Paige Bueckers

ABOUT PAIGE BUECKERS

Basketball player who is known for her work as a point guard for the Hopkins High School team in Minnesota. She shared videos from her games along with other sports related content to her Instagram where she has over 2 million followers.

She started playing basketball at the age of five. She then started gaining attention for her playing in 2016 when she won the All-Conference and All-State academic award. That same year, she also was one of 16 finalists for the 2016 USA Under 17 Women's World Cup Team.

She has earned several gold medals for her playing including at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, the 2018 FIBA Under 17 World Cup, and the 2017 FIBA Americas Under 16 Championship. She began playing for the University of Connecticut in 2020.  She was selected as the first pick of the 2025 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings .

She was born and raised in Edina, Minnesota. She has two younger brothers names Ryan and Drew and a younger sister names Lauren. She was romantically linked to Azzi Fudd in June 2025.

She is known for having played alongside fellow basketball player Kara Lawson as part of the 2018 Youth Olympic Games team representing the United States.