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Paige Bueckers has confirmed the rumor circulating around the mill.
No. 1 -Selection of this year’s WNBA draft said for the first time in public that she is joining her with her former Uconn teammate, Azzi FUDD.
On the red carpet for the WNBA All-Star break, Wagtalk made a question about questions and answers with BUECKERS, called “How well do you know your D1 boyfriend?” Dallas Wings -Rookie revealed at the end that it was Fudd.
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Uconn student athlete Paige Bueckers, Left and Uconn student athlete Azzi Fudd Go on stage under the Final Four Champions Victory Parade and Rally outside XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. (Scott Rausenberger-Misted Pictures)
Outlet asked Bueckers several questions about FUDD, including which high school she went to, what college her father was playing for and what Fudd’s phone box said (‘Paige Bueckers’ girlfriend).
Outlet then asked BUeckers to make a “boyfriend reveal” and she said it was Fudd.
The duo has been rumored to be in a relationship for several weeks, which speculation begins shortly after they won the national championship back in April.
Connecticut Huskies protects Azzi Fudd, #35, and Connecticut Huskies Guard Paige Bueckers, #5, celebrates after the match against Louisville Cardinals at the Barclays Center. (Lucas Boland-Preferred Pictures)
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It is unknown how long Fudd and Bueckers have been with, but at least they were teammates from 2021 until this last April. FUDD was named the most excellent player of the tournament and is in the conversation to go # 1 overall next year.
FUDD was an average of 13.6 points per Fight in her first full season since her first year. She hurt her knee in her second year and limited her to 15 games. Then, in the next season, she tore her ACL in practice and forced her to miss everyone except two games. In an ironic VRI BUECKERS HER ACL before the 2022-23 season and played pick-up ball.
The duo played in two national championship games together – Bueckers joined the school a year before Fudd.
Paige Bueckers, #5, Azzi Fudd, #35 and teammates respond to the bench against UCLA Bruins under NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Final Four SemiFinal Game in Amalie Arena on April 4, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Ben Solomon/NCAA -Photos via Getty Images)
FUDD chose to stay in college for one more season, while BUeckers were taken by Dallas Wings with the first election just a week after winning the national championship.
