"It's time for a switch up": Paige Bueckers gets ready to say goodbye to her signature braids hairstyle at the end of her college career

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With her college career over, UConn Huskies star Paige Bueckers has announced a major change ahead of her rookie season in the WNBA. The recently crowned National Champion has almost trademarked her braided hairstyle in her five-year-stint with the Huskies. But she is set to ditch the hairstyle after she takes the next step in her career.

During a recent interview with Nightly Kids, Bueckers was asked if she was going to keep the same hairstyle or change it up in the WNBA.

"I think it's time for a switch-up," Bueckers responded. "The braids, they had a good run, and so I might switch it up now."

The 23-year-old did not rock the braids during UConn’s win over the Butler Bulldogs in February. The braided hair strands running parralel to Bueckers's hairline was such a signature look for the Connecticut star that she had to explain at the end of the game why she switched it up, revealing that her friend who makes it was not around.

However, fans of the guard’s braids will have to get used to another hairstyle by the time she enters her rookie WNBA season.

Bueckers suffered an ankle injury in her sophomore year and had to be redshirted the following year after tearing her ACL. She defied all of that and bounced back in her junior year, leading UConn to the Final Four. Despite being a projected top-three pick after that season, she decided to remain in college for another year.

That decision turned out to be a great one, as she led the Huskies to their first national title since 2016 this year and is now projected to be the first overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft.

Paige Bueckers clears Instagram bio ahead of WNBA draft

With her college career over, Bueckers is already embracing what is to come. She has been hinting at several changes that would occur in her branding during her postseason media rounds.

Making this more obvious is the fact that the guard has now cleared her Instagram bio, leaving just a link to her personal website and a Bible verse.

Paige Bueckers clears Instagram bio ahead of WNBA draft. Credit: IG/@paigebueckers

Bueckers is already embracing her professional future, and fans are likely to see changes.

About the author

Babatunde Kolawole is a college sports journalist at Sportskeeda with over eight years of experience in the field with Canoncrested.com, Garbersports.com, LiveScore Bet Nigeria and Pulse Sports Nigeria.

Kolawole studied Agricultural Economics on the tertiary level but delved into sports writing after school. Over half a decade later, the experience garnered helped him land this role.

Historically, the Alabama Crimson Tide stands out as Kolawole's favorite team as he was drawn to their rich history.

As for basketball, JuJu Watkins is Kolawole's favorite current player due to how much diversity she has in her game, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gets the nod for past players because of how he dominated with UCLA.

Kolawole has appeared on several TV and Radio shows as a guest analyst, and in his spare time, likes to watch movies (a sucker for the Marvel Cinematic Universe) and listen to a lot of music. He also loves to travel.

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