University of Connecticut Athletics
Bueckers, Edwards Earn USBWA All-America Honors
3/19/2024 2:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS – UConn women's basketball redshirt junior Paige Bueckers and senior Aaliyah Edwards earned spots on the 2023-24 USBWA Women's All-America teams, as announced by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Tuesday. Bueckers was named to the First Team and Edwards was selected to the Second Team.
Bueckers leads UConn with a career-high 21.3 points per game on an efficient .538/.424/.847 shooting split. She's expanded her game this season and is also averaging 4.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.4 blocks and 2.2 steals per game. Bueckers was selected as the BIG EAST's Player of the Year, Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
She ranks fifth nationally with 725 total points, and her field goal percentage is the second highest by a guard in Division I.
Bueckers was named the USBWA National Player of the Year and a First Team All-American in 2021. This season, she is on the Wooden Award National Ballot, a Naismith Trophy Women's Player of the Year semifinalist and an Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year finalist.
One of UConn's most consistent players, Edwards has had a career year with the Huskies. She ranks second on the team with a career-high 17.8 points per game and leads UConn with a career-high 9.3 rebounds per game. Edwards has also grabbed a career-high 52 steals this season. She was unanimously selected to the All-BIG EAST First Team.
Edwards ranks 14th nationally with a .594 shooting percentage. The Kingston, Ontario, native led the BIG EAST with 16 double-doubles this season.
Edwards was a USWBA Third Team All-American last season. This season, she is on the Wooden Award National Ballot and a Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year finalist.
The Huskies (29-5) are a No. 3 seed in the upcoming NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. UConn will face No. 14-seed Jackson State (26-6) in the First Round this Saturday at 1 p.m. in Gampel Pavilion. The game will air on ABC.
