While Azurá Stevens is currently most well known for playing on the West Coast, she is actually a woman of the Northeast. Read on to find out more about the longtime forward from Rhode Island!
Azurá Stevens grew up in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. However, she attended Cary High School in North Carolina.
After graduating from Cary High School in 2014, Stevens went to Duke, where she was selected for the All-ACC Second Team her freshman year and the First Team the next year. After her sophomore year, however, she moved back to the Northeast and transferred to the University of Connecticut, where she sat out her sophomore season due to NCAA eligibility rules. She played the following two years.
Following her career at UConn, Stevens entered the 2018 WNBA draft and was drafted No. 6 by the Dallas Wings. She played in Dallas until 2020, when she was traded to the Chicago Sky. She won a championship with the Sky in 2021. In 2023, Stevens was a free agent and signed a multi-year contract with the Los Angeles Sparks. She has played in LA ever since.
Throughout the 2025 season, Stevens averaged 12.8 points, 8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.
During the WNBA offseason this year, Stevens will be playing for Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart’s 3-on-3 league, Unrivaled, for the second year in a row. Just like she did last year, Stevens will be playing for Rose Basketball Club this year. She will be looking to repeat winning the Unrivaled Championship with her fellow “rosebuds.”
Tune in starting Jan. 5 to watch Stevens return to the East Coast as she plays for Rose BC. You can find her in Miami or on TNT, TruTV or HBO Max.