YAHOO SPORTS The Dallas Wings made UConn star Azzi Fudd the No. 1 pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday night, reuniting Fudd with her former Huskies teammate Paige Bueckers in the process.

Without a clear-cut No. 1 pick on the board, the selection of Fudd was just the start of a fascinating first round that included twists and turns, a puzzler or two, and even a trade — the Golden State Valkyries dealt No. 8 overall pick Flau’jae Johnson to Seattle for Marta Suárez and a future second- round pick.

Record Setting

Fresh off its first national championship, UCLA women’s basketball is setting records in the WNBA.

The Bruins had six players selected in Monday’s WNBA Draft, the most ever by one school in a single draft. Five went in the first round, which was also a WNBA Draft record.

Two-time All-American and Final Four MOP Lauren Betts was the first Bruin off the board at No. 4 to the Washington Mystics. Betts’ selection started a run of three straight Bruins picks. Her UCLA team-mate Angela Dugalić then joined her on the Mystics at No. 9.

Gianna Kneepkens and Charlisse Leger-Walker will also be teammates on the Connecticut Sun.

No. 4: Lauren Betts, Washington Mystics No. 5: Gabriela Jaquez, Chicago Sky No. 6: Kiki Rice, Toronto Tempo No. 9: Angela Dugalić, Washington Mystics No. 15: Gianna Kneepkens, Connecticut Sun No. 18: Charlisse Leger-Walker, Connecticut Sun Four teams previously had five total players selected in the same draft: 2023 South Carolina, 2019 Notre Dame and Tennessee twice (1999 and 2008).

UCLA matched that in the first round, then claimed the record as its own when the Sun selected Leger-Walker with the third pick of the second round.

UCLA’s draft success arrives eight days after the Bruins won the NCAA championship. UCLA beat fellow No. 1 seed Texas, 51-44 in the national semifinal, then beat No. 1 seed South Carolina, 79-51 in last Sunday’s title game. The Bruins dominated both games to cap a 37-1 season.

The six seniors drafted Monday not only anchored UCLA’s dominant championship team — they scored all 130 combined UCLA points in the Bruins’ Final Four and championship game wins.

UCLA and head coach Cori Close are obviously facing a significant rebuild after losing their entire core. But they have plenty to continue to celebrate from a historic season in Westwood.