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Azzi Fudd
American basketball player (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Azzi Jazlyn Fudd (/ˈeɪzi/ AY-zee; born November 11, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. She attended St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C., where she was ranked as the number one recruit in her class by ESPN and won national player of the year honors. Fudd was on the UConn team that reached the 2022 national championship game as a freshman, and won the 2025 national championship game as a senior.
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High school career
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In 2019, Fudd was named the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year after putting up averages of 26.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, becoming the first sophomore ever to win the award.[2][3] She led her team to a 35–1 record and captured the District of Columbia State Athletic Association (DCSAA) tournament title.[4]
Prior to her sophomore year, Fudd became one of the first girls ever to attend the SC30 Select Camp, an elite offseason training camp run by two-time NBA MVP Stephen Curry, and won the camp's three-point shooting competition. Shortly after that season, while playing in the final of the U.S. under-18 3x3 championships, held to determine the country's representatives to that year's FIBA U18 3x3 World Cup, she tore the ACL and MCL in her right knee.[5] Because of the nature of her injury, her knee reconstruction required two separate surgeries.[5]
While still undergoing rehabilitation, Fudd attended Curry's camp again. Her doctor allowed her to compete in the camp's three-point contest again, but only if she could walk between the spots. Nonetheless, Fudd again won the contest.[5]
Fudd returned to the St. John's team in January 2020, averaging 19.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists for St. John's while still recovering from her injury before her season was prematurely halted by COVID-19. St. John's did not play an official schedule in 2020–21 for the same reason; the team played some unofficial exhibitions as the D.C. Cadets, with Fudd, who was the student body vice-president at the time, personally lobbying the school's principal for this arrangement.[5]
Fudd averaged 25.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.2 steals during an abbreviated senior season.
Recruiting
Fudd was a five-star recruit and was ranked number one in the class of 2021 by ESPN. She received her first scholarship offer in sixth grade from Maryland. On November 11, 2020, Fudd announced her commitment to UConn. She chose the Huskies over offers from Maryland, UCLA, Louisville, Oregon, Kentucky, Texas, and Notre Dame.[6] She became the 12th number-one recruit to sign with UConn since 1998 and joined her girlfriend and former number-one recruit Paige Bueckers.
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College career
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Freshman season
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Fudd was selected Big East Preseason Freshman of the Year.[7] On November 21, 2021, Fudd made her collegiate debut for UConn, scoring seven points, and three rebounds in a 95–80 win over Arkansas.[8] After playing in the first four games of the season, she missed 11 games due to a foot injury.[9] On February 6, 2022, in Fudd's first collegiate start against rival Tennessee, she finished with a career high 25 points, along with four rebounds, and four assists.[10] The following game, Fudd finished with a season high 29 points against Villanova in a 72–69 loss.[11]
During the Elite Eight, Fudd helped UConn in a 91-87 double-overtime victory over NC State scoring 19 points, five rebounds, and two assists, while playing a team high 49 minutes. She and Christyn Williams were named Bridgeport All-Region Team for their performances.[12] She finished her freshmen year averaging 12.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.0 assists.
Sophomore season
Fudd made her season debut on November 10, 2022, recording 26 points and 4 assists in a 98–39 win against Northeastern.[13] On November 14, Fudd scored a career high 32 points and four assists in an 83–76 win against number three ranked Texas. The 56 points scored by Fudd set a record for the most points ever scored by a UConn player In the first two games of the season, beating the previous record held by Diana Taurasi. The 32 points scored against Texas tied a record held by Taurasi for the most points scored by a UConn player against a top-five opponent.[14][15] On December 4, against rival Notre Dame, Fudd suffered a right knee injury after a teammate fell on her knee. Fudd was expected to miss three to six weeks.[16] On January 11, Fudd returned for the Huskies against St. John's after missing the previous eight games. She came off the bench, scored 15 points, and only played 20 minutes due to minutes restrictions.[17] Fudd missed more time after re-injuring her right knee against Georgetown, one game after she had returned from a 5-week absence from the initial injury.[18] During Fudd's absence, UConn lost two consecutive games for the first time since March 1993 and suffered multiple losses to unranked conference opponents for the first time since 2003–04.[19] After missing 14 games, Fudd made her return in the Huskies' 69–39 Big East tournament quarterfinal win over Georgetown, scoring 10 points in 17 minutes.[20] Despite Fudd's return, the Huskies fell short to Ohio State in the Sweet Sixteen.[21] Fudd finished her sophomore season averaging 15.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.
Junior season
Fudd made her season debut on November 8, 2023, notching 13 points, 3 rebounds, and 3 assists in a 102–58 win against Dayton. On November 22, 2023, it was announced that Fudd had torn her right ACL while practicing, ending her season.[22]
Senior season
After missing the first couple games due to her ACL injury, Fudd made her season debut on November 20, 2024, in a 85-41 win against FDU. She finished the night scoring four points and one rebound in a limited 12 minutes.[23] On February 12, Fudd scored a career-high 34 points against St John’s in a 78-40 win. She also become the eighth player in program history to score eight three pointers in a game.[24]
At the end of the 2025 regular season, Fudd was named to the All-Big East First Team, along with teammates Paige Bueckers and Sarah Strong.[25] On March 25, 2025, she announced she would be returning to UConn for her final season despite being eligible for the WNBA draft.[26] On April 6, 2025, Fudd won her first national championship scoring 24 points, and 5 rebounds and also winning Most Outstanding Player honors for her performance.[27] She finished her senior season averaging 13.6 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.8 assists.
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National team career
She has represented the United States internationally, winning gold medals at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in Argentina, the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Belarus and 2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Hungary.[28]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| * | Denotes seasons in which Fudd won an NCAA Championship |
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Off the court
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Personal life
Both of Fudd's parents were basketball players. Her mother, Katie, played at NC State and Georgetown before being drafted by the Sacramento Monarchs in the 2001 WNBA draft, while her father Tim played at American University.[28] Her father was suspended during the 1996 season for "flagrant unsportsmanlike conduct[30]" during a basketball game at East Carolina. She was named after Jennifer Azzi, a player whom her mother admired.[5] She has two younger brothers, Jon and Jose,[31] whom her parents adopted in 2011,[5] and an older brother named Thomas.[32] As of 2025, Fudd is dating former UConn teammate and Dallas Wings starter Paige Bueckers.[33][34] The pair have been close friends since they were 16 and competing against each other for starting point guard on the U16 USA Basketball national team.[35]
Business interests
In September 2021, Fudd signed a name, image, and likeness (NIL) deal with Chipotle, as an ambassador for their "Real Food for Real Athletes" platform.[36] In November 2021, she became an equity partner for sports drink BioSteel Sports Nutrition.[37] In December 2021, Fudd signed with Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry's SC30 Inc. brand for "multidimensional" partnership, which includes a sponsorship deal and personal mentoring from the four-time NBA champion.[38] Fudd has recently signed deals with Bose, Nerf, and Buick.
Miscellaneous
In 2023 and 2025, Fudd was invited to Kelsey Plum's Dawg Class, an Under Armour-sponsored camp to help top women college athletes transition from collegiate to professional basketball.[39][40]
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