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WNBA Draft 2025: UConn star Paige Bueckers selected No. 1 overall by Dallas Wings

Paige Bueckers is off to the next stage of her basketball career. The UConn guard was selected No. 1 overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft on Monday by the Dallas Wings, one week after winning a national championship in her final season with the Huskies.

Bueckers, 23, was the consensus favorite to go No. 1 overall and revealed her decision to enter the draft during the NCAA tournament's third round.

In four seasons at UConn, Bueckers averaged 19.8 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.