Paige Bueckers has two younger brothers named Ryan and Drew, as well as a younger sister, Lauren.
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Paige Madison Bueckers comes from Edina, Minnesota, United States of America. Bueckers started playing basketball at age five. She played for the tenth-grade and junior varsity basketball teams at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka while in seventh grade.
On November 25, 2016, Paige Bueckers made her freshman season debut for Hopkins High School, recording 28 points, five steals, and four assists in a 74–34 win over Osseo Senior High School.
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As a freshman, Paige Bueckers averaged 20.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 steals, and 4.1 assists per game, earning All-Metro first-team honors from the Star Tribune.
As a junior on February 1, 2019, Paige Bueckers scored a career-high 43 points in a 69–66 win over Wayzata High School, surpassing 2,000 career points.
Paige Bueckers was the first freshman to win the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation.
In July 2021, Paige Bueckers won the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award. As a sophomore, Paige Bueckers averaged 14.6 points, four rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game.
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