Paige Bueckers may have only signed with Nike back in September 2023, but she’s already beaten out some of the biggest names in women’s basketball to be known as the first NIL athlete to design and launch a Nike Player Edition basketball sneaker.

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. She became the first NCAA athlete to receive ownership equity in a league. She is expected to play in the league next year.

Paige Bueckers continues to break barriers as she partners with Nike for a groundbreaking sneaker release. The UConn star has become the first college athlete to have her own Nike