Azzi Fudd

Azzi Jazlyn Fudd ( AY-zee; born November 11, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. Nicknamed "the People's Princess", Fudd attended St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C., where she was the first sophomore to win Gatorade National Player of the Year. Ranked the number one recruit in her class by ESPN, she committed to UConn, whom she helped reach the national title game as a freshman in 2022. Fudd missed most of her sophomore and junior seasons with knee injuries. As a redshirt junior in 2025, she won the national championship and was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player. She earned first-team All-American honors in her senior season. Fudd was selected as the first overall pick of the 2026 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings. She has won three gold medals with the United States at the youth international level, including at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup and the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Cup.