The UConn star has already delivered record-breaking performances for the top-ranked Huskies.
Bueckers received 28 first place votes from the national panel of 30 media members that vote each week in the AP Top 25 poll.
Before joining UConn this season, Bueckers played five seasons on the varsity basketball team at Hopkins, Minnesota.
She was joined by Dana Evans of Louisville, Aliyah Boston of South Carolina, Rhyne Howard of Kentucky and NaLyssa Smith of Baylor.
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Paige Bueckers came to Connecticut with a lot of hype surrounding her.
The freshman guard has lived up to it so far, delivering record-breaking performances and earning a spot on The Associated Press women s basketball All-American team Wednesday. She s only the third freshman to make the AP team, joining Oklahoma s Courtney Paris and UConn s Maya Moore.
Bueckers received 28 first place votes from the national panel of 30 media members that vote each week in the AP Top 25 poll. She was joined by Dana Evans of Louisville, Aliyah Boston of South Carolina, Rhyne Howard of Kentucky and NaLyssa Smith of Baylor.
UConn frosh Paige Bueckers leads women s AP All-America team
DOUG FEINBERG, AP Basketball Writer
March 17, 2021
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1of15FILE - Connecticut s Paige Bueckers, right, dances over to teammates while celebrating an NCAA college basketball game win in the Big East tournament finals against Marquette at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn, in this Monday, March 8, 2021, file photo. Bueckers has made The Associated Press All-America first team, announced Wednesday, March 17, 2021.Jessica Hill/APShow MoreShow Less
2of15FILE - Kentucky s Rhyne Howard (10) shoots near South Carolina s Eniya Russel during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., in this Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, file photo. Howard made The Associated Press All-America first team, announced Wednesday, March 17, 2021.James Crisp/APShow MoreShow Less
Women’s college notebook: UConn freshman leads AP All-America team
Paige Bueckers lived up to high expectations to become just the third freshman named to the AP first team.
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Paige Bueckers came to Connecticut with a lot of hype surrounding her.
The freshman guard has lived up to it so far, delivering record-breaking performances and earning a spot on The Associated Press women’s basketball All-American team Wednesday. She’s only the third freshman to make the AP team, joining Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris and UConn’s Maya Moore.
Bueckers received 28 first-place votes from the national panel of 30 media members that vote each week in the AP Top 25 poll. She was joined by Dana Evans of Louisville, Aliyah Boston of South Carolina, Rhyne Howard of Kentucky and NaLyssa Smith of Baylor.
Dana Evans is a First Team All-American
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Louisville’s Dana Evans has been named a First Team All-American by the Associated Press. She becomes just the third Cardinal to earn the honor, joining Angel McCoughtry (2009) and Asia Durr (2018, 2019).
Evans, who last month was named ACC Player of the Year for a second straight season, was a Second Team All-American last season.
The Gary, Ind. native leads the ACC with 20.0 points per game and ranks seventh with 4.2 assists per game. She ranks fifth in the country with a 92.0 free throw percentage. She is 81-88 (.920) from the line on the season and was 57-59 (.966) in ACC play.