Azzi Fudd drafted No. 1

The Dallas Wings used the No. 1 pick in the 2026 Women’s National Basketball Association Draft on Connecticut guard Azzi Fudd on Monday night, making her the first player selected in this year’s draft. (wings.wnba.com) Dallas announced the pick on April 13 in New York, and the league’s draft prospect page lists Fudd as a 5-foot-11 guard taken first overall by the Wings. (wings.wnba.com) (wnba.com) Fudd arrived from Connecticut after five seasons with the Huskies, including the 2025 national championship team. Her college career averages were 14.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. (wings.wnba.com) (espn.com) Her final college season sharpened the case for the top pick. Sports-Reference lists Fudd at 17.3 points per game in 2025-26 while shooting 48.1% from the field, 44.7% from 3-point range and 95.5% at the free-throw line. (sports-reference.com) Connecticut’s athletics site lists her 2026 honors as Associated Press first-team All-America, Women’s Basketball Coaches Association All-America and United States Basketball Writers Association first-team All-America. Those awards put her in the center of a draft class built around proven college scorers. (uconnhuskies.com) The pick also lands with a Dallas team that had been tied to the top of the draft for months. ESPN’s pre-draft coverage had already moved Fudd to No. 1 in mock drafts after the Wings won the draft lottery again. (espn.com) The first round set the board behind her quickly. ESPN reported that Minnesota selected Texas Christian guard Olivia Miles at No. 2 after Dallas opened the draft with Fudd. (espn.com) For Dallas, the decision was a bet on shot-making that already showed up in college box scores and on a résumé built at one of women’s basketball’s most decorated programs. On Monday night, that profile was enough to make Azzi Fudd the first name called. (sports-reference.com) (uconnhuskies.com)