Women’s March Madness: Who is Paige Bueckers? And other things to know
Paige Bueckers #5 of the UConn Huskies celebrates in the fourth quarter against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the National Championship of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Amalie Arena on April 06, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Maddie
Women’s March Madness wrapped up on Sunday, with the men’s championship set to take place Monday night.
Here’s the latest developments from the tournaments this weekend:
Women’s March Madness
Big picture view:
UConn is back on top of women’s basketball, winning its 12th national championship.
By the numbers:
They beat South Carolina 82-59.
Who is Paige Bueckers?
Paige Bueckers is an American basketball player with the UConn Huskies.
Big picture view:
She’s likely to be the first overall pick in the WNBA Draft next week.
In her final game with the team, she put up 17 points in UConn's win over the Gamecocks Sunday.
Dig deeper:
She even missed a season with a torn ACL she suffered back in 2022, but will still go down as one of UConn's greatest.
By the numbers:
Bueckers' 19.9 points per game is the largest in UConn history, and she also had the third-most points in women's March Madness history throughout her career.
Men’s NCAA basketball final
What's next:
The NCAA men’s basketball championship game is taking place Monday, April 7, at 8:50 p.m. The final teams playing for the championship are Houston and Florida.
Big picture view:
The Final Four featured all No. 1 seeds but left the two top ones — Auburn and Duke — sitting at home.
Final Four scores
By the numbers:
Houston outlasted Duke to win 70-67, with Florida taking Auburn 79-73.
The Source: Information from this article was taken from game stats of UConn vs. South Carolina on April 6, 2025, and the Final Four games on April 5. Background information about the players and the season was taken from previous reportings from The Associated Press and FOX News. This story was reported from Detroit.