{"id":272673,"date":"2025-03-20T22:13:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/paige-bueckers-and-co-announce-new-uconn-jerseys-days-away-from-march-madness\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:06","slug":"paige-bueckers-and-co-announce-new-uconn-jerseys-days-away-from-march-madness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/paige-bueckers-and-co-announce-new-uconn-jerseys-days-away-from-march-madness\/","title":{"rendered":"Paige Bueckers and co. announce new UConn jerseys days away from March Madness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4830195\" data-slug-id=\"2427283\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-basketball\/uconn-&lt;a%20href=\" https:=\"\">huskies<\/a>&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener noreferrer&#8221; data-is-sponsored=&#8221;false&#8221;&gt;UConn women\u2019s basketball team will begin their March Madness journey on Saturday wearing a brand-new jersey. The Huskies revealed their new playing outfit on Tuesday with a well-produced announcement video.<\/p>\n<p>Several players participated in the video shared on the team\u2019s X account, but star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-basketball\/paige-bueckers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Paige Bueckers<\/a> had a major role. At the start of the video, she delivered an emotional speech that sounded like a farewell message.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe my time here at UConn is coming to an end,\u201d Bueckers said. \u201cIt\u2019s been everything I ever dreamed of as a kid. I wanted to come here and wear this jersey with pride, and it\u2019s been an amazing journey. I wouldn\u2019t trade it for the world. I just can\u2019t believe I am never going to wear this jersey again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;But that\u2019s because we have some exciting things coming soon.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After she concluded, she appeared in the next scene wearing the newly designed UConn jersey and showing off some swag.<\/p>\n<p>Other players also modeled the new jersey in the video, which featured a hip-hop soundtrack in the background.<\/p>\n<p>UConn has had a dominant season, finishing the Big East regular season undefeated (18-0) to clinch the conference title. The Huskies also secured their 12th consecutive Big East Tournament title by defeating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-basketball\/creighton-bluejays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Creighton<\/a> 72-50 in the championship game.<\/p>\n<h2>UConn earns No. 2 seed in NCAA Tournament selection day<\/h2>\n<p>The Huskies have been selected as the No. 2 seed for March Madness and will compete in the Spokane 4 Region. This is the seventh time Connecticut has received a No. 2 seed, while they have also extended their NCAA Tournament appearance streak, which dates back to the 1988-89 season.<\/p>\n<p>With 11 national titles to its name, UConn is the most successful women\u2019s college basketball program of all time, with the team also reaching 23 Final Fours since the 1988-89 season.<\/p>\n<p>The Huskies are set to open their NCAA Tournament ca against No. 15-seed Arkansas on Saturday afternoon at Gampel Pavilion, with tipoff scheduled for 1 p.m. The game will be on ABC.<\/p>\n<p>On a 10-game winning streak, UConn is considered a strong contender to challenge reigning national champion South Carolina.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-tagline bottom\" data-tab=\"bottom\">\n<p><em>Dawn Staley, Geno Auriemma, or Kim Mulkey &#8211; who is NCAAW&#8217;s highest-paid coach? 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