Before the All-Star Weekend, Paige Bueckers finally gave fans the moment they\u2019d been waiting for. On \u201cWAG Talk,\u201d she nailed the game of \u201cHow Well Do You Know Your D1 Girlfriend?\u201d and answered all the questions right. Then came the last question about who the girlfriend was, and Bueckers paused before saying Azzi Fudd.<\/p>\n
That was when UConn\u2019s golden duo was no longer just ex-teammates but an official couple after months of public speculation. From there, the couple\u2019s story started picking up layers, including a nickname that\u2019s followed Fudd ever since. Dubbed the \u201cPeople\u2019s Princess,\u201d she\u2019s carried it into every conversation about her game and leadership. But what does she actually think of it?<\/p>\n
Does Azzi Fudd Embrace the \u201cPeople\u2019s Princess\u201d Nickname or See It Differently?<\/p>\n
There was nothing serious about the origin of the \u201cPeople\u2019s Princess\u201d nickname. On the \u201cGood Game with Sarah Spain\u201d podcast, Fudd described how Bueckers teased her about getting a pass from Geno Auriemma\u2019s sideline tirades.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Paige made a comment about how I\u2019m the princess because coach doesn\u2019t yell at me, and somehow that morphed into people calling me \u2018The People\u2019s Princess,\u2019\u201d Fudd said<\/a>. She admitted she wasn\u2019t sure how it stuck, but she didn\u2019t have a problem with it.<\/p>\n Paige Bueckers\u2019 girlfriend and UCONN star Azzi Fudd at the game rocking an \u201cI \u2764\ufe0f PB\u201d shirt pic.twitter.com\/ZmmjGc0YX2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Hater Report (@HaterReport_) July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n If you\u2019re going to get a nickname, it could be a lot worse. \u201cI mean, I feel like when someone gives you a nickname, the odds of it being a good one like this are very low,\u201d Fudd said. \u201cI think this is a great nickname. I feel like there could be some really bad ones that people came up with. So I\u2019m happy that it was this.\u201d<\/p>\n The nickname picked up steam during the 2024 Final Four, when Bueckers was asked about Fudd and dropped the line that started the whole \u201cPeople\u2019s Princess\u201d thing. \u201cI think she\u2019s one of the most perfect basketball players. There\u2019s not a flaw in her game. There\u2019s nothing you can really yell at her, which is why she\u2019s like the \u2018Princess\u2019 from coach,\u201d Bueckers said<\/a>.<\/p>\n azzi fudd you are so loved \ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79\ud83e\udd79 pic.twitter.com\/PwdMBYMFR2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 himara (@pb5exclusive) November 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Even though a lot of people call her the \u201cPeople\u2019s Princess,\u201d Fudd isn\u2019t one to throw it around herself. \u201cI don\u2019t talk about myself, I don\u2019t say like, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m Azzi. You can call me the people\u2019s princess,\u201d she admitted. \u201cSo [if] people continue to call me that, I won\u2019t be upset. But if people stop, then that\u2019s fine.\u201d Fudd seems more locked in on her next season\u00a0and what she does on the court.<\/p>\n This year, Fudd is stepping into a different role for the Huskies. Now in her fifth season at UConn, she\u2019s known as one of the top shooters. Auriemma and the coaching staff have made their expectations clear. \u201cI think, you know, what the coaches have just been saying is, \u2018You\u2019ve been here the longest. You know what you\u2019re doing. You know what you\u2019re talking about. So trust that,\u201d Fudd shared.<\/p>\n Fudd gets that trust thanks to all her time on the court. Last season, she averaged 13.6 points per game and led the team in three-point percentage at 43.6%. She was even better in the NCAA Tournament, averaging 17.5 points and dropping 24 in the National Championship against South Carolina. Leading a team fresh off a national title brings its own kind of pressure.<\/p>\n People\u2019s Princess \ud83e\udd1d\ud83c\udffe People\u2019s Leader pic.twitter.com\/ZJDmtmRqa6<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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