Paige Bueckers reflects on UConn championship
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Although Bueckers will be joining the WNBA in 2025, Miles elected to return to college and transfer from Notre Dame.
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Paige Bueckers did what she set out to do: lead UConn women's basketball to a national championship.
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UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers cited a heartwarming narrative that helped propel her team to the NCAA national championship.
Huskies star Paige Bueckers revealed the team's national championship banner on her Instagram on Monday following UConn's win over South Carolina in the title game. "National champ is crazy," she wrote.
On the last day of her college basketball career, Paige Bueckers became a national champion. The game wasn't quite over when Bueckers, the UConn star and projected No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft, checked out for the final time.
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Women’s college basketball has been on the rise these last few years, riding the wave of iconic players like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and JuJu Watkins.
The championship matchup between UConn and South Carolina on Sunday drew 8.5 million viewers and peaked at 9.8 million, making it the third-most watched NCAA women's national championship on ESPN's platforms.
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UConn was up big late against the Gamecocks, allowing head coach Geno Auriemma to give a curtain call to his stars. He subbed out Bueckers for one final time with the game well in hand so she could receive a much-deserved ovation.
Advanced stats suggest UConn — and Paige Bueckers — were actually underrated this season before going on to win a national championship.
Paige Bueckers is ending her college career on top.