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Message: [QUOTE="eebmg, post: 4345910, member: 7548"] I missed this in the article. On June 16, Samuels took her unofficial visit to Storrs. She toured the program’s weight room, locker room and practice courts and even went to lunch with the current team. After years of watching [URL='https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/paige-bueckers/']Paige Bueckers [/URL]on TV and YouTube, Samuels was excited to meet the 2021 National Player of the Year in person. “I really love Paige,” Samuels said. “I was a fan of Paige when she was on (digital media company) Overtime and stuff. I always watched her so it was like a dream come true. ... “She’s a really great shooter and she works hard and plays hard too. I’ve watched her play and it’s like she can make like every shot, like Stephen Curry.” Samuels also got to reconnect with Azzi Fudd, also from the Washington DC area. Fudd played in the same high school conference as Samuels and went to the same school (St. John’s College) as Samuels’ older brother, Qwanzi. Fudd, Qwanzi, and Qadence would often work out together at St. John’s during the early mornings. “She really motivates me a lot,” Qadence said about Fudd. “She’ll tell me to push harder and that I got this.” [/QUOTE]