What To Know About Azzi Fudd, WNBA No. 1 Draft Pick Set To Join GF Paige Bueckers At Wings
Azzi Fudd was selected by the Dallas Wings as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday night. A star player at the University of Connecticut, Fudd is the seventh player from the university to be picked No.
1 alongside Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Tina Charles, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart and Paige Bueckers, according to USA Today . Azzi Fudd joins the Dallas Wings as the No. 1 overall pick Fudd expressed her disbelief after receiving the news of her selection.
“I’m not really sure I have words to describe that feeling,” she said after her name was called, according to CBS Sports . “Yeah, I’m not sure. I mean, I don’t think it was fully sunk in.
” Fudd helped UConn win 54 straight games the last two seasons, including the 2025 national championship. She was named Most Outstanding Player and was a finalist for the Wooden Award and Naismith Trophy. Fudd averaged 14.
7 points at UConn, according to USA Today. This season, she averaged 17. 3 points and 3.