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Women's Final Four 2022: Paige Bueckers is back home to win an NCAA title in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS -- When Paige Bueckers walked into the family ballroom at the UConn hotel in Minneapolis, she headed straight for Tara Starks. Bueckers' former AAU coach knew what was coming, and turned just as she leapt toward her, colliding with her side. It's a traditional greeting for the two, even if Starks sometimes wished it wasn't.

"I always tell her, 'My knees are bad. My back is bad. What's wrong with you?'" Starks said. "But it's almost like the same kid I would sit and talk to in 11th grade. She's not any different.