March Madness: Paige Bueckers gets brutally honest on final shot at National Championship

Paige Bueckers and the UConn Huskies are heading to the NCAA Tournament, just as expected. They will face off vs. Arkansas State after crushing their way through the Big East tournament.

Bueckers has been the best player on the program for years now, and she’s already established herself as one of the best players Geno Auriemma has mentored in his legendary career.

However, she has yet to win a National Championship, which is why some still refuse to put her at the top. Even so, in what might be her final shot at glory, she just wants to have a good time.

Paige Bueckers just wants to cherish the moment

“It’s like you know the end is near, so you’re trying to cherish it and drag it out as long as possible because you don’t want it to end,” the projected No. 1 pick told PEOPLE.

Paige Bueckers playing for UConn.

That’s a good way to look at it. She’s already had one of the greatest careers in college basketball history, but it all passes so fast, so she needs to stop and smell the flowers.

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Even if she doesn’t lead the team to the National Championship, this is still a team sport, and that shouldn’t be the only thing to determine her spot in the program’s hierarchy.