UConn women's basketball star Paige Bueckers was named a unanimous selection to the 2024-25 preseason AP All-America team.

The UConn women’s basketball team will begin 2024-25 ranked No. 2 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll with four top-10 matchups on its regular-season schedule.

The AP preseason All-America women's college basketball team includes three sophomores for the first time, a clear sign of the young talent in a sport coming off a record year of fan interest.

The first AP women's basketball poll of the 2024-25 season comes out Tuesday with UConn expected to be in the top three and Fairfield receiving votes.

Ahead of her final collegiate season, Paige Bueckers was named an AP Preseason All-American on Tuesday. She was an unanimous pick among the 30-member panel of national media alongside USC’s JuJu Watkins.