Bueckers, Strong named to Wooden Award Midseason Top 25

LOS ANGELES – Redshirt senior Paige Bueckers and freshmen Sarah Strong of the UConn women’s basketball team have been named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Tuesday.

Bueckers leads the Huskies with 19.9 points per game and 60 assists. She has had nine 20-point performances this season. One of the most efficient guards in the country, Bueckers is shooting 55.9 percent from the floor and 40.3 percent from three-point range this year. She ranks eighth nationally with an assist-turnover ratio of 3.16.

Bueckers won the 2021 Wooden Award as a freshman and was a 2024 Wooden Award All-American.

Strong, the No. 1 ranked recruit this season, has been a force for the Huskies. She scored in double figures in every game and recorded six 20-point games and three double-doubles. Strong leads UConn in rebounding, blocks and steals and is second in scoring.

Strong is the only newcomer in Wood’s midseason top 25.

UConn is one of five programs with multiple players on the midseason list.

UConn returns to the XL Center to host Xavier (5-9, 0-3) next Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The Huskies celebrate Pride Night to honor the LGBTQ+ community. Tickets are available HERE.