SAN ANTONIO – UConn women's basketball freshman Paige Bueckers was selected as the 2021 AP Player of the Year, as announced by the Associated Press Wednesday.
Bueckers is the first-ever freshman to earn AP Player of the Year honors. Last week, she became just the third freshman to make AP First Team All-America.
The Hopkins, Minn., native has led UConn to its 13th straight NCAA Final Four and a 28-1 overall record. Bueckers leads UConn with 20.1 points, 5.9 assists and 2.3 steals per game, as well as a 45.9 three-point field goal percentage.