UConn star Paige Bueckers says embracing Christianity is becoming more common in women's basketball

Paige Bueckers drilled a jump shot over two defenders that extended Connecticut Huskies' lead over the Creighton Bluejays.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – UConn women's basketball superstar Paige Bueckers has never been one to hide her faith, but now she sees her peers following suit. 

The 23-year-old phenom has regularly cited Bible verses and given thanks to God in times of standout basketball success. That success wrote another chapter Wednesday night when she put up 23 points at the prominent Catholic institution, Seton Hall, to lead a dominant 91-49 win. 

After the game, she told Fox News Digital during the postgame press conference how she sees public displays of faith becoming more common in her sport. 

"Yeah, I think people are more outward in their faith and more comfortable talking about it," Bueckers said when asked if she sees embracing Christianity becoming more common in women's basketball and sports as a whole. 

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Paige Bueckers at the ESPYs. (Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC via Getty Images)

For her, making an effort to put faith on display makes it more comfortable for other players to do the same. 

"I feel like the more you see it the more populized it becomes, and the more comfortable everybody comes with it," Bueckers said. "But yeah, I definitely think it's growing in terms of being outspoken about it." 

A commitment to Christianity has been a prominent staple of Bueckers' basketball journey so far in her career. After she tore her ACL in an August 2022 pickup game, she wasted no time reminding her fans that her faith in God would help her return. 

"It’s hard trying to make sense of it all now but I can’t help but think that God is using me as a testimony as to how