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Kristen Wong

Paige Bueckers, Geno Auriemma Shared One Final Adorable Moment in UConn Presser

UConn Huskies coach Geno Auriemma (left) and guard Paige Bueckers during press conference at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

UConn Huskies star guard Paige Bueckers may have won her first NCAA championship on Sunday, but coach Geno Auriemma got the last laugh.

It's no secret that the Storrs duo shares one of the most special relationships in college hoops, with Bueckers holding back tears in her final embrace with Auriemma on the court at the end of the Huskies' 82-59 win over South Carolina in the NCAA title game.

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