Bueckers Gets Bad News

08/04/2022

By: Matthew Cahill

UConn Star Paige Bueckers Suffers Torn ACL in Pickup Game

A devastating blow to the biggest name in women’s college basketball… After missing 19 games last season with a left-knee fracture, UConn star Paige Bueckers suffered a torn ACL in a pickup game earlier this week. She’ll undergo surgery on Friday and a timetable for her recovery is TBD.

 

“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… “The prayers and love means so much to me and the doubts that I won’t get back to where I was might mean even more. God put a dream in my heart and even if I have to walk through a nightmare to get it I’m going to keep believing.” — Paige Bueckers

 

Bueckers averaged 20.1 points and 5.9 assists in her freshman season when she was the consensus national player of the year. She’ll likely be the No. 1 pick when she leaves for the WNBA.

 

Additional Storylines

Just Women’s Sports: What Paige Bueckers’ Season-Ending Injury Means for UConn

The Athletic: Paige Bueckers’ ACL Tear Changes This Women’s College Basketball Season

 

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