High School Honors

• USA Today All-USA second team, All-USA Minnesota Player of the Year and All-Minnesota first team (2019).
• Gatorade State Player of the Year (2018, 2019).
• Naismith High School All-America first team (2019) and honorable mention (2018); was a finalist for 2019 Naismith High School Player of the Year.
• MaxPreps High School All-America first team (2019) and fifth team (2018).
• Minneapolis Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year (2018, 2019) and is a four-time All-State honoree.
• Minnesota Class 4A All-State Tournament Team (2016, 2017, 2019).
• Star Tribune All-Metro first team (2017, 2018, 2019).
• All-Conference and All-State academic (2016, 2017).

High School Notes

• Has played four varsity seasons at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota, including as an eighth grader, and has helped her team compile a 149-8 record over that span.
• Averaged 24.4 ppg. and 5.5 apg. in leading her team to the 2019 Minnesota Class 4A state championship and a 32-0 record.
• Needs to score 118 points next season to become the school's career scoring leader, a mark held by Leslie Knight with 2,335 points.
• During the first three years  of her prep career, amassed 1,508 points, 389 rebounds, 361 assists, 278 steals and 39 blocked shots.
• As a sophomore in 2017-18, started all 27 games and averaged 22.4 ppg., 6.8 rpg., 6.4 apg. and 4.1 spg. in leading her team to a 24-3 record and a state runner-up finish.
• As a freshman in 2016-17, started in all 29 games played and averaged 21.6 ppg., 4.2 apg. and 4.2 spg. to help her team to a 30-1 record and the 4A championship game.
• As an eighth grader in 2015-16, started in six games and averaged 8.9 ppg., 2.1 apg. and 1.4 spg. to help her team to a 28-3 record and the state final.
• Plays in the summer for North Tartan.

Personal Notes

• Born in Edina, Minnesota, and now resides in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
• Daughter of Amy Dettbarn and Bob Bueckers; has two younger brothers, Ryan and Drew, and one younger sister, Lauren.
• Boasts a 3.78 GPA.
• Organized her own series of youth basketball clinics, “Buckets With Bueckers,” which offered free admission to players in Minnesota and Montana, while raising funds for local charities via donations and corporate sponsorships.
• Mother participated in cross country and track and field at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.
• Is a member of her school’s honor roll.
• Twitter: @paigebueckers1
• Instagram: @paigebueckers
• First played basketball: when she was 5.
• Enjoys: listening to music and spending time with her friends and family.
• International travels: Argentina, Latvia and Belarus  with USA Basketball.