After spending three years as teammates in Storrs, Connecticut, Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers will be reunited once again on the courts of the WNBA.
Fudd was selected by the Dallas Wings with the first overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft.
Fudd’s selection comes after a heartbreaking and lopsided defeat at the hands of South Carolina in this year’s Final Four.
The native of Fairfax, Virginia won a national title with the UConn Huskies in 2025, earning the award for Most Outstanding Player of that year’s tournament in the process.
Nicknamed ‘The People’s Princess,’ Fudd is now once again teammates with Bueckers, her fellow UConn guard.
The two are also believed to be in a romantic relationship, with Bueckers strongly hinting at it in interviews during the summer of 2025.
Azzi Fudd was selected first overall in the 2026 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings
Fudd gets re-united with fellow guard and former UConn teammate Paige Bueckers
Bueckers and Fudd have been linked as a romantic couple since last summer
Speaking to Holly Rowe immediately after her selection to Dallas, Fudd did mention her excitement to play with Bueckers again.
‘I’m excited to play again with Paige, I mean she’s an incredible person, incredible player, it’s gonna be a lot of fun,’ Fudd said.
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