Hopkins basketball star Paige Bueckers presented Gatorade National Player of Year award from Karl-Anthony Towns

Hopkins star basketball player Paige Bueckers’ list of accolades got a little longer Monday.

Gatorade named Bueckers the 2020 National Girls Basketball Player of the Year with a little help from Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns.

What can we say that hasn’t already been said about Paige Bueckers? That she’s the 2020 National Girl’s Basketball #GatoradePOY. Congrats, @paigebueckers1. pic.twitter.com/ExiUhqswAM

— Gatorade (@Gatorade) March 9, 2020

Bueckers, who is ranked as the No. 1 basketball player in the country in the 2020 high school class, is committed to the University of Connecticut for college.

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Congrats to Hopkins senior and future UCONN guard Paige Bueckers on winning the Gatorade National Girls Player of the Year Award. Was a fun morning at Hopkins with former Boys Player of Year Karl-Anthony Towns presenting her the award. #Timberwolves #Twolves pic.twitter.com/Oc2U2jJ5pA

— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) March 9, 2020