Paige Bueckers is ready to return to action with the UConn women’s basketball team. Out since Dec. 5 with a knee injury, she was cleared by the medical staff to play Friday night against St. John’s.
Bueckers, the national player of the year as a freshman, was injured on Dec. 5 in the final minutes of a victory over Notre Dame. Diagnosed with an anterior tibial plateau fracture and lateral meniscus tear, she underwent surgery on Dec. 13.
She was averaging 21.2 points through six games. The Huskies played 19 games without her, going 15-4, clinching the Big East regular-season title on Wednesday.
