It turns out the saying, 'Let Paige Bueckers cook,' has an entirely different meaning this month.
The UConn women's basketball star has taken a significant responsibility to assist a teammate off the court during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Bueckers cooks breakfast for teammate Jana El Alfy in the mornings while El Alfy, who is from Cairo, Egypt, fasts during the 2025 women's NCAA Tournament.
Muslims observe a fast from sunrise to sundown during Ramadan u2015 from Feb.