Star UConn Guard Paige Bueckers Expected to Return From Injury for Upcoming Season
- Paige Bueckers, the star guard for the UConn women's basketball team, is expected to recover from an ACL tear and be ready for the start of the regular season.
- Bueckers missed the entire 2022-2023 season recovering from the injury she suffered last August.
- According to head coach Geno Auriemma, Bueckers is 90% recovered and will likely sit out exhibition games to ensure she is fully ready for the regular season.
- The Huskies expect to be a championship contender this season with Bueckers leading the team.
- Bueckers plans to finish her recovery over the summer focused on strength, conditioning and injury prevention to be prepared for the season.