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Miles is a dynamic pass-first point guard. She finished seventh in the nation with an average of 6.6 assists, and that aspect of her game could take another leap playing alongside a higher level of talent and creator than she had on the roster at TCU. Her shooting has improved since her breakout seasons at Notre Dame. Her defense needs improvement, but her court vision is good enough to justify teams taking her high, and Minnesota needed a young point guard.
Azzi Fudd is the second daughter of a former draftee to be selected in the draft herself. In 2001, Katie Fudd (then Katie Smrcka-Duffy) was picked No 62 overall by the Sacramento Monarchs. Pamela McGee and Imani McGee-Stafford were the first.
WNBA Draft: Azzi Fudd, Olivia Miles, Awa Fam in contention for No. 1 pick
After back-to-back years in which the top pick in the WNBA Draft was a foregone conclusion — Caitlin Clark to the Indiana Fever in 2024, Paige Bueckers to the Dallas Wings in 2025 — the No. 1 in the 2026 iteration remained a mystery all the way until the first pick's announcement Monday.
TCU guard Olivia Miles, and Spanish center Awa Fam, also were considered in the running.
Fudd, 23, averaged 17.3 points per game in her final collegiate season, her best scoring season for the Huskies. She won a championship in 2025 with Bueckers as her teammate, but she struggled in the tournament this year. In her last three games at UConn, Fudd averaged only 10.3 points, scoring only eight in a season-ending loss to South Carolina in the Final Four.
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Fresh off leading UCLA to its first NCAA championship in program history, Lauren Betts highlights the next generation of women's college basketball superstars who are set to enter the professional ranks. The 6-foot-7 center and fellow projected first-round picks Awa Fam (Spain), Azzi Fudd (UConn), Flau'jae Johnson (LSU), Ta'Niya Latson (South Carolina) and Olivia Miles (TCU) are just some of the players who will hear their names called during the 2026 WNBA draft.
The draft will take place at 7 p.m. ET on April 13 at The Shed in New York City.
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