UConn’s Paige Bueckers Shares Sweet Birthday Message to Jana El Alfy With Candid Photos

Paige Bueckers is back to college life.

In early September, the UConn Huskies basketball star was spotted working on her fitness at New York Fashion Week in a crazy “Spiderwoman” outfit, wearing a spectacular colorful ensemble full of “butterflies” where she flexed her abs.

The redshirt senior has been busy off the court lately, from NYFW to the US Open, where she was spotted relaxing in Coco Gauff’s suite. Before that, she returned to campus for the start of the school year, where she nearly impaled herself with a power drill while building furniture for her dorm room.

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The 22-year-old, whose birthday is October 20, celebrated her teammate and roommate Jana El Alfy’s 19th birthday with a sweet post on her Instagram account.

El Alfy enrolled as a freshman at UConn in 2022-23 and did not compete. Last year, she redshirted during the season. She is a member of the Egyptian national basketball team.

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As El Alfy looks to make her mark in college football, Bueckers is the consensus No. 1 pick for next April’s WNBA draft. Last season, she averaged 21.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.

Off the court, the UConn guard is just as successful. She currently earns $1.4 million per year in NIL money, according to On3’s NIL Top 100 rankings. She’s earned $5.1 million overall, ranking only behind Livvy Dunne on the women’s side.

Despite all that money, she remains a student who has fun with her roommates and friends. These are the memories that Bueckers and El Alfy will carry with them forever.

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