Paige Bueckers recently created history in the NBA, WNBA and NCAA combined, and New York Liberty’s Natasha Cloud had to comment on the same. After UConn’s game against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits for the second round of the NCAA tournament, Bueckers was declared to be the leader in assist-to-turnover ratio and 50-40-90 scorer across the NBA, the WNBA and also the NCAA.
Bueckers has been on fire for the UConn Huskies this season, with the team finishing at the top of the Big East table. Since joining UConn back in 2020, Bueckers has been a stellar force for the team, and is expected to be the no. 1 draft pick for the upcoming WNBA season.
“Dawg,” Natasha Cloud reacted to Paige Report’s tweet about Paige Bueckers’ latest achievement.
Dawg. https://t.co/Ef5XcmPESr
— Natasha Cloud (@T_Cloud4) March 25, 2025
Before joining the UConn Huskies in 2020, Paige Bueckers played high school basketball for Hopkins in Minnesota. In her first year with UConn, Bueckers was crowned Big East Freshman of the Year, and also earned the AP Player of the Year title in 2021. The same year, Bueckers won the Naismith College Player of the Year award, along with the John R. Wooden Award.
Apart from college basketball, Bueckers has also represented the United States team on an international platform. Back in 2019, Bueckers won the gold medal in the FIBA Under-19 World Cup, and before that won the gold medal in the Under-17 World Cup in Belarus in 2018.
Paige Bueckers And UConn To Take On Oklahoma In Sweet 16 Round
Meanwhile, Paige Bueckers and the rest of the UConn Huskies are gearing up for their Sweet 16 round against the Oklahoma Sooners. UConn took on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits in the second round of the NCAA tournament and won with a final score of 91-57.
In the game against South Dakota State, UConn’s offense was led by Bueckers who put up 34 points on the scoreboard, grabbing three rebounds and assisting four times. Azzi Fudd managed to chalk up 17 points for the team, while Sarah Strong added another 15 points.
The UConn Huskies finished their regular season at the top of the Big East table with an 18-0 conference score and 33-3 overall, with the Creighton Bluejays close at their heels in second place with a 26-7 overall score. UConn’s opponent for the Sweet 16 round, the Oklahoma Sooners are coming here after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes in the NCAA second round, 96-62.
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