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UConn's Paige Bueckers reacts after a college basketball game against Stanford in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. UConn won 63-58 to advance to the finals. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers, left, and Amari DeBerry, right, call out to fans during a send-off rally to the Final Four for the UConn women's basketball team in Storrs, Conn., Tuesday, March 29, 2022.
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Connecticut guard Paige Bueckers (5) reacts in double overtime against NC State during the East Regional final college basketball game of the NCAA women's tournament, Monday, March 28, 2022, in Bridgeport, Conn. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers (5) and teammates run toward teammate Dorka Juhasz after defeating North Carolina State, 91-87, in an NCAA Bridgeport Regional final at Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, March 28, 2022. Juhasz injured her wrist in the first half and sat out the rest of the game. UConn advances to the Final Four. Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant
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UConn's Paige Bueckers tries to get past South Carolina's Bree Hall during the first half of a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers favors her leg as she walks off the court during the second half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers (5) talks to teammates during a break in the action in the first half of an NCAA Bridgeport Regional final against North Carolina State at Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, March 28, 2022. UConn led at the half, 34-28. Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant
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UConn's Paige Bueckers and Christyn Williams run a drill during a practice session for a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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UConn head coach Geno Auriemma talks to Paige Bueckers during a practice session for a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers shoots during a practice session for a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers dribbles during a practice session for a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Connecticut guard Paige Bueckers (5) drives to the lane against NC State during the first quarter of the East Regional final college basketball game of the NCAA women's tournament, Monday, March 28, 2022, in Bridgeport, Conn. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers passes during a practice session for a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers and South Carolina's Aliyah Boston go after a loose ball during the first half of a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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South Carolina's Zia Cooke tries to steal the ball from UConn's Paige Bueckers during the first half of a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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UConn's Nika Muhl is congratulated by Paige Bueckers after a score during the first half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Connecticut's Paige Bueckers, top, and Aaliyah Edwards celebrate after a play in the fourth quarter against Stanford during an NCAA women's semifinal Friday night in Minneapolis. Bueckers finished with 14 points in the Huskies' 63-58 victory.
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UConn's Paige Bueckers reacts as she heads to the bench during the second half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Stanford's Lexie Hull and UConn's Paige Bueckers go after a loose ball during the second half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers drives past Stanford's Cameron Brink during the second half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers reacts after a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. UConn won 63-58 to advance to the finals. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers (5) drives against North Carolina State's Diamond Johnson (0) in the second half of an NCAA Bridgeport Regional final at Total Mortgage Arena, Bridgeport, March 28, 2022. UConn won in double overtime, 91-87, to advance to the Final Four. Bueckers had 27 points. Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant
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UConn's Paige Bueckers claps during a practice session for a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers tries to get past South Carolina's Destanni Henderson during the first half of a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers tries to get past South Carolina's Aliyah Boston during the first half of a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers passes arpound Stanford's Lexie Hull during the second half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. UConn won 63-58 to advance to the finals. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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South Carolina's Destanni Henderson tries to get past UConn's Paige Bueckers during the first half of a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers smiles during a practice session for a college basketball game in the final round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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UConn's Paige Bueckers reacts after drawing a charge during the second half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament Friday, April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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By Hartford Courant
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The UConn women’s basketball team received devastating news when it was announced on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022 that Huskies star Paige Bueckers would miss the entire season with an ACL injury.
