Azzi Fudd’s UConn decision gets positive support from analyst

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'Made the right call': Azzi Fudd’s UConn decision gets positive support from NCAA analyst

Originally posted on Hardwood Heroics | By Dan Agulto | Last updated Apr 11, 2025 9:12 PM ET

UConn star Azzi Fudd, fresh off winning a championship, has decided to forgo and not declare for the 2025 WNBA Draft. Instead, she committed to one more year at UConn. As one analyst sees it, Fudd’s decision makes perfect sense.

In one of his latest videos, NCAA analyst Robin Lundberg believes that Azzi Fudd made the right choice of staying in college for one more season, despite being viewed as a potential first-round pick this draft.

“Azzi Fudd made the right call to go back to UConn because, you know, she won the national championship and she would’ve been drafted high in the WNBA Draft just based on potential. Her ability to shoot the basketball puts her floor very high, and her other abilities put her ceiling very high.”

Not only that, but Lundberg also believes that Fudd’s decision to stay in college serves her better. She could now enter the WNBA with a potentially better collective bargaining agreement in place — with perhaps a better contract and higher salary.

Azzi Fudd’s decision to forgo WNBA justified by analyst

In the same video, Robin Lundberg continued to support Azzi Fudd's decision to remain at UConn.

“I wouldn’t have begrudged Azzi Fudd if she did,” he said. “I’m looking forward to seeing her at the WNBA level. But, she barely did play in college because of the ACL injury. She got back this year, and it looked like she finally started to get her confidence back as the season wound down and of course, as UConn moved on and continued to advance.”

“So, I understand why she would want to come back,” he concluded.

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During the 2024-25 season, UConn guard Azzi Fudd appeared in 34 games, averaging 13.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, while shooting 46.8% from the field, 43.6% from beyond the arc and an impressive 91.7% from the free-throw line.