If Paige Bueckers is feeling the emotions of senior day, she doesn't show it. The UConn guard walks onto the court at Gampel Pavilion, flanked by her siblings, holding their hands. Her sister sobs, and many of her teammates are already teary-eyed,

So, while the basketball at UConn is still available to her, this time with her teammates is available, the chance to put on that No. 5 Huskies jersey one more time is available, Bueckers will be that player. She will shoot 27 times. She will take over a game. She will not take for granted any moment on the floor.

Bueckers shared her intent to declare for the 2025 WNBA draft with ESPN analyst and basketball legend Rebecca Lobo. "Some had suggested she would not declare, play in Unrivaled, and then declare in 2026," Lobo wrote on X.