At just 23 years old, Paige Bueckers has already cemented herself as a force in women’s basketball: She’s the fastest player in UConn history to reach 2,000 career points; she was the first freshman to nab the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy—and, come next month, she’s widely projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 WNBA draft.

Bueckers has reached the Final Four three times during her career with the Huskies and reached the national title game in 2022, but has yet to secure a national championship. Though she has a promising WNBA career ahead and is projected as the No. 1 overall pick, Bueckers said she wanted to end her college career on a high note.