The record-setting UConn Huskies star is also the first NIL athlete to get their own Nike player edition shoe.

In August, Bueckers also signed an NIL deal with Unrivaled, the new winter 3×3 professional league co-founded by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier. In doing so, she became the first NCAA athlete to receive ownership equity in a league. She is expected to play in it next year.

UConn star Paige Bueckers is no stranger to making history. The senior guard, who is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft in April, will become the first collegiate athlete to design and market her own shoe through an NIL deal with Nike. The player edition shoe will be released on Saturday, Dec. 7.

Paige Bueckers' custom Nike G.T. Hustle 3 is dropping Saturday, with the UConn star becoming the first NIL athlete to get their own player edition from

Paige Bueckers is adding another milestone to her illustrious collegiate career with the UConn Huskies with the release of her first Nike PE shoe. Shown here is Bueckers’ PE version of the G.T. Hustle 3 arriving this Saturday.