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Azzi Fudd’s March Madness takeover appearing in commercials and social media spots
Azzi Fudd, recovering from multiple injuries, scored 34 points in her final home game and is featured in March Madness ads as UConn aims for an unbeaten title repeat.
- UConn star Azzi Fudd scored 34 points on Monday in the NCAA tournament, advancing the Huskies to their 32nd consecutive Sweet 16 and cementing her March Madness prominence.
- Enduring multiple injuries—11 games missed as a freshman, 22 games the following year, and a torn ACL in early November—shaped Fudd's recovery philosophy and drove her partnership with Planet Fitness.
- Marketing expert Joe Favorito, a professor at Columbia's School of Professional Studies, noted that Fudd appears ubiquitously in ads for Planet Fitness, Marriott, and Geico during broadcasts.
- Fudd and her mother Katie, who played at Georgetown and N.C. State, teamed up in a Celsius beverage social media spot playing a version of the basketball game Horse.
- The Huskies stand four wins away from repeating as national champions, and Favorito said UConn's success in the next two weeks will further cement Fudd's status as a top sports icon.
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Azzi Fudd’s March Madness takeover appearing in commercials and social media spots
UConn star Azzi Fudd has become one of the most visible faces in women’s college basketball, thanks to a wave of TV ads and social media deals.
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