Although the Dallas Wings did not make the WNBA Playoffs this season, they still received postseason honors with star guard Paige Bueckers being named the league’s Rookie of the Year . In winning the Rookie of the Year Award, Paige Bueckers also brought distinction honors to UConn Huskies as well.

Over on the NBA side, San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle was named the NBA Rookie of the Year. With Paige Bueckers winning the award on the WNBA side, that made UConn the only school that has had players win both awards in the same season, as per Bleacher Report.

The only other time in history that players from the same school won the award in the NBA and WNBA in the same seasons was back in 2004 when Diana Taurasi was the WNBA Rookie of the Year and Emeka Okafor was NBA Rookie of the

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