University of Connecticut Athletics
Bueckers Named AP First Team All-American
3/17/2021 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SAN ANTONIO – UConn women's basketball freshman Paige Bueckers earned 2021 AP First Team All-America honors, as announced by the Associated Press Wednesday.
Bueckers is the first freshman to be named an AP First Team All-American since Maya Moore in 2008. Bueckers received 28 of 30 first place votes.
The Hopkins, Minn., native was the first player to be named BIG EAST Player and Freshman of the Year and the BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
Bueckers holds the UConn freshman record with 146 assists this season. She leads UConn with 19.7 points, 6.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game as well as a 47.4 three-point field goal percentage.
A total of 17 Huskies have earned 25 AP First Team All-America honors: Rebecca Lobo (1995), Jennifer Rizzotti (1996), Kara Wolters (1996, '97), Nykesha Sales (1998), Svetlana Abrosimova (2000), Shea Ralph (2000), Sue Bird (2002), Diana Taurasi (2003, '04), Maya Moore (2008, '09, '10, '11), Renee Montgomery (2009), Tina Charles (2010), Breanna Stewart (2014, '15, '16), Moriah Jefferson (2016), Napheesa Collier (2017, '19), Katie Lou Samuelson (2017, '18), Megan Walker (2020) and Paige Bueckers (2021).
Juniors Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Christyn Williams were named to the Honorable Mention team.
Bueckers is joined on the first team by Aliyah Boston (South Carolina), Dana Evans (Louisville), Rhyne Howard (Kentucky) and NaLyssa Smith (Baylor).
The Huskies (24-1) begin NCAA Tournament against High Point (22-6) Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN in the Alamodome.
