Storrs has moved south for the summer.
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Deja vu strick with the first pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, the Dallas Wings have selected UConn guard Azzi Fudd with the opening choice. It marks the second straight season where the Wings have welcomed in a UConn backcourt talent, as they previously took Paige Bueckers in the top slot last year.
Fudd overcame early injuries to leave yet another unique impact on the storied Storrs program, averaging 14.7 points over five tours of Connecticut. She shot over 42 percent from 3-point range and led the Big East in the category in each of the last two seasons. She and Bueckers played a major part behind UConn’s undefeated run to the 2024 title and she posted All-American honors in another perfect regular season this time around.
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While her storied career ended with a defeat to South Carolina in the Final Four, Fudd opted to look at the positive trials in her UConn story upon her arrival in New York this week.
“It’s not the way we wanted to end our season, but there was a lot to take away, [like] how incredible my five years have been,” Fudd said of her finale. “It’s hard to sit knowing my last game [was a loss], but that’s not what it’s all about.” “[It’s about] being able to learn from that, being able to take all those experiences, the wins, the losses, the hard practices, the everything. The Good, the Bad, being able to learn from that, continue to grow from that, and then bring all those habits, and those from that championship, that winning mentality I got from UConn, being able to bring those with me and implement that wherever I go.”
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This marks the second occasion where one school has produced the top WNBA Draft pick in consecutive seasons: UConn also holds the original honor, earning it in 2010-11 with the respective arrivals of Tina Charles and Maya Moore.
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