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- Who Is Paige Bueckers' Girlfriend? All About Basketball Star Azzi Fudd (and Their Sporty Meet-Cute)</p>
<p>Caroline BlairJuly 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM</p>
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<p>Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd.</p>
<p>Paige Bueckers confirmed that she is dating Azzi Fudd in July 2025</p>
<p>The two basketball players became close friends while representing the United States in a 2017 tournament</p>
<p>Both Bueckers and Fudd played basketball at the University of Connecticut</p>
<p>Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd are a basketball power couple.</p>
<p>After months of speculation, Bueckers confirmed that the two were in a relationship in July 2025. The two had been friends for years through competitive basketball before playing together at the University of Connecticut.</p>
<p>Fudd is a successful basketball player who helped lead the Huskies to win a NCAA National Championship in 2025. She has been playing basketball for most of her life, as both of her parents were also star athletes.</p>
<p>"They're the reason I'm playing basketball," Fudd told reporters after winning the 2025 National Championship. "They taught me most of the things I know, so shout-out Mom and Dad."</p>
<p>So, who is Paige Bueckers' girlfriend, Azzi Fudd? Here's everything to know about the basketball player and her relationship with her former UConn teammate.</p>
<p>She comes from a basketball family</p>
<p>Tim Fudd/Instagram</p>
<p>Azzi Fudd and Tim Fudd.</p>
<p>Fudd was born and raised in a family of basketball stars.</p>
<p>Her dad, Tim Fudd, played college basketball at American University from 1991 to 1996 where he earned an All-Colonial Athletic Association honors, according to his Longwood University biography. Tim went on to play professional basketball in Europe before transitioning to a coaching career.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, her mom, Katie Fudd, also has a prolific basketball career. She played basketball at North Carolina State and was the ACC Rookie of the Year before transferring to Georgetown University, per ESPN. After school, she was drafted as a fourth-round pick by the Sacramento Monarchs in the 2001 WNBA Draft. Katie has also gone on to have a basketball coaching career.</p>
<p>Her mom's love of basketball inspired Fudd to push herself.</p>
<p>"I want to achieve her dreams that she didn't get to achieve and do the things that she couldn't do," Fudd told ESPN in March 2022.</p>
<p>Her parents even named her after Jennifer Azzi, a 1996 Olympic basketball gold medalist.</p>
<p>Tim and Katie are also parents to sons Thomas, Jon and Jose. Tim is not Fudd's biological dad, but he raised her since she was 2 years old, per ESPN.</p>
<p>Fudd is also a basketball player</p>
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<p>Azzi Fudd.</p>
<p>Fudd started playing basketball when she was a child. She became one of the first girls to attend Stephen Curry's SC30 Select Camp and scored an award for being the best 3-point shooter.</p>
<p>"I had never really experienced people's perspectives opening right in front of their eyes," Curry told ESPN. "It was like, 'This girl's out here doggin' these guys.' "</p>
<p>Fudd, who was born and raised in Arlington, Va., played high school basketball at St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C., where she became one of the top basketball players in her class. In 2019, Fudd was named the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year, becoming the first sophomore to do so.</p>
<p>During her high school career, she also represented the United States and won gold medals at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in Argentina and the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup.</p>
<p>Fudd became a five-star recruit, subsequently committing to the University of Connecticut.</p>
<p>In November 2021, Fudd made her college basketball debut. However, she tore her ACL and meniscus in November 2023, forcing her to miss the rest of her junior season, per ESPN.</p>
<p>However, by her senior year at UConn, she made her return and won her first NCAA National Championship title. During that game, Fudd scored 24 points and won the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four.</p>
<p>She launched her own podcast and works with brands on social media</p>
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<p>Azzi Fudd at the 2025 ESPY Awards.</p>
<p>In addition to being a rising star in basketball, Fudd has also become a successful businesswoman. Since starting her collegiate career in 2021, she has signed several name, image and likeness (NIL) deals with various companies — including Chipotle, Bose and Buick, among others, per On3.</p>
<p>In July 2025, Fudd announced that she had started a podcast, Fudd Around And Find Out.</p>
<p>"This has been a dream of mine in the making, and I'm so excited to work with iHeart and Unanimous Media to bring it to life!" she wrote on Instagram at the time, adding that the first episode will be released on Aug. 7.</p>
<p>Fudd and Bueckers both played at the University of Connecticut</p>
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<p>Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd in April 2025.</p>
<p>Fudd and Bueckers have been friends for years and both played with the United States at the 2017 and 2018 FIBA Women's Championships.</p>
<p>In October 2017, Fudd posted a photo of her and Bueckers from their time at the 2017 FIBA Championship and wished her a happy birthday.</p>
<p>"Happy birthday to the coldest piece out there #bigtime 🙊❄️🏀🍇," she captioned the post. "I love you so much and miss you like crazy. Thanks for being my best friend😆🤗💗 Caint wait to see you soon ... enjoy being 16 #gocrazy."</p>
<p>Bueckers and Fudd went on to play basketball at the University of Connecticut. Throughout their time together, they remained close friends and supported each other as both dealt with injuries.</p>
<p>Bueckers graduated from UConn in May 2024 and was selected as the first overall pick in the 2025 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings.</p>
<p>"We all get to share this moment with our seniors, with Paige, and so I'm super excited for her," Fudd told PEOPLE at the WNBA Draft in April 2025. "Super excited for all the draftees, but super excited to be here."</p>
<p>Bueckers confirmed their relationship in July 2025</p>
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<p>Azzi Fudd and Paige Bueckers at the 2025 WNBA Draft.</p>
<p>In July 2025, Bueckers confirmed that she and Fudd were in a relationship. Bueckers participated in an interview with WAG Talk when she was asked several questions about her "D1 girlfriend."</p>
<p>After Bueckers answered several correct questions about Fudd, the WAG Talk interviewer asked, "Girlfriend reveal it's..."</p>
<p>Bueckers replied, "Azzi Fudd."</p>
<p>She shared the update after months of speculation that the pair's relationship had turned romantic. In June 2025, Fudd went viral after she posted a selfie on her Instagram Stories that showed her holding her phone with a case that read, "Paige Bueckers' Girlfriend."</p>
<p>The two have also shared pictures of each other wearing matching outfits and "A" and "P" necklaces. Before confirming their relationship, they were seen holding hands at a July 2025 Wings game.</p>
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