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Former Minnesota high school star Paige Bueckers taken No. 1 overall in 2025 WNBA Draft

The UConn star helped lead the Huskies to the Women's national championship just a few days ago

Andy Villamarzo

Apr 14, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Paige Bueckers poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected with the number one overall pick to the Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
Apr 14, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Paige Bueckers poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected with the number one overall pick to the Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA Draft at The Shed at Hudson Yards. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

Coming just days removed from her stellar performance in the Women's NCAA national championship victory over South Carolina, Paige 'Paige Buckets' Bueckers added another accolade under her belt.

Being taken No. 1 overall in the WNBA Draft.

The former Hopkins High School (Minnesota) product had her name called to the podium first on Monday evening at the 2025 WNBA Draft, selected by the Dallas Wings.

Bueckers is coming off a historic championship run as she leaves the Huskies' with the highest scoring average (19.8 points per game) and most points (477) for her career when it came to playing in the big tournament.

According to ESPN Stats & Info, Bueckers is the lone player in NCAA Tournament history to record four 25-plus point games within the Elite Eight.

As a former star hooper out of the Gopher State, Bueckers finished the 2024-2025 season averaging 19.9 points, 4.6 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.

During her time with Vikings back in Hopkins, Minnesota, Bueckers ended as the school's all-time leader in points with 2,877 and also in assists (795), steals (574).

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ANDY VILLAMARZO

Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.

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