Azzi Fudd was drafted No. 1 to the Dallas Wings in the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday night, the seventh player from UConn to be selected first in WNBA history.
The Wings were the fifth team in history to have back-to-back picks, as they took another UConn alumni in 2025, Paige Bueckers.
The draft for the 30th WNBA season was headlined by star players, including Olivia Miles, Awa Fam Thiam and Lauren Betts, and was the first for the two newest WNBA expansion teams, the Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo.
After a National Championship title, UCLA continued to make history, with six former Bruins drafted on Monday night — a new WNBA Draft Record.
