Paige Bueckers excited to play alongside Napheesa Collier at FIBA World Cup
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 27, 2026, 11:17 PM
Last updated Aug 27, 2026
Paige Bueckers expressed enthusiasm about teaming with Napheesa Collier at the upcoming FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Germany. The event begins next week, marking a first for the UConn alums, who never played together in college. Bueckers is eager to learn from seasoned players on Team USA, having made her senior national team debut earlier this year. Collier, a key figure in international play, is returning from an injury but holds extensive experience with gold-medal teams from the Olympics.
- •Bueckers and Collier both starred at UConn but never overlapped.
- •The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup starts next week in Germany.
- •Bueckers aims to learn from experienced teammates in her World Cup debut.
- •Collier has returned to play after a lengthy injury absence.
- •Both athletes are influential figures in women's basketball.
- 11:17 PMYahoo Sports — Paige Bueckers eager to team up with fellow UConn alum Napheesa Collier at FIBA World Cup
"Bueckers and Collier both starred for UConn, but did not overlap under Geno Auriemma in Storrs.
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