Azzi Fudd--She's 14 and Geno has visited

[MilfordHusky]

We can just tell them apart by race apparently.

Let’s not go down that road again, please.

All 3 players have unusual first names that include the letter “z.” I’ve seen a few variations of Azura or Azure, but Azzi is highly unusual, because it’s a relatively uncommon last name. Eziyoda may be relatively common in Australia, but it’s a totally new name to me.

 

[j66kicker]

Let’s not go down that road again, please.

All 3 players have unusual first names that include the letter “z.” I’ve seen a few variations of Azura or Azure, but Azzi is highly unusual, because it’s a relatively uncommon last name. Eziyoda may be relatively common in Australia, but it’s a totally new name to me.

I know a girl in England named Ezi - think she is of Nigerian background. Never occurred to me that Ezi could be short for something (like Eziyoda). Now I'm going to have to find out.

"Azzi" isn't short for anything. Her mother named her after Jennifer Azzi.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I know a girl in England named Ezi - think she is of Nigerian background. Never occurred to me that Ezi could be short for something (like Eziyoda). Now I'm going to have to find out.

"Azzi" isn't short for anything. Her mother named her after Jennifer Azzi.

Correct re Azzi. Her mom was a big fan of the former Stanford star. Let us know what your research shows about Ezi.

 

[Hope]

Uconn does well with people of the Human race too

Meghan Markle is biracial? ( Actually I knew that because I watch SUITS )

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Azzi Fudd started her high school career on Friday night (12/1). She scored 23 points in St. Johns' 72-51 victory.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Azzi Fudd started her high school career on Friday night (12/1). She scored 23 points in St. Johns' 72-51 victory.

Nice way to start a HS career!

 

[Sluconn Husky]

St. John’s only freshman, Azzi Fudd, plays at a different level than a typical ninth-grader. Named for former WNBA player Jennifer Azzi, the 5-11 guard led all scorers with 23 points. She was the youngest player on USA Basketball’s U16 squad this past summer.


“She’s beating herself up right now because she missed a couple of shots,” Scribner said. “That’s how she thinks. I’ve never seen a player at her age be as polished and as ready but what makes her different is she’s a great defender and she’s a wonderful teammate.”


Wood couldn’t come up with a comparable player to Fudd at her age.


“Nobody comes to mind,” Wood said. “She’s such a young player to have such a mature game and she also plays defense.”

No. 2 St. John's College girls roll past Life Center Academy

 

[MilfordHusky]

St. John’s only freshman, Azzi Fudd, plays at a different level than a typical ninth-grader. Named for former WNBA player Jennifer Azzi, the 5-11 guard led all scorers with 23 points. She was the youngest player on USA Basketball’s U16 squad this past summer.


“She’s beating herself up right now because she missed a couple of shots,” Scribner said. “That’s how she thinks. I’ve never seen a player at her age be as polished and as ready but what makes her different is she’s a great defender and she’s a wonderful teammate.”


Wood couldn’t come up with a comparable player to Fudd at her age.


“Nobody comes to mind,” Wood said. “She’s such a young player to have such a mature game and she also plays defense.”

No. 2 St. John's College girls roll past Life Center Academy

Azzi plays at a different level from a typical 11th grader, or maybe even 12th grader.

She wears #35. Interesting! Jennifer Azzi wore #10, I believe. I'm trying to think of a great player who wore #35. The first (and only?) that comes to mind is the great Dr. Dunkenstein:

 

[rail spike]

Azzi plays at a different level from a typical 11th grader, or maybe even 12th grader.

She wears #35. Interesting! Jennifer Azzi wore #10, I believe. I'm trying to think of a great player who wore #35. The first (and only?) that comes to mind is the great Dr. Dunkenstein:

I think this fellow DC area product is the most well known player to wear it now.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I think this fellow DC area product is the most well known player to wear it now.
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Of course!! Now it makes sense. Thanks!

Interestingly, KD wore #3 at Montrose Christian. Maybe he wanted to be the next Taurasi.

 

[Carnac]

As Azzi plays her way through her first season of HS basketball, and is exposed to a different brand of basketball (other than AAU), hopefully she will begin to appreciate the UConn women, the work they put in, the sacrifices they make, and the success that is achieved from their combined efforts. She's going to have her choice of the top ranked programs. Hopefully she'll want to be a part of UConn's ongoing legacy. She's going to be very special. I would love to see her in a UConn uniform after high school.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Long read and well worth it:


“She’s like Kawhi Leonard. It’s hard to say what position she is, she’s just Azzi and does everything, you know?” St. John’s Coach Jonathan Scribner said before the season. “You just don’t see it very often. She is something that’s different. You’re seeing a unicorn.”

...

Azzi is technically a combo guard capable of running an offense and thriving as an off-ball scorer. But, as Scribner pointed to, it is hard to define her as just that. She is a high-percentage three-point shooter and has the upper-body strength to score inside. She is a strong perimeter defender and can protect the paint. She played point guard for Team USA’s gold medal-winning 16-and-under team this summer — as a 14-year old — but Coach Carla Berube said, “We could also rely on her to guard all five positions.”

...

Her first scholarship offer came from Maryland, when she was in sixth grade, and the 5-foot-11 guard has since been recruited by a large handful of power-conference programs, including Stanford, Tennessee and Connecticut, whose legendary Coach Geno Auriemma stopped in to see her work out this fall on an otherwise normal day at St. John’s in Northwest Washington, D.C.


“What do you think it was like?” she asked, smiling at her own sarcasm. “I was so nervous.”


Well, did it show?


“No,” she shot back, smiling even wider. “I crushed it that day.”


‘She does everything’: Freshman is already one of nation’s top high school recruits

 

[CocoHusky]

"Tim (Azzi's Father) , tie loosened by a stressful ending, walked across the floor to have a long conversation with Maryland women’s basketball Coach Brenda Frese.
Long Conversation ?
How long does it take to tell Brenda that Azzi's heading to UCONN?

 

[hjoerring]

From Nan's news items:

Local basketball phenom is the real deal

UConn has had a lot of success with multi-racial kids. Azzi could be as good as her namesake.

What is this in aid of? Or, what kind of knowledge is this purporting? Is it in the same sphere as: Uconn has had a lot of succes with 6.1 (height) kids." Actually, let us say "Uconn has had a lot of success with 'white'-racial kids."

Just musing at your expense. But, don't let the other schools on about our success-- I doubt there are enough of such kids around to keep all the programs happy. We might get reported to the NCAA. That might be the kind of things they are very good at policing in college sports.

 

[augustaTC]

Can we junk forever the "multi-racial" references. Please.

 

[meyers7]

"Tim (Azzi's Father) , tie loosened by a stressful ending, walked across the floor to have a long conversation with Maryland women’s basketball Coach Brenda Frese.
Long Conversation ?
How long does it take to tell Brenda that Azzi's heading to UCONN?

Wanted to let her down easy.