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Azzi Fudd Leads UConn into Final Four After Overcoming Years of Injuries

The star guard has stayed healthy this season, averaging 13.1 points per game, and announced her return for the 2025-26 season as UConn eyes another national title.

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Overview

  • Azzi Fudd has been instrumental in UConn's 2024-25 Final Four run, contributing 13.1 points per game and ranking 14th nationally in 3-point shooting percentage.
  • After years of injury setbacks, including multiple ACL tears, Fudd has played a career-high 32 games this season, marking a major turnaround in her career.
  • Fudd recently announced her decision to return to UConn for the 2025-26 season, bypassing eligibility for the WNBA Draft to continue her development and leadership at the collegiate level.
  • As a highly touted high school recruit, Fudd was once described as 'the best high school talent the game has seen in decades,' and she has begun to fulfill that promise at UConn.
  • UConn, led by Fudd and three-time All-American Paige Bueckers, will face top-seeded UCLA in the Final Four as the program aims for its 12th national championship.