Bueckers Tabbed to WBCA Coaches’ All-America Team

ATLANTA – UConn women's basketball freshman Paige Bueckers was one of 10 student-athletes to earn WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America honors, as announced by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association Saturday.

The Coaches' All-America team is composed of the 10 best players in Division I regardless of position as chosen by the division's head coaches.

Bueckers is the first-ever freshman to be named AP National Player of the Year. She was also selected as a USBWA and Wooden Award All-American.

Bueckers was named the 2021 BIG EAST Player and Freshman of the Year and the BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player. She was named the River Walk Region Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament.

Bueckers led UConn to its 13^th straight NCAA Final Four and a 28-2 overall record. Bueckers led UConn this season with 20.0 points, 5.8 assists and 2.3 steals per game, as well as a 46.4 three-point field goal percentage.

She holds the UConn records for most assists in a game (14) and most assists by a freshman (168).

A total of 24 Huskies have been named WBCA All-America 46 times. Bueckers joins Maya Moore as the only Huskies to earn the distinction as freshmen.

WBCA NCAA DIVISION I COACHES' ALL-AMERICA

Player	Institution	Class	Guard
Aliyah Boston	University of South Carolina	Sophomore	Forward
Paige Bueckers	University of Connecticut	Freshman	Guard
Caitlin Clark	University of Iowa	Freshman	Guard
Chelsea Dungee	University of Arkansas	Redshirt Senior	Guard
Dana Evans	University of Louisville	Senior	Guard
Naz Hillmon	University of Michigan	Junior	Forward
Rhyne Howard	University of Kentucky	Junior	Guard
Aari McDonald	University of Arizona	Senior	Guard
NaLyssa Smith	Baylor University	Junior	Forward
Kiana Williams	Stanford University	Senior	Guard

University of Connecticut Athletics

Players Mentioned

Paige Bueckers

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