Paige Bueckers feels 'grateful' and says she'll play college basketball again

Paige Bueckers and her UConn teammates met with the media yesterday. Burecker suffered a torn ACL in a pick-up game last month.

The Wooden Award winner is set to miss the upcoming 2022-2023 season due to an injury. She plans to return to the collegiate hardwood.

Paige Bueckers is not coming back this season but will play for the Huskies. She had a surgery and is recovering. Burecker is grateful for her teammates. The basketball phenom led the UConn Husky's to a national championship game last year. She is a players coach. Her team lost to South Carolina in the final. They play with a chip on their shoulder this year and have a lot to prove. It's the first game of the season in November. A player of AP Player of Year award won't be able to play this time. He team will be without him.

Paige Bueckers is not coming back this season but will play again for the Huskies. She had surgery and is recovering well. Burecker is grateful for her teammates. She is a players coach. The former AP player of the year wants to make an impact this year. Her main focus is to stay healthy. "I never want to take a break like this again in my career," she said.