Paige Bueckers Height, Age, Family, Biography

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Paige Bueckers

• Paige Bueckers is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Wings of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).

• She was born in Edina, Minnesota, and grew up in St. Louis Park, a neighbouring city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

• She started playing basketball at age five.

• Her parents are also National-level Basketball players. When Bueckers was three years old, her parents divorced. She remained with her father while her mother remarried. Later, her father also got married and had a son from his second marriage.

• As a child, she also played Little League Baseball as a catcher, football, and soccer, but from the first grade, she focused only on basketball.

• From her elementary school, she is a friend of American National Football Player Jalen Suggs.

• Till the 7th standard, she was coached by her father in basketball.
  

  Paige Bueckers and her father when she was a kid

• In seventh grade, Bueckers played for the junior varsity and tenth-grade basketball teams at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka.

• In the same year, she also played with North Tartan, an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) program competing in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League, a national circuit.

• When she was in the eighth standard, she joined Hopkins’ varsity team (the highest-level team in a sport or activity representing an educational institution).

• She led her team in three-point shooting and ranked second in assists. Hopkins finished with a 28–3 record and secured a runner-up finish at the Class 4A state tournament, where Bueckers was named to the All-Tournament Team.

• 25 November 2016, Bueckers made her freshman season debut for Hopkins High School, Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA. In the same year, she became one of the team’s top scorers and won, earning All-Metro first team honours from the Star Tribune, a Minnesota daily newspaper.

• In 2017, Bueckers made her international debut and represented the United States at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women’s Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• In 2018, she played at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s World Cup in Minsk, Belarus. Bueckers led the United States to a gold medal against France after gaining eight points and ten assists in the final.

• In 2018, she was named Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year. She was the first sophomore to win the award since its creation 34 years earlier.

• In October 2018, Bueckers won a gold medal for the United States in 3×3 basketball at the Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, helping her team win all seven of its games.

• She was the youngest member of the senior national team at the 2019 World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar.

• On April 1, 2019, Bueckers announced her she had chosen the University of Connecticut. The other finalists she was considering at that time were Notre Dame, Oregon State, Oregon, UCLA, Minnesota, South Carolina, Maryland, Texas and Duke.

• On November 13 2019, Bueckers signed a National Letter of Intent with UConn. She became the 11th number-one recruit to sign and attend UConn since 1998.

• In an interview, Paige mentioned that she had chosen UConn because she felt that head coach Geno Auriemma would maximise her talents, and because of the university’s reputation and enthusiasm for women’s basketball.

• Paige Bueckers was mentioned as the program’s most hyped recruit by some sports publications.

• Bueckers became her team’s leader from the beginning of her college career at UConn. She was unanimously selected as the Big East Preseason Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches.

• In December 2020, she made her debut for UConn, where she scored 17 points, nine rebounds, five assists and five steals in a 79–23 win for the team.

• In the same year, Bueckers became the first female high school player to be featured on the cover of basketball magazine SLAM.
  

  Paige Bueckers on the cover page of SLAM magazine

• She was also regarded as one of the best players in Minnesota girls’ high school basketball history.

• During her senior season, Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins compared her with American professional Basketball player Lindsay Whalen, writing,

 “A generation of girls—now young women—throughout the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota grew up idolizing [Whalen] as a basketball star. Bueckers is having that same impact on a new generation of girls.”

• After leading UConn to the Big East regular-season title in 2021, she was named Big East Player of the Year and a unanimous Big East Freshman of the Year, joining Maya Moore as the only players to win both awards in the same season.

• In the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament, she scored 24 points, which is the most by any UConn player in their tournament debut.

• In July 2021, she won the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award. It was also considered that Bueckers’ freshman season is among the best in UConn and NCAA history. 

• In her freshman year at the University of Connecticut, she was named to the university’s dean’s list, which otherwise required a GPA of at least 3.72.

• On 3 August 3, 2022, Bueckers had torn the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee during a pick-up game on August 1 and missed the entire 2022–23 season. She also received an additional year of college eligibility after redshirting the season at UConn.

• In 2022, although she was eligible for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) but Bueckers announced she would return to UConn for the 2023–24 season.

• In 2023, despite being selected as a top-three pick in the 2024 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft, she again announced she would return to UConn for the 2024–25 season.

• In 2024, during her final season at UConn, Bueckers led the UConn Huskies to an undefeated Big East season (18–0), won the Big East Tournament championship, and ultimately secured their 12th NCAA national title.

• During her final game of the regular season at UConn, she was inducted into the Huskies of Honour, a program that honours All-American players at UConn.

• In January 2025, she became the fastest player in basketball history to reach 2,000 career points after 102 career games.

• On March 28, 2025, Bueckers announced that she would enter the 2025 WNBA draft. Bueckers was selected as the first overall pick by the Dallas Wings.
  

  Paige Bueckers, while holding her jersey of the Dallas Wings

• Bueckers is known for her mid-range game and also scores efficiently at the rim and from three-point range. Her pull-up jump shot has been described as her signature move.

• Along with her fantastic game, she is also known for encouraging a strong locker room culture, mentoring younger players, and embracing the spotlight with gratitude and grace.

• In 2018, she hosted a charity basketball clinic called “Buckets with Bueckers” for young athletes in Minnesota and Montana.

• She always showed her support for the Black Lives Matter movement because her half-brother, Drew, is biracial. In 2020, she participated in marches for racial justice after the murder of George Floyd in her home state of Minnesota.
  

  Paige Bueckers’ post on her Instagram on the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020

• Paige Bueckers is represented by sports agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas of Wasserman (a sports marketing and talent management company based in Los Angeles). She signed with Wasserman as a name, image and likeness (NIL) client in August 2021.

• In November 2021, Bueckers bagged her first two major endorsement deals with StockX and Gatorade, making her the first college athlete to partner with Gatorade. On September 6, 2023, she signed a multi-year deal with Nike, during which she promoted the company’s new GT Hustle 2 shoe.

• Bueckers’ successful scoring career has earned her the nickname “Paige Buckets”. On July 13, 2021, she also filed for a trademark on the nickname for use on athletic apparel, such as shirts, pants, jackets, footwear, hats and uniforms.

• She has also signed deals with various other brands such as Crocs, Bose and Nerf.

• A sports company, Overtime, which distributes original sports content on social media platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube and sells apparel with its logos and branding, selected Paige as their advisor.

• On February 7, 2022, she announced a partnership with Cash App, a digital wallet for American consumers, through which she launched the Paige Bueckers Foundation, which promotes social justice and creates opportunities for families and children.

• On March 31, 2022, Bueckers became the first student-athlete brand ambassador for Chegg, an American education technology company. In collaboration with Chegg’s nonprofit branch, she partnered with the hunger relief organisation Goodr to host a free pop-up grocery market in Minneapolis. This event provides food insecurity among college students.

• In 2022, Bueckers was included in the Fortune 40 Under 40 list, which recognises influential young leaders in business. She was also featured on The Athletic’s College Sports 40 Under 40 list, honouring the most impactful young individuals in the college sports industry.

• On May 16, 2025, when Paige made her Women’s National Basketball Association debut, her hometown of Hopkins, Minnesota, renamed itself “Paige Bueckers, Minnesota” for that day.

• Paige Bueckers has been recognised as an influencer in basketball, fashion, and promoting culture.

• Paige loves travelling and spending time with his family. She is very close to her half-brother Drew and calls him her best friend.
  

  Paige Bueckers with her half-brother

• She is an avid dog lover.