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

UConn women’s basketball star Paige Bueckers went viral for her enthusiasm for her Huskies teammates selected in the WNBA draft Monday night.

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

As the selections came in, cameras filmed Bueckers as she cheered her on and recorded her teammates taking the stage and being welcomed into the WNBA. Fans then took to social media to appreciate Bueckers’ enthusiasm for his fellow Huskies.

“I don’t know if you see it, but Paige records like a proud mama,” one user wrote.

Another posted a photo of Amy Poelher’s character in the 2004 film Mean Girls and wrote, “Paige Bueckers brought this energy throughout the project, and it’s great.”

Fans took to social media to praise Bueckers’ support for his UConn teammates.

Similar to the Mean Girls reference, a third user posted a photo of Bueckers recording her costars alongside a shot of Kris Jenner holding a camcorder in Ariana Grande’s music video for “thank you, next.”

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

Moments later, Bueckers joined the crowd. psalmody: ‘We want Nika’ while waiting for the Croatian guard to be chosen. Muhl was then 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 his senior year at UConn and is expected to enter the draft next year.

After missing much of the last two years due to back-to-back knee surgeries, the six-footer helped the Huskies cruise through the playoffs as they looked to return to their championship path. UConn’s campaign ended in the Final Four with a loss to Caitlin Clark and Iowa.