STORRS, Conn. -- UConn star guard Azzi Fudd has yet to decide whether she will return to UConn next season or go pro, she told reporters Saturday.
Fudd -- along with fellow seniors Paige Bueckers, Aubrey Griffin and Kaitlyn Chen -- will walk as part of the Huskies' senior day ceremony Sunday when the team faces Marquette for its final regular-season game at Gampel Pavilion. Fudd wanted to participate in case this does turn out to be her final season in Storrs, but she does have another year of eligibility remaining after missing all but two games last year with an ACL tear.
"I think I have to sit down and talk with my family, with the people closest to me, and just talk through the decisions, options," Fudd said. "I'm a big pros-and-cons list-er to kind of get the emotions out, the feelings out, and just write down the facts. So I think a pros-and-cons list is in my near future."
The 5-foot-11 guard and No. 1 overall recruit out of high school has dealt with injuries throughout her UConn career, appearing in just 66 games over four years, but when healthy has shown promise as a potential first-round WNBA pick. She is averaging 12.8 points per game with a 45.9% clip from the 3-point arc in 24 games this season, bursting onto the scene with a 28-point outing at then-No. 4 South Carolina in February.
"When you're playing in the basketball capital of the world, there's so much to look forward to, so much every single day. Whether it's in practice, games, you've got the best fans coming to watch, best coaches, best teammates, so it's still a lot of fun," Fudd said of playing at UConn.
In 2024, players had until April 1 to declare for the WNBA draft unless they were playing in the Elite Eight or Final Four, in which case they were granted 48 hours after their season ended to decide. Coach Geno Auriemma said Saturday he likes to know a pro-eligible player's decision ideally after the conference tournament and before the transfer portal opens on March 25, so that the staff can begin preparations for the next season.
Bueckers, the presumptive No. 1 pick in this year's draft, has said that this is her last year at UConn despite having another year of eligibility.
Redshirt junior Caroline Ducharme told reporters Saturday that she intends to return to UConn next season as she continues to make her way back from a series of head and neck injuries.