Paige Bueckers’ hometown naming city after her for a day on May 16

Former UConn women’s basketball player Paige Bueckers has had quite the last few weeks.

First, the All-American guard won a national championship with the Huskies in her final collegiate game, then went No. 1 in the WNBA draft to the Dallas Wings.

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Her accomplishments were enough to get her hometown named after her, literally.

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Hopkins, Minnesota, where Bueckers grew up and played high school basketball, announced it’s naming the town after her on May 16, the date of her first WNBA game. The date will also be “Paige Bueckers Day” in Hopkins.

“The City of Hopkins would like to honor her accomplishments and wish her the best of luck at the professional level by proclaiming May 16th as Paige Bueckers Day and renaming the city to Paige Bueckers, Minnesota for the day,” the announcement stated. “We invite the community to celebrate the kickoff of the WNBA season with Think Hopkins and our local businesses on WNBA watch day, where businesses will have themed specials, air the game and celebrate the season opener – because everybody watches women’s sports.”