University of Connecticut Athletics
Fudd Named Meyers Drysdale Award Finalist
3/10/2026 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – UConn women's basketball graduate student Azzi Fudd was named one of five finalists for the 2026 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, as announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and Women's Basketball Coaches Association Tuesday.
The Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, in its ninth year, honors the top shooting guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball. It is named after the Class of 1993 Hall of Famer, the first player, regardless of gender, to be chosen for an All-America Team in four consecutive college seasons.
Fudd is having her best collegiate season in her final year in Storrs. She is averaging a career-high 17.7 points per game on personal-best shooting percentages (.489/.446/.951). Fudd has already set single-season career highs in rebounds (87), assists (101) and steals (85).
Fudd was named the 2026 BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a unanimous All-BIG EAST First Team selection. She earned 2026 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team after helping the team to the 2026 BIG EAST Tournament Championships last weekend.
Fudd ranks second nationally in three pointers made (104) and seventh in three-point percentage (44.6). Against top-25 opponents this season, she is averaging 24.4 points on a .500/.468/1.000 shooting split.
Fudd is an AAU Sullivan Award finalist and on the Naismith Trophy Late-Season Team and the Wooden Award Ballot.
UConn alumna Christyn Williams won the Drysdale Award in 2022.
