“I’m in love”: Fans gush over Paige Bueckers in latest IG dump building up to the new season

When Paige Bueckers is not busy dominating on the basketball court, she frequently engages with her millions of social media fans. The UConn star on Tuesday shared a series of her photos on Instagram.

Most of the pictures in the post feature Bueckers and her teammates during UConn's media day, where they posed for various styled shots.

It didn’t take long for fans to shower Bueckers, who will be playing her final year, with love.

"I’m in love with you no joke," one fan commented.

"and here it is, the queen of the court is back," another fan said.

Some fans expressed excitement for her final year in college.

"one last ride!! it’s gonna be special💙," a UConn fan wrote.

"Last year best year I can already see you holding that natty trophy 😌," another added.

"#5 on the court, #1 in my heart❤️," another user said.

One fan quipped:

"being a basketball for halloween so paige bueckers will chase me around."

"Paige I literally love you. You’ve helped me through so much and you make a bigger impact on kids that you would think. Much love thank you," another added.

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Paige Bueckers and teammate Azzi Fudd make the Naismith watchlist

UConn teammates Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd have been recognized as early favorites for the 2025 Naismith Women's Player of the Year award.

On Monday, the Naismith Awards X (formerly Twitter) account announced the list of 50 players recognized as top contenders for the honor. Bueckers, who was the recipient of the award in her freshman season, and Fudd are the UConn players on the list.

Some other notable names on the watchlist include USC's JuJu Watkins, Iowa's Hannah Stuelke, USC's Kiki Iriafen, Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo, Kansas' Ayoka Lee and Iowa transfer Lucy Olsen.

Paige Bueckers was also named to the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list, as announced by UConn's Instagram page this week.

Bueckers posted averages of 14.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a sophomore before missing her junior season due to a knee injury. Fudd, who was also limited by injury this past season, averaged 15.1 ppg and 1.9 rpg during her sophomore campaign.

Last season, Bueckers made her return to the Husky lineup and led the team to NCAA Final Four.