UConn’s Bueckers suffers torn ACL, will miss upcoming season
2 years, 4 months ago

UConn’s Bueckers suffers torn ACL, will miss upcoming season

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers tore the ACL in her left knee during a pickup game and will miss the entire 2022-23 season, the school announced Wednesday. “It’s so so crazy because you work so hard to get back healthy, you feel stronger than ever, and you are playing your best basketball and with one sudden movement it all shifts,” she wrote. “It’s hard trying to make sense of it all now but I can’t help but think that God is using me as a testimony as to how much you can overcome with Him by your side.” Bueckers was named the 2020-21 AP national player of the year, becoming the first freshman to earn that honor. Our program will support Paige through her healing process to help her come back better and stronger.” UConn said Bueckers will undergo surgery on Friday at UConn Health in Farmington.

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Paige Bueckers: The Final Chase for National Championship Glory
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Paige Bueckers: The Final Chase for National Championship Glory

Associated Press  

UConn star Paige Bueckers enters her final season, eager to chase that elusive national title. With a final chance to win a national championship, she brings deep experience and leadership to the team. Bueckers is a preseason AP All-American and is one of the most popular players in the sport. She is ranked No. 2 in the preseason AP Top …

Paige Bueckers lifts UConn back to the Final Four with 80-73 win over JuJu Watkins and USC
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Paige Bueckers lifts UConn back to the Final Four with 80-73 win over JuJu Watkins and USC

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Stuck as a spectator during last year’s women’s NCAA Tournament, Paige Bueckers didn’t waste a moment this time. Or, as Huskies coach Geno Auriemma put it, “Today was Paige doing Paige things.” Bueckers carried UConn to the national semifinals, scoring 28 points in the Huskies’ 80-73 victory over Southern California in a regional final on Monday night. …

Paige Bueckers and UConn end magical season for JuJu Watkins and USC
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Paige Bueckers and UConn end magical season for JuJu Watkins and USC

LA Times  

Not so fast, freshman. UConn played in 14 consecutive Final Fours before last season’s disappointment while the Trojans were mired in anonymity before Watkins chose her hometown school over established powers. “For her to have the year she had as a freshman — fearless, confident, one of the best players in the country — she’s got a lot to build …

Aubrey Griffin’s knee injury confirmed as an ACL tear that will end the UConn forward’s season
11 months, 1 week ago

Aubrey Griffin’s knee injury confirmed as an ACL tear that will end the UConn forward’s season

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn forward Aubrey Griffin will miss the remainder of the season after doctors confirmed she suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee last week, the school said Wednesday. She decided to wait for an official diagnosis until the team returned from its two-game road trip in order to have the knee examined by UConn …

Bueckers says teammates returning from injuries may help her decide to play another year at UConn
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Bueckers says teammates returning from injuries may help her decide to play another year at UConn

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn star Paige Bueckers suggested Tuesday that she may return for another season if it means getting to play again with now-injured teammates, including Azzi Fudd and Aubrey Griffin. Griffin, a graduate student who suffered a knee injury in a win over Creighton last week, also has another year of eligibility remaining, should she wish to use …

For UConn to thrive, Paige Bueckers needs to be more like Caitlin Clark
1 year ago

For UConn to thrive, Paige Bueckers needs to be more like Caitlin Clark

New York Times  

Since high school, Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark’s basketball stories have been intertwined. Bueckers, a Minnesota native, signed with UConn, a dynasty that had not only made the Elite Eight almost every year of Bueckers’ life but also won nine national titles during that span. With a roster hampered by injuries and an eight-player rotation featuring four freshmen, Bueckers and …

UConn guard Azzi Fudd will miss the remainder of the season with a right knee injury
1 year, 1 month ago

UConn guard Azzi Fudd will miss the remainder of the season with a right knee injury

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn guard Azzi Fudd will miss the remainder of the season with a noncontact knee injury she sustained last week during practice, the school announced Wednesday. The school said Fudd will have surgery at UConn Health at a “later date.” “We’re all just so upset for Azzi,” Auriemma said in a statement. “She worked hard to be …

UConn’s Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd hope for healthy season together to make championship run
1 year, 1 month ago

UConn’s Paige Bueckers, Azzi Fudd hope for healthy season together to make championship run

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn coach Geno Auriemma was traveling with his team in Hungary this summer when he walked into a mystical little shop and asked for a charm that might keep his star players Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd healthy this season. “Because, so much has happened that you just hold your breath at the end of every practice, …

UConn forward El Alfy to miss freshman season with a ruptured Achilles tendon
1 year, 4 months ago

UConn forward El Alfy to miss freshman season with a ruptured Achilles tendon

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn freshman forward Jana El Alfy will miss the 2023-24 season with a ruptured Achilles tendon, the school announced Tuesday. The 6-foot-5 forward from Egypt sustained the injury to her left leg Sunday in her country’s final game in the FIBA U19 World Cup in Spain. El Alfy returned to Connecticut, was evaluated at UConn Health and …

UConn star Paige Bueckers working her way back from knee injury
1 year, 6 months ago

UConn star Paige Bueckers working her way back from knee injury

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — Paige Bueckers tries to put the fear out of her mind. Bueckers is back on the court with her teammates — though not fully participating in practice games yet — 10 months after suffering the second major knee injury of her college career. “I believe that everything happens for a reason,” Bueckers said Wednesday following a team …

Star guard Paige Bueckers plans to play for UConn in 2023-24
2 years, 3 months ago

Star guard Paige Bueckers plans to play for UConn in 2023-24

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — Paige Bueckers intends to play basketball in the 2023-24 season for Connecticut after recovering from an ACL injury that’s sidelined her this season. Speaking on campus for the first time since being hurt, Bueckers was adamant in saying she will not enter the 2023 WNBA Draft and will return to play college ball. But I will be …

UConn’s Paige Bueckers undergoes successful knee surgery
3 years ago

UConn’s Paige Bueckers undergoes successful knee surgery

Associated Press  

STORRS, Conn. — UConn said Tuesday that star Paige Bueckers has undergone successful surgery to repair the left leg fracture she suffered a week ago as well as a meniscus tear in that knee. But the school said Tuesday that she also suffered a lateral meniscus tear when she was hurt and that both injuries were repaired during the surgery. …

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