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Who Is WNBA Star Paige Bueckers’ Girlfriend? All About Azzi Fudd & Their Dating History
WNBA star Paige Bueckers is officially off the market!
In an interview with WAG Talk on July 17, the Dallas Wings player was quizzed about how well she knew her “D1 girlfriend.” A smiling Bueckers correctly answered a series of questions about her partner’s basketball career and family. At the end of the video, Bueckers revealed the girlfriend in question’s name: Azzi Fudd.
College basketball fans might’ve guessed who Bueckers was referring to beforehand. They wasted no time flocking to the comments section to express their support for the couple. “Ok this is like THE REALL hard launch 😭,” one wrote, while another chimed in, “This interviewer deserves a raise… I dream for nights like this.”
Now that the WNBA star has confirmed her relationship status, what’s the story between Bueckers and Fudd? When did they start dating? Swooon is breaking down everything we know about this courtship.
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Who is Azzi Fudd?
A Virginia native, Fudd plays for the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team. The 22-year-old guard has played four seasons with the Huskies, and she’s returning for the 2025-2026 season for her final year of eligibility. (She won’t be joining Bueckers in the WNBA just yet.)
Before heading to UConn, Fudd was a five-star recruit, earning the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2019. She went to St. John’s College High School in Washington, D.C. She also comes from a family of basketball players. Her mom, Katie Fudd, played for NC State and Georgetown in college, while her dad, Tim Fudd, was on American University’s team.
How did Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd meet?
If you’re a Bueckers fan, you likely already know that she and Fudd were teammates at UConn before Bueckers entered the WNBA in 2025. However, they met years before that while trying out for the USA Basketball team in 2017. “We both made the team, I realized that she’s actually one of the best players I’ve ever seen play,” Fudd told The UConn Blog. From there, they became friends, and Bueckers would visit her now-girlfriend in D.C.
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Since Bueckers is a year older, she went to UConn first, campaigning for Fudd to join her there. She got her wish when Fudd committed in 2020. They played together for three seasons, when they weren’t impacted by injuries.
How long have Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd been dating?
There’s no clear indication of when the two started dating, but fans suspect the longtime friends became an item earlier this summer. On June 21, Fudd posted an Instagram Story that showed her phone case, which had a “Paige Bueckers’ Girlfriend” sticker on it.
On the same day her WAG Talk interview went viral, Bueckers shared a carousel of images that included her girlfriend. In one of the Instagram photos, the couple snuggled up during some downtime together.
