‘I’ve Been Asking For A Rematch Since High School’: Azzi Fudd Seeks Stephen Curry Showdown After Winning WNBA 3-Point Contest

CHICAGO — Azzi Fudd had a new trophy and an old score to settle when she stepped to the podium at Wintrust Arena on Friday night.

“Steph, if you’re listening, I’ve been asking for a rematch since high school, so maybe it’s time to figure out a time and place,” Fudd said.

The Dallas Wings rookie had just become the first first-year player to win the WNBA 3-Point Contest, scoring 30 points in the championship round. The rematch she wants is with Stephen Curry, and it traces back eight years.

The 2018 Camp That Started It

Fudd was 15 when she and Cameron Brink became the first two girls invited to Curry’s SC30 Select Camp, joining a 2018 roster that included Anthony Edwards, Jalen Green, Jalen Suggs, and James Wiseman. She advanced to the camp’s 3-point final after tying for the top score in qualifying, then won the competition to earn a head-to-head shootout with Curry. Curry won that matchup, finishing four points ahead of Fudd’s 16.

“I was really nervous, but also excited because it was so much fun to be at that camp and to be one of the first two girls there,” Fudd said. “Shooting against the boys, it’s always a little extra something when you get to beat the boys.”

A Relationship That Outlasted The Camp

The two stayed in contact after 2018. Curry signed Fudd to SC30 Inc. in 2021, making her the first college athlete to partner with an NBA player’s personal brand, an arrangement built around mentorship as much as sponsorship. She returned to the camp in 2022 as part of the coaching staff rather than as a camper.

Curry has kept up the public support since, posting his reaction when Fudd chose to return to UConn for a fifth year rather than enter the 2025 WNBA Draft. They recently did an episode together of the “Fudd Around and Find Out” podcast.

There Is Already A Template

A Curry-Fudd event would not require the leagues to invent anything. Sabrina Ionescu faced Curry in a shooting exhibition at NBA All-Star Weekend in 2024, and Curry won by three points in a segment that drew some of the weekend’s strongest ratings. Ionescu has referenced that loss since, including after reclaiming her WNBA title last year.

Fudd’s case for a matchup is stronger than it was in 2018. She shot 38.7% from 3-point range on 53 makes across 26 games before the break, and her 30 in the final round is the highest-scoring round any rookie has posted in the event.

Curry, who turned 38 in March, has an open invitation from Fudd on a national stage, which is generally how these things get scheduled.