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Azzi Fudd's Mom, Katie Smrcka-Duffy Fudd, Was a College Basketball Star
The former Georgetown standout and WNBA draft pick is now a youth basketball coach.
Apr. 13, 2026 at 10:33pm
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A cubist interpretation of the intergenerational bond between a mother and daughter's shared passion for basketball.Georgetown TodayKatie Smrcka-Duffy Fudd, the mother of WNBA prospect Azzi Fudd, was a standout college basketball player at N.C. State and Georgetown, where she scored over 2,000 career points. Smrcka-Duffy Fudd was also drafted by the WNBA's Washington Monarchs in 2001 before a knee injury ended her professional career. She is now a youth basketball coach, following in the footsteps of her daughter Azzi, who is expected to be a high draft pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft.
Why it matters
Azzi Fudd's basketball success has brought renewed attention to her mother's own impressive playing career. Katie Smrcka-Duffy Fudd was a dominant guard in college, earning three All-Big East selections, and her story provides valuable context about Azzi's upbringing and the basketball pedigree she has inherited.
The details
Katie Smrcka-Duffy Fudd was a standout high school player in Virginia, ranked as the No. 18 athlete in the state. She played one year at N.C. State before transferring to Georgetown, where she flourished. Over her four-year college career, she scored 2,072 points, including 1,671 at Georgetown, and shot over 40% from the field and 36% from three-point range. Smrcka-Duffy Fudd was then drafted by the WNBA's Washington Monarchs in 2001 but was waived a few weeks later due to a prior knee injury. She has since become a youth basketball coach, working with her husband Tim to develop young players.
- Smrcka-Duffy Fudd was ranked as the No. 18 athlete in Virginia in 2000.
- She played one year at N.C. State in 1996-97 before transferring to Georgetown.
- Smrcka-Duffy Fudd was drafted by the WNBA's Washington Monarchs in 2001.
- She was elected to the Virginia High School Hall of Fame in 2017.
The players
Katie Smrcka-Duffy Fudd
Azzi Fudd's mother, who was a standout college basketball player at N.C. State and Georgetown, where she scored over 2,000 career points. She was also drafted by the WNBA's Washington Monarchs in 2001 before a knee injury ended her professional career. Smrcka-Duffy Fudd is now a youth basketball coach.
Azzi Fudd
The daughter of Katie Smrcka-Duffy Fudd, Azzi Fudd is an elite women's basketball prospect expected to be a high draft pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft after a successful college career at UConn.
What they’re saying
“Just found lots of hardware proving that her time is long overdue!”
— Tim Fudd, Azzi Fudd's father
What’s next
Azzi Fudd is expected to be one of the top picks in the 2026 WNBA Draft on Monday night, continuing her family's basketball legacy.
The takeaway
The story of Katie Smrcka-Duffy Fudd's impressive college basketball career provides valuable context about the basketball pedigree that her daughter Azzi has inherited, highlighting how Azzi's success is the culmination of her family's deep roots in the sport.
