Dallas Wings select UConn guard Azzi Fudd with No. 1 overall pick in 2026 WNBA Draft

The Brief

  • The Dallas Wings selected UConn guard Azzi Fudd with the first overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft.
  • Fudd, who played at UConn with Wings star Paige Bueckers, won a national championship in 2025 and reached the Final Four in 2026.
  • The Wings also selected Tennessee forward Zee Spearman with the No. 31 overall pick.

DALLAS For the second year in a row, the Dallas Wings made a University of Connecticut star the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft.

Dallas Wings draft Azzi Fudd No. 1 overall

What we know:

The Dallas Wings selected UConn guard Azzi Fudd with the first overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft.

Fudd, a 5’11” guard, played the last four seasons at the University of Connecticut. She averaged 17.7 points per game during the 2025-26 season, earning All-American and All-Big East honors.

In her UConn career, she ranks fifth in career three pointers made and first in overall free throw percentage.

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