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Paige Bueckers Sends 2-Word Message on Serah Williams' UConn Transfer Announcement

Paige Bueckers put her UConn Huskies hat back on when welcoming new transfer Serah Williams to the program.
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Jan 22, 2025; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) reacts after her three point basket and being fouled by the Villanova Wildcats in the first half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images
Jan 22, 2025; Storrs, Connecticut, USA; UConn Huskies guard Paige Bueckers (5) reacts after her three point basket and being fouled by the Villanova Wildcats in the first half at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images | David Butler II-Imagn Images

After a championship drought of nine seasons (which is an eternity for this program), the UConn Huskies won the 2025 NCAA national title after their April 6 drubbing of the South Carolina Gamecocks.

UConn would not have won this championship without Paige Bueckers, as her offensive excellence combined with leadership abilities both on and off the court was invaluable to Geno Auriemma's team.

Then Bueckers left UConn for the 2025 WNBA Draft, where she was selected No. 1 overall by the Dallas Wings. As a result, there was some speculation about whether UConn could replicate this past season's success without her.

But their chances of repeating just received a major increase on Wednesday, as former Wisconsin star forward Serah Williams (averaged 19.2 points and 9.8 rebounds per game with the Badgers last year) announced her commitment to UConn via the NCAA transfer portal.

Williams made this announcement with an Instagram post that showed a graphic of her wearing UConn gear and which read, "Genesis 28:15 'Yes. I’ll stay with you, I’ll protect you wherever you go.' Go Huskiess💙🤍".

Her Instagram post's top comment is from Paige Bueckers, who wrote, "Let’s goooooo".

Several other UConn players commented on the post, including guard KK Arnold, writing, "TALM BOUT INNITTTTT💙". Guard Ashlynn Shade also added, "Letssss goooo💙".

It will be fascinating to see how Williams fits into UConn's offense next season, and how shooting will be distributed between her, Azzi Fudd, Sarah Strong, and the other solid players that Geno Auriemma has on his roster.

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Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.

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