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Injured Bueckers says she’ll spend season as student coach

Connecticut's Paige Bueckers is introduced during First Night events for the school's men's and women's NCAA college basketball teams, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Connecticut's Paige Bueckers is introduced during First Night events for the UConn men's and women's NCAA college basketball teams Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) FILE - Connecticut guard Paige Bueckers (5) passes the ball during the first quarter of an NCAA college basketball game against Indiana in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA women's tournament on March 26, 2022, in Bridgeport, Conn. The injured star says she plans to spend this season as a student coach for the Huskies; she will miss the entire 2022-23 season with a torn ACL in her left knee. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File) FILE - UConn's Paige Bueckers reacts as she heads to the bench during the second half of a college basketball game in the semifinal round of the Women's Final Four NCAA tournament on April 1, 2022, in Minneapolis. The injured star says she plans to spend this season as a student coach for the Huskies; she will miss the entire 2022-23 season with a torn ACL in her left knee. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) Connecticut's Azzi Fudd, left, participates in a 3-point basket contest as teammate Paige Bueckers, right, looks on during First Night events for the school's men's and women's NCAA college basketball teams, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Connecticut's Paige Bueckers, right, talks with teammate Azzi Fudd, left, as Fudd participates in a 3-point contest during First Night events for the school's men's and women's NCAA college basketball teams, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Storrs, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Injured Bueckers says she’ll spend season as student coach