Sixteen former UConn women's basketball stars played in the 2026 WNBA season. No other college program had more active players in the league's 30th season.
From Azzi Fudd being drafted No. 1 overall in April to a quartet of Huskies leading Golden State in its first WNBA Finals appearance this month, UConn once again dominated the league.
As the final postseason honors are released this weekend, ahead of Game 4 of the Finals on Saturday, here's a wrap-up of which Huskies were recognized:
Azzi Fudd (Dallas) - AP and WNBA All-Rookie Team
Fudd became the seventh Husky - and the second consecutive one - to be selected with the first overall pick in the WNBA Draft. After selecting Paige Bueckers with the No. 1 pick in 2025, the Dallas Wings drafted Fudd with this year's top pick.
While a right knee injury cut her rookie season short in August, Fudd had an impressive WNBA debut. She averaged 13.1 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.7 steals and 0.8 blocks per game. The guard appeared in 30 games and earned 24 starts. She led the league's rookies in steals per game and 3-point field goals made per game (2.1). Fudd also became the fastest guard in WNBA history to record 20 career blocks (20 games). Most notably, though, she became the first former UConn player, the first rookie and the first Dallas Wings player to win the WNBA's All-Star 3-point contest.
Paige Bueckers (Dallas) - All-AP WNBA Second Team, All-WNBA Second Team
Bueckers' second season in the league was even more impressive than her 2025 Rookie of the Year campaign. The guard earned her second straight All-Star starter selection and finished fifth in the league with 20.9 points per game. Her 22.1 efficiency rating led the league's guards and was sixth overall. The former Husky also set the WNBA record for most points scored over a player's first two seasons with 1,570, and broke Dallas' single-season scoring (878) and assist (247) records.
This is Bueckers' second straight season earning All-AP WNBA Second Team and All-WNBA Second Team honors. She also finished sixth in the WNBA's 2026 MVP voting (A'ja Wilson won her fifth total and third straight MVP award).
Gabby Williams (Golden State) - All-AP WNBA Second Team, WNBA All-Defensive First Team
In her first season playing for the Valkyries, Williams is playing some of the best basketball of her career. Not only has she established herself as one of the league's best defensive players, but her do-it-all toolkit has led her to back-to-back All-Star selections. Williams averaged a career-high 14.4 points per game and a career-best 34.2 3-point field goal percentage. She finished fourth in the league with 1.6 steals per game, second in defensive rating (99.4) and first in steal percentage (3.4%).
Williams finished second in WNBA Defensive Player of the Year voting and 11th in the league's MVP voting. This is also her second straight year earning WNBA All-Defensive First Team honors.
Breanna Stewart (New York) - All-AP WNBA First Team, WNBA All-Defensive Second Team, All-WNBA First Team
Stewart anchored the Liberty this season. During the regular season, she led the team with 20.8 points, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. Stewart dominated even more in the postseason, leading the Liberty to the WNBA semifinals by averaging 27.0 points, 5.0 assists and 1.8 steals in the playoffs. The 32-year-old superstar earned her eighth All-Star selection this season and her second WNBA Commissioner's Cup MVP award. She also became the fastest player in league history to score 5,000 career points (242 games).
Stewart finished in fifth place in WNBA MVP voting and earned her fifth WNBA All-Defensive Second Team selection and seventh All-WNBA First Team honor. The former Husky is now tied for the third-most All-WNBA First Team honors in league history.
Kiah Stokes (Golden State) - WNBA All-Defensive Second Team
Like Williams, Stokes is also playing some of her best basketball during her first year with Golden State. The former Husky finished fourth in the WNBA with 1.7 blocks per game (her most since her rookie year in 2015) and led the league with a 95.9 defensive rating. She also led the league by recording three or more blocks in 11 games this season.
This is Stokes' second-ever WNBA postseason honor after also earning a WNBA All-Defensive Second Team selection as a rookie in 2015. Stokes became a three-time WNBA champion during her five-year stint with the Las Vegas Aces, including winning the 2025 title. If she helps Golden State win it all this year, she'll become the third former Husky to win four WNBA championships, joining Sue Bird and Maya Moore.
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This article originally published at Five former UConn stars earn WNBA, AP end-of-season honors, led by Breanna Stewart.