{"id":358552,"date":"2025-11-05T23:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/358552\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T23:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:50:11","slug":"paige-bueckers-drops-epic-5-word-response-on-return-to-alma-mater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/358552\/","title":{"rendered":"Paige Bueckers Drops Epic 5-Word Response on Return to Alma Mater"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before her debut with the Dallas Wings, Paige Bueckers was one of the most successful student-athletes in UConn Huskies history. Her draft profile was viral weeks before the WNBA<\/a> began, with people immediately drawing comparisons to Indiana Fever\u2019s Caitlin Clark.<\/p>\n

And while Bueckers has certainly established herself as a part of the WNBA, there\u2019s no way one can forget their beloved alma mater.<\/p>\n

Paige Bueckers Responds to Alma Mater\u2019s Hilarious Troll Tweet<\/p>\n

Since Bueckers is prepping for her sophomore WNBA season, she hasn\u2019t stopped supporting the UConn Huskies. The 24-year-old was at their season opener against Louisville, wearing a team sweatshirt and cheering from the stands.<\/p>\n

In fact, Bueckers couldn\u2019t help but want and be a part of the team. She posted a meme<\/a> showcasing the same, adding the words \u2018me rn\u2019 on Instagram. The Wings star even commented on an IG post, asking them if it\u2019s too late for her to play in her sixth year with them.<\/p>\n

And while fans were eager to hype their beloved UConn Huskie star, the team was quick to troll Bueckers.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike how did you get our warmup top, you don\u2019t even go here,\u201d the team\u2019s official Twitter (now X) account wrote.<\/p>\n

Bueckers, naturally, had the perfect six-word response. Reiterating the fact that she wants to make a comeback, she wrote<\/a>: \u201cRun it back, year 6!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Huskies could only celebrate her time with the team as they added: \u201cHusky forever \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc99.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans were thoroughly entertained by the exchange, some pointing out that maybe Bueckers could have played for another year. Furthermore, Bueckers\u2019 girlfriend, Azzi Fudd, is still a part of the team.<\/p>\n

Of course, Bueckers has found her footing in the WNBA, averaging 19.2 points, 5.4 assists, and 1.6 steals in her rookie season. She also became the first ever WNBA player in history to reach 200 points, 50 rebounds, and 50 assists in a season.<\/p>\n

Bueckers Had the Best Advice for Girlfriend Azzi Fudd<\/p>\n

With Bueckers gone, all eyes are on Fudd and the rest of the UConn team \u2014 especially after their NCAA championship win in 2025.<\/p>\n

Discussing the situation with ESPN, Bueckers said<\/a>, \u201cJust focus on what matters. Focus on the team, focus on the present. That\u2019s the mindset we had the entire last year\u2013what I had embodied, what she\u2019s learning to embody.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of outside noises, outside expectations, lots of pressure. But if you focus on where you are at the moment, all of that is just noise.\u201d<\/p>\n

And with a 79-66 win over Louisville, the Huskies are at least off to a good start this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Before her debut with the Dallas Wings, Paige Bueckers was one of the most successful student-athletes in UConn…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":358553,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[62,67,132,68,232],"class_list":{"0":"post-358552","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-united-states","10":"tag-unitedstates","11":"tag-us","12":"tag-wnba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/358553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}