US EditionUConn Legend Paige Bueckers Named 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year
Paige Bueckers led all rookies with 692 points and 194 assists, setting a single-game rookie scoring record with 44 points on August 2, 2025.
- On September 16, 2025, Paige Bueckers was named the 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year and received the Kia Rookie of the Year trophy on The Jennifer Hudson Show after the "Spirit Tunnel" treatment from Cathy Engelbert.
- Bueckers this year led all first-year WNBA players with 19.2 points and 5.4 assists per game, starting all 36 appearances and ranking top 10 in points, assists and steals.
- In one standout game, Bueckers made 17 of 21 shots , scoring 44 points in a single-game 44-point performance against the Los Angeles Sparks.
- Media balloting handed Paige Bueckers 70 of 72 first-place votes from the media panel of sports writers and broadcasters on Tuesday, and the Associated Press also named her Rookie of the Year and placed her on the All-WNBA second team last week.
- Bueckers' season cements UConn's recent WNBA legacy as she set Dallas Wings franchise rookie records, became fastest to 500 points and 100 assists, and posted a 47.7% field-goal rate despite missing playoffs and entering the draft lottery.
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UConn Makes Basketball History Following Paige Bueckers Rookie of the Year News
Paige Bueckers is less than a week removed from one of the most impressive rookie seasons in WNBA history. Bueckers, who was drafted No. 1 overall in the 2025 WNBA draft out of the University of Connecticut, entered the WNBA…
Wings star Paige Bueckers becomes seventh former UConn player crowned WNBA Rookie of the Year
HARTFORD, Conn. — In a nearly-unanimous decision, former UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers was crowned the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday after a historic first season with the Dallas Wings.
Hopkins’ Own Paige Bueckers Named 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year
The Hopkins native and No. 1 draft pick dazzled in her rookie season, earning near-unanimous honors after a record-breaking year with the Dallas Wings The post Hopkins’ Own Paige Bueckers Named 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year appeared first on Minnesota Monthly.
The WNBA Has Leveled Up Rookie Of The Year Award Ceremonies, Switching From A Phone Call To Caitlin Clark Last Year To Awarding Paige Bueckers At The End Of A "Spirit Tunnel"
Listen, it's time we have an honest conversation on whether or not Paige Bueckers is better than Caitlin Clark, to which the answer is at this point she absolutely is, and is probably the second best ...
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