Before Dallas Wings rookie Paige Bueckers plays in her first WNBA season, she's apparently taking another role off the court. Bueckers, who was drafted first overall by the Wings in the 2025 WNBA Draft, has been impressive in the preseason so far. In her first game against the Las Vegas Aces, she registered 10 points, four rebounds and one assist.

Former Ole Miss women's basketball star Madison Scott was cut by the Dallas Wings. She was drafted No. 14 overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft.

Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese took the WNBA by storm in 2024. Paige Bueckers is preparing to do the same as the Dallas Wings' No. 1 overall draft pick this spring.

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Wings guard Mai Yamamoto scored against her former team, the Toyota Antelopes, during Saturday's preseason game.

Scott spent five seasons in Oxford under head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, averaging 11.1 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. Together, they led Ole Miss to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances — a major turnaround for a program that hadn’t made the Tournament since 2007.