige_Decker&oldid=1082034154, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 2013 TUNDRA Super Late Model Series Rookie of the Year, This page was last edited on 11 April 2022, at 01:12. [6] She attempted her first ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race driving the No. [70] On February 3, she posted a season-high 32 points and seven assists in a 9462 victory over St. John's of New York. Last season, she averaged 12.1 points per game while shooting 45.7% from the field and a team-best 43.0% from 3-point range. She was ruled out for her junior season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The 5-foot-11 guard was a highly regarded prospect coming out of high school, and she lived up to the hype as a freshman in 2020-21. [147] Bueckers has another younger brother, Ryan, and a younger sister, Lauren. It was the highest-scoring performance by a UConn freshman since Tina Charles in 2007. Player of the Year; Finalist for national award", "Paige Bueckers of Hopkins is the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year", "Paige Bueckers: 'I don't want to just be a high school legend.' The college basketball world breathed a collective sigh of relief on Tuesday after UConn finally revealed the extend of Paige Bueckers' knee injury. UConn womens basketball blows out Georgetown in Big East Tournament Quarterfinals. [45][46][47] She averaged 21.4 points, 9.4 assists, 5.4 steals and five rebounds per game, leading Hopkins to another undefeated season and 62 consecutive wins. Bueckers first turned heads with the Huskies as a freshman during the 2020-21 season, in which she averaged 20 points, 4.9 rebounds and 5.7 assists over 29 games. UConn was up 18 points with about 39 seconds remaining in the game when her leg appeared to buckle while she was bringing up the ball. 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[2] She competed in Whelen All-American Series events for Rev Racing that year at the Hickory Motor Speedway, Langley Speedway, and Motor Mile Speedway. UConn guard Paige Bueckers fell to the floor with a noncontact injury late in the second half on Dec. 5 in Storrs, Conn. That usually comes a bit later for most players, but she's got it at such a young age. They are joined on the team by their younger cousin NASCAR Drive for Diversity driver Natalie Decker. In her first game back, Bueckers came off the bench and registered eight points on 4-for-5 shooting in 12 minutes. [6] Decker planned another attempt at Iowa Speedway on June 19, 2015;[6] this deal, however, did not come together. Bueckers was born on October 20, 2001, in Edina, Minnesota, and grew up in neighboring St. Louis Park. At Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Bueckers was ranked as the number one recruit in her class by ESPN and received national high school player of the year honors. She became the first UConn player ever to score 30 or more points in three consecutive games and also set the school record for points in her NCAA debut when she had 24 in the opener against High Point. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. ", "Hopkins 8th grader Paige Bueckers attracts attention from colleges and Lynx coach", "Timeout! SAN ANTONIO Paige Bueckers is in a class all by herself. [64][65] Bueckers was unanimously selected as the Big East Preseason Freshman of the Year by the league's coaches. Paige Decker (born March 20, 1993) [1] is an American professional stock car racing driver from Eagle River, Wisconsin. Well miss her presence on the court, but shell do everything she can to still lead and help her teammates this season. [90] Bueckers recorded 168 assists, the most by a freshman in program history, despite a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out Paige Decker's high school sports timeline including game updates while playing basketball and softball at Covenant Christian High School from 2010 through 2012. [12][33][55] During her senior season, Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins compared her influence in the state to that of Lindsay Whalen, writing, "A generation of girlsnow young womenthroughout the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota grew up idolizing [Whalen] as a basketball star. Check out Paige Decker's high school sports timeline including game updates while playing basketball at Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot High School from 2022 through this year. This leaves the Huskies with plenty of uncertainty and gaps to fill. 2021 - All-Conference, Indoor: Triple Jump (8th place). Bueckers has been out since injuring her knee on Dec. 5. The first was with footwear and apparel marketplace StockX, specifically for the company's basketball and women's sports lines. Getty Images Former UConn greats Maya Moore and Breanna Stewart both won the award as sophomores. She was named most outstanding player (MOP) of the tournament. Market data provided by Factset. But yeah, I dont like our team without her on the court. Everyone involved with this program will be there to support Paige through her healing process.. 7 UConn routs St. John's 93-38", "UConn loses to Georgia Tech without Paige Bueckers, snapping 240-game winning streak vs. unranked teams", "169-game win streak snapped: UConn drops first conference matchup since 2013 in loss to Villanova", "Paige Bueckers, 'so happy' to be back after 19-game absence, helps UConn roll to victory in return", "Bueckers remains UConn's biggest question for NCAA Tourney", "Why this Big East title feels different for UConn women's basketball team: 'Just so proud', "Women's NCAA tournament 2022: Can UConn Huskies win it all without Paige Bueckers at 100%? Its amazing, surreal for people to think of me that highly and to be in that position as a freshman, Bueckers said. [21] That year, she assumed a more important role than in her eighth-grade season and became one of the team's leading scorers and passers. [66], "I think the most impressive thing about Paige is that she plays at the same pace the entire game. The Huskies earn their first lopsided win in over a month. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. [17][18] She led her team in three-point shooting and ranked second in assists. She had surgery on Dec 13 and returned to practice last week. Bueckers was an overwhelming choice, receiving 21 votes from the 30-member national media panel that chooses the weeklyAP Top 25. Bracketology: Huskies stock rising after dispatching Providence, UConn mens hockey survives Alaska Anchorage in overtime, 4-3, Takeaways: Huskies offense shines in beatdown of No. Bueckers has averaged 21.2 points, 6.2 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game through six games. Bueckers' arrival in 2020 proved to be the push in the right direction UConn needed. [119] Bueckers was an AP All-American Honorable Mention selection. [72] In her next game, Bueckers recorded 31 points, six steals and five assists, scoring her team's final 13 points, in a 6359 overtime win over South Carolina, the number one team in the AP Poll. All rights reserved. [100][101] Among the newcomers to UConn was Azzi Fudd, the number one recruit in the 2021 class and Bueckers' close friend. [27] As a freshman in college, Bueckers was called "the best player in basketball" by former UConn star Diana Taurasi,[135] and a "generational player" by South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. Bueckers sophomore year got off to a strong start, though was derailed in December after she sustained a non-contact knee injury that required surgery. She has raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series and was a 2014 NASCAR Drive for Diversity participant. While the sophomore may set a personal goal to play in one of those games, Auriemma made it clear the team is not concerned about getting her back until shes ready. Bueckers has won three gold medals with the United States at the youth international level, including at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where she was named Most Valuable Player. UConn has been an established powerhouse for a long while now with 11 national championships, but until earlier this year, the Huskies hadn't reached the title game since 2016. 9 UConn vs Georgetown. She had 22 points, four rebounds and four assists in a win over Notre Dame. Paige Madison Bueckers [1] ( / bkrz / BEH-krz; born October 20, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference . After signing with Wasserman Media Group in August in the wake of the N.C.A.A. Going into their final game of the season, the Huskies are looking for their fifth consecutive win. As for Bueckers, she has made it clear that she is already working on what she believes will be "one hell of a comeback.". [32][33] Hopkins finished the season with a 320 record. [92] Analysts have considered Bueckers' freshman season to be among the best in UConn and NCAA history. She makes the game slow down for her. She passed peacefully in bed at home in Spokan She scored a game-high 27 points on 10-15 from the field, including 15 points in the two overtime periods (4-5 from the field and 6-6 from the free-throw line), and was named MOP of the Bridgeport Regional. [4], She is a Christian and attributes her confidence and success on the basketball court to God. She came off the bench for the first time in her career and scored eight points, playing only 13 minutes due to a minutes restriction, in a 9338 victory. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. [30][31] On March 16, despite having an illness that had caused her to vomit earlier in the day, she recorded 13 points, seven assists, five rebounds and five steals as her team won the Class4A state championship, 7445, over Stillwater Area High School. [170][171], Bueckers' scoring success has earned her the nickname "Paige Buckets". Bueckers finally looked like her old self during UConn's Elite Eight game against NC State. Despite losing to South Carolina in the final, Bueckers put on a masterful performance with 14 points and six rebounds. [60] Bueckers was drawn to UConn because she felt that head coach Geno Auriemma would maximize her talents, and because of the university's reputation and enthusiasm for women's basketball.