A'ja Wilson

A'ja Wilson
	Wilson with the Las Vegas Aces in 2024
No. 22 – Las Vegas Aces
Position	Center
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	August 8, 1996; Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school	Heathwood Hall Episcopal; (Columbia, South Carolina)
College	South Carolina (2014–2018)
WNBA draft	2018: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted by	Las Vegas Aces
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–present	Las Vegas Aces
2018–2019	Shaanxi Red Wolves
Career highlights
	2× WNBA champion (2022, 2023); WNBA Finals MVP (2023); 3× WNBA MVP (2020, 2022, 2024); 2× WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2022, 2023); 6× WNBA All-Star (2018, 2019, 2021–2024); 4× All-WNBA First Team (2020, 2022–2024); All-WNBA Second Team (2021); 3× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2022–2024); WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2020); WNBA Peak Performer (2024); WNBA scoring champion (2024); 4× WNBA blocks leader (2020, 2022–2024); Commissioner's Cup champion (2022); WNBA All-Rookie Team (2018); WNBA Rookie of the Year (2018); 2× Best WNBA Player ESPY Award (2023, 2024); Best Female Athlete ESPY Award (2024); 3× USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year (2015, 2022, 2024); FIBA Women's Olympics MVP (2024); FIBA Women's Olympics All-Star Five (2020, 2024); FIBA Women's World Cup MVP (2022); NCAA champion (2017); NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2017); AP Player of the Year (2018); Honda Sports Award (2018); Naismith College Player of the Year (2018); John R. Wooden Award (2018); Wade Trophy (2018); USBWA National Player of the Year (2018); Lisa Leslie Award (2018); 3× All-American – USBWA, WBCA Coaches' (2016–2018); 3× First-team All-American – AP (2016–2018); Third-team All-American - AP (2015); SEC Female Athlete of the Year (2018); 3× SEC Player of the Year (2016–2018); 2× SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2016, 2018); 2× SEC Tournament MVP (2017, 2018); 4× First-team All-SEC (2015–2018); 3× SEC All-Defensive Team (2016–2018); SEC All-Freshman Team (2015); SEC Freshman of the Year (2015); FIBA Under-19 World Cup MVP (2015); Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2014); MaxPreps National Player of the Year (2014); McDonald's All-American (2014); FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship MVP (2014); No. 22 retired by South Carolina Gamecocks;
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
World Cup
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship

A'ja Riyadh Wilson (/ˈeɪʒə/ AY-zhə; born August 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in college, and helped lead the Gamecocks to their first NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 2017, and won the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player award. In 2018, she won a record third straight SEC Player of the Year award, leading South Carolina to a record fourth straight SEC Tournament Championship, becoming the all-time leading scorer in South Carolina women's basketball history, and was a consensus first-team All-American for the third consecutive season. Wilson swept all National Player of the Year awards (Wade, AP, Honda, USBWA, Wooden, and Naismith) as the best player in women's college basketball.

In the 2018 WNBA draft, Wilson was drafted first overall by the Las Vegas Aces. She won her first WNBA MVP with the Aces in 2020, winning again in 2022 and 2024. In 2022, Wilson helped lead the Aces to their first title in franchise history, a feat she repeated in 2023 while earning Finals MVP. On July 7, 2024, in a matchup against the Dallas Wings, she became the Aces' all-time leading scorer.

Internationally, Wilson plays for the United States women's national basketball team, with whom she has won two Olympic and two World Cup gold medals.