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Azzi Fudd was selected as the top pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Fudd joins a highly decorated group of UConn Huskies who can lay claim to being the top pick in the WNBA draft, including Diana Taurasi, the league's all-time leading scorer.
The history of the WNBA draft dates back to 1997, when the league held its inaugural draft and a separate elite draft featuring professional women's basketball players who had competed in other leagues. Sue Bird (2002), Diana Taurasi (2004), Tina Charles (2010), Maya Moore (2011), Breanna Stewart (2016), Paige Bueckers (2025), and Azzi Fudd (2026) are among the UConn players who have made the program the most prolific producer of No.
1 picks in WNBA draft history.
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