Dallas Wings franchise face Paige Bueckers took all however two votes in 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Yr tally.
Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers flew away with this season’s WNBA Rookie of the Yr mantle.
The North Texas franchise face earned all however two votes of 72 within the official vote from the W, with solely a pair votes to Washington Mystics standout Sonia Citron retaining her from unanimity.
Bueckers was personally offered the award by WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert as she ready to take the stage for a Tuesday look on “The Jennifer Hudson Present.” She turns into the third Wing to earn the title (becoming a member of Allisha Grey and the Cheryl Ford, the latter successful it underneath the Detroit Shock moniker in 2003) and seventh College of Connecticut alumna (the primary since Crystal Dangerfield in 2020).
Paige Bueckers didn’t count on THIS on the finish of her tunnel! 👀 @WNBA @DallasWings pic.twitter.com/wyJ8RsJdl8
— The Jennifer Hudson Present (@JHudShow) September 16, 2025
Although the Wings (10-34) meandered to a league-worst file, Bueckers instantly tailored to the skilled sport and lived as much as the hype that adopted her as the highest pick of Storrs. The purpose guard put up averages of 19.2 tallies and 5.4 assists in her maiden Affiliation voyage, main all rookies in each classes.
“I feel that Paige is such a particular participant, not solely as a result of she will rating in such selection — three ranges, 4, clearly she does all of the little issues — however I feel she additionally does the best factor,” teammate Haley Jones lauded to Ballislife’s Grant Afseth on DallasHoopsJournal.com. “On the finish of the sport, she may take the shot, and loads of instances she passes. She has religion in us. I feel simply her basketball I.Q. and making each single particular person round her higher is insane.”
Bueckers set quite a few franchise and rookie information alongside the best way, together with a 44-point exhibiting in an August loss to Los Angeles, one which set the brand new single-game excessive mark for all-time W freshmen (not counting the inaugural 1997 season).
Thus ends a embellished 2025 for Bueckers, who guided the historic Huskies program to its record-extending twelfth NCAA nationwide championship over the spring. Bueckers additionally appeared on the Related Press’ All-WNBA second group alongside Sabrina Ionescu (New York), Nneka Ogwumike (Seattle), Kelsey Plum, and Jackie Younger (Seattle).
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