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Paige Bueckers

ペイジ・ブーカーズ / ぺいじ・ぶーかーず

American basketball player

October 20, 2001 (age 24) ・ Edina, Minnesota, United States

  • Minnesota
  • basketball player

My Take

Paige Bueckers swept nearly every major award available to a college freshman in 2021, which would normally make me suspicious of the hype, but watching her, the hype feels conservative. What I value most is her court vision: a 183 cm guard who processes the floor a beat faster than everyone else, turning ordinary possessions into highlights. Injuries stole prime years at UConn, and her response of patient rehab and sharper decision-making before reaching the Dallas Wings told me more about her than any trophy. She is the kind of player who raises teammates' ceilings, and I believe she will define this WNBA generation.

Overview

Paige Madison Bueckers ( BEK-ərz; born October 20, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Breeze of Unrivaled. She played college basketball for the UConn Huskies.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English)
Paige Bueckers
Name (Japanese)
ペイジ・ブーカーズ
Reading
ぺいじ・ぶーかーず
Born
October 20, 2001 (age 24)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
Libra / Snake
Origin
Edina, Minnesota, United States
Blood type
Private
Height
183 cm
Agency
Private
Occupation
basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school
Private
Junior high
Private
High school
Hopkins High School
University
University of Connecticut

Awards & achievements

  • 2021 Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
  • 2019 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year
  • 2021 Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year
  • 2021 USBWA National Freshman of the Year
  • 2021 Naismith College Player of the Year
  • 2021 John R. Wooden Award
  • 2021 Nancy Lieberman Award
  • 2021 WBCA Freshman of the Year

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
Private
Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Minnesota
  • basketball player
Last updated
2026-06-11

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.