It has been a memorable week for Dallas Wings guard Azzi Fudd. Just days after watching her No. 35 jersey become part of UConn’s prestigious Huskies of Honor, the former Huskies star is once again in the spotlight.
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Fudd turned 24 on Wednesday, November 11, and the occasion sparked an outpouring of birthday wishes from across the basketball world. As shared by an Azzi Fudd Archive page on X, several birthday posts have surfaced across social media, with family, teammates, prominent basketball personalities, and organizations joining in the celebration. Among them was FIBA, which decided to revisit some of Fudd’s highlights on the international stage.
Dallas Wings forward Alysha Clark was among the Wings teammates who made sure to celebrate Fudd’s special day. She took to her Instagram Story to share a picture of herself and Fudd, accompanied by a birthday message wishing the young guard well.
“Happy Birthday Fudd! 🫶🏽 I hope you have the best day ever! Eat some refined sugar today 🥹😘🎂🎈,” she wrote.
The official FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup account also joined the celebration, sharing throwback highlights of Fudd representing USA Basketball at the U17 and U19 World Cups. The organization also added a special birthday message to the video in honor of the Dallas Wings guard.
“Throwback to teenage Azzi Fudd in USA threads during the #U17FIBAWWC and #U19FIBAWWC 🧵Happy birthday to the People’s Princess 👑,” their post read.
Mackenzie Fitzpatrick, a creative strategist, social media manager, and producer who works closely with Fudd, also shared her birthday wishes. She took to her Instagram Story to post pictures of herself alongside the former UConn standout, celebrating the occasion with a simple but heartfelt message.
“It’s Azzi day,” she tagged the post.
Ashanti Plummer, who co-hosts Azzi Fudd’s weekly sports and lifestyle podcast, Fudd Around and Find Out, alongside Fudd herself, also made sure to celebrate her co-host. She shared two videos on her social media, one featuring herself and Fudd and another showing the young guard holding flowers as she walked onto the court during her induction into the UConn Huskies of Honor.
“Y’all my lil baby growing up,” she tagged the video.
Birthday wishes also came from close family, as Fudd’s brother, Jon, shared several throwback pictures, including childhood photos of himself and his sister, alongside his birthday message.
“Happy Birthday sis,” he wrote.
It has indeed been a special stretch for Fudd, and of course a WNBA first year to be proud of. After her productive, albeit injury-shortened, rookie year that ended with her earning 2026 WNBA All-Rookie Team honors and claiming a historic WNBA 3-Point Contest title, she will now be looking to make an even bigger impact in her second season.
How Azzi Fudd Fared in Her First WNBA Season
At just 23 years old, Azzi Fudd gave Dallas Wings fans plenty of reasons to believe they had found a star for the future. And although a knee injury brought her rookie campaign to an unfortunate end, her first season in the WNBA was certainly one to remember.
Selected No. 1 overall in the 2026 WNBA Draft, Fudd entered the league with enormous expectations. And she did not take long to show why Dallas had placed so much faith in her.
The former UConn standout finished her debut campaign averaging 13.1 points per game on 45.6% shooting, alongside 1.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.7 steals across 30 games. She was also impressive from beyond the arc, recording a 39.7% three-point shooting percentage.
Her production, particularly her efficiency, defensive contributions, and impressive performances alongside Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale, earned her a place on the WNBA All-Rookie Team. She also made history during All-Star Weekend, becoming the first rookie to win the league’s 3-Point Contest.
Unfortunately, her rookie season eventually came to an abrupt end after she underwent right knee surgery, sidelining her for the final 13 regular-season games and Dallas’s first-round playoff series against the Golden State Valkyries. Hopefully, she returns next season stronger and, most importantly, enjoys an injury-free campaign.
She has certainly shown plenty of signs of what she can bring to the Wings, and Dallas will be hoping to see even more from its young star when she returns to the court.