UConn star Paige Bookers suffered an ACL tear in his left knee on Monday and will miss the 2022-23 season. According to a team release, the junior guard picked up on an injury he sustained during a basketball game. She had an MRI Monday night, which confirmed her injuries.
Head coach Geno Auriemma said in a statement, “We are all devastated for Paige. She has worked really hard this offseason to get stronger and healthier. This is unfortunate. It’s a setback,” he said.
“Paige is obviously a great basketball player, but she’s a better person and a better teammate and it’s really unfortunate that this happened to her. We will miss her on the court.” I think, but she will continue to lead and do everything she can to help her teammate this season. , to support her healing process.
Bookers will undergo surgery at UConn Health on Friday.
The 5-foot-11-inch guard established herself as one of women’s college basketball’s most talented players after a solid freshman campaign averaging 20 points, 4.9 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. She was named Women’s Player of the Year and also won the 2021 Naismith Her Trophy.
Her sophomore season didn’t go smoothly. Bueckers injured her knee last December, requiring surgery for her anterior tibial plateau fracture and a torn lateral meniscus. That surgery took her on Dec. 13, and Bookers missed her 19-game streak until her return in late February. She helped her team to an impressive 93-38 victory over St. John’s on the first day of their return, but it took another few weeks before Buckers really looked like her old self. It took.
The Huskies made it all the way to the NCAA Championship Game before losing to the South Carolina Gamecocks. Viewkers finished the season averaging 14.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 1.5 steals in 17 games, while he shot 54.4 percent of his field goals.
“I’m working hard to get my health back, feeling stronger than ever, playing my best basketball, and it’s so crazy how all of a sudden a move can change everything,” Buckers wrote on Instagram.
“It’s hard trying to understand everything right now, but I can’t help but think that God is using me as a testimony to how much you can overcome when He’s on your side. I can’t help but feel like I’m going to have to tear my ACL.” A young child who is just starting out or undergoing major surgery may need this Story P.
While it’s certainly a tough time for Bookers, she’s already received a lot of support and well wishes from the basketball world.
“I am praying for you” Said Iowa star Kaitlyn Clarke after the news broke. “You’re such a good addition to our game! I can’t wait to see you come back even stronger.”
South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley also wishes her most challenging rival, the Bookers, a speedy recovery.
UConn will start the 2022-23 season against Northeastern on November 10th. The Huskies, with a healthy Buckers, were expected to be one of the top teams in the country next season. There are other players who could make UConn a tough team to beat, but there’s no doubt her absence will be felt.
