The UConn guard\u2019s achievements are too broad and impressive to merely be measured in trophies. But she went and got one anyway<\/p>\n
The fact that Paige Bueckers wasn\u2019t already considered the undisputed gold standard of 21st-century women\u2019s college basketball says more about her competition than it does about her.<\/p>\n
Bueckers\u2019 resume is extraordinary: a No 1 overall recruit who joined Connecticut in 2020, immediately averaged 20 points per game and became National Player of the Year as a true freshman, and went on to earn first-team All-American honors three times. She is a household name and will soon be the No 1 pick in the WNBA Draft. She has struck endorsement deals that are estimated to have earned her more than $1m this season alone.<\/p>\n
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