Top WNBA prospect Paige Bueckers vows to return to UConn next season: 'This will not be my last senior night'

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Paige Bueckers is one of the most recognizable players in women's college basketball. On Friday, the Connecticut Huskies superstar told a capacity crowd inside Gampel Pavilion she will return next season.

Bueckers' announcement has significant implications across the women's college basketball landscape. Through 27 games, Bueckers is averaging 20 points per game, tying her career best. She was projected to be a lottery pick in this year's WNBA draft.

The 22-year-old Huskies guard ended the speculation about her future during a postgame ceremony on UConn's senior night. 

"I know everybody wants me to address the elephant in the room. Unfortunately, this will not be my last senior night at UConn. I'm coming back," she said.

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Connecticut's Paige Bueckers (5) drives to the basket during the first half of a first-round game against Mercer in the NCAA tournament March 19, 2022, in Storrs, Conn.  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Bueckers also thanked the fans and students for their support during her time in Storrs, Connecticut.

"I can't put into words what this program has meant to me, what you guys have meant to me, the best student section in the country," Bueckers said.

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"Thank you guys. Obviously, these four years didn't go how I planned or how I wanted it to go, but I wouldn't trade it for the world. I wouldn't be able to get through what I went through without everybody here. So, thank you to the best fans in the country."

Bueckers has received numerous awards during her impressive career