UConn’s March Madness star Paige Bueckers goes viral for hilarious ‘proud mom energy’ at WNBA Draft… as fans go wild for her passionate reaction to teammates getting picked

UConn women’s basketball player Paige Bueckers went viral for her excitement over the selection of her Huskies teammates in the WNBA Draft on Monday night.

Bueckers attended the Brooklyn Academy of Music as Aaliyah Edwards and Nika Muhl waited for their names to be called.

When the selections came, cameras captured Bueckers cheering and filmed her teammates taking the stage and welcoming them to the WNBA. Fans then took to social media to appreciate Bueckers’ excitement for her fellow Huskies.

“I don’t know if you guys can see it, but Paige is recording like a proud mom,” one user wrote.

Another posted a photo of Amy Poelher’s character in the 2004 film Mean Girls and wrote, “Paige Bueckers has been bringing this energy all the time, and it’s very good.”

Fans took to social media to show Bueckers support towards her UConn teammates

Similar to the Mean Girls reference, a third user posted a photo of Bueckers recording her teammates, next to a photo of Kris Jenner holding a camcorder during what appears to be one of her children’s recitals.

The photo of her with the phone in hand was Bueckers’ reaction when Edwards was selected sixth overall by the Washington Mystics.

Moments later, Bueckers joined the crowd to sing: ‘We want Nika’ as we wait for the Croatian guard to be picked. Muhl was later drafted by the Seattle Storm with the 14th overall selection.

“So so so proud,” Bueckers posted on X with two teary-eyed emojis.

Bueckers is entering her senior year at UConn and is expected to enter the draft next year.

After missing much of the past two years due to back-to-back knee surgeries, the 6-foot-1 Huskies powered through their playoff run as they tried to regain their championship ways. UConn’s campaign ended in the Final Four in defeat to Caitlin Clark and Iowa.