Injured Bueckers says she’ll spend season as student coach

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Published October 19, 2022 9:32 AM

By PAT EATON-ROBB
AP Sports Writer

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Injured UConn star Paige Bueckers says she plans to spend this season as a student coach for the sixth-ranked Huskies. The former national player of the year will miss the entire season with a torn ACL in her left knee. Bueckers has vowed to return to college as a player next year, rather than declaring for the WNBA draft. Coach Geno Auriemma said he believes Bueckers can grow as a player this year by sitting in on practices and watching from a coach’s eyes instead of a player’s eyes,

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