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Two Former UConn Huskies Taken in WNBA Draft While Supporting Paige Bueckers

Paige Bueckers UConn WNBA Huskies Aubrey Griffin Kaitlyn Chen Cathy Engelbert
UConn Huskies guard Chen, Bueckers and forward Griffin pose for a photo after a Elite Eight NCAA Tournament basketball game against the USC Trojans at Spokane Arena. | James Snook-Imagn Images

Geno Auriemma likely knew his star guard Paige Bueckers would be the first name off the board during Monday night's WNBA draft. But by the time the three-round draft concluded, he saw a couple more of his players hear their names called.

Just eight days after UConn won the national championship, the Huskies headed to New York City to support Bueckers as the Dallas Wings selected her with the No. 1 pick.

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