Age, Biography and Wiki
A'ja Wilson was born on 8 August, 1996 in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., is an American basketball player (born 1995). Discover A'ja Wilson's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 27 years old?
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27 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
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8 August, 1996 |
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8 August |
| Birthplace |
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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She is a member of famous Player with the age 27 years old group.
A'ja Wilson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 27 years old, A'ja Wilson height is 1.93 m .
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1.93 m |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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A'ja Wilson Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is A'ja Wilson worth at the age of 27 years old? A'ja Wilson’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. She is from United States. We have estimated A'ja Wilson's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
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Under Review |
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Player |
A'ja Wilson Social Network
Timeline
A'ja Riyadh Wilson (born August 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
After graduating from high school in 2014, she attended the University of South Carolina, majoring in Mass Communications.
She represented the Gamecocks as a forward in basketball.
She completed her senior year at South Carolina.
Wilson is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
After finishing as a runner-up in her junior year, Wilson led Heathwood Hall to the 2014 state championship as a senior.
Her 35 points, 15 rebounds, and five blocks per game as a senior made her the National High School player of the year in 2014, was a Parade and McDonald's All-American, and was the #1 rated ESPN HoopGurlz prospect in 2014.
Wilson committed to play for Dawn Staley at the University of South Carolina.
Wilson played in 37 games her freshman year, leading to four single-game freshman records in the SEC and three single-season freshman records in the SEC, and won the SEC Freshman of the year award.
In 2016 as a sophomore, Wilson would win her first SEC Player of the year award and was a consensus All-American, Wilson led the Gamecocks to a SEC regular season and Tournament Championship.
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 2017, Wilson once again led the Gamecocks to a SEC regular season and Tournament championship, and went on to win the school's first national championship with a stirring victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the championship game.
She was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
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 for 2018.
In the 2018 WNBA draft, she was drafted first overall by the Aces.
In 2018, Wilson had her best season statistically, and won all of the National player of the year awards.
She won a record 3rd straight SEC Player of the Year award, and was also a Consensus All-American for the third straight year.
Wilson finished her college career at South Carolina as the all-time leading scorer for the school.
On January 18, 2021, as part of the university's observance of Martin Luther King Day, a statue of Wilson was dedicated near the main entrance to Carolina's basketball home of Colonial Life Arena.
In 2019, Wilson played for the "Home" roster during the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The roster was made up of celebrities with Carolina roots.
Wilson started Burnt Wax Candle Company and established the A'ja Wilson Foundation that advocates for preventing bullying and education around dyslexia.
She is part of the WNBA's social justice council.
She and Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier host a podcast about the WNBA, Tea with A & Phee, produced by Just Women's Sports.
Wilson counts Nike and Mountain Dew as sponsors and was named to Forbes' 2021 30 Under 30 list.
On February 6, 2024, Wilson published her first book, Dear Black Girls.
Wilson played a total of 119 games after making the varsity team as an eighth-grader.
She averaged 24.7 points, 13.9 rebounds, and 4.3 blocks a game throughout her high school career.
She was number 22 and played as a forward.
Wilson won her first WNBA MVP in 2020, as well as her first Olympic Gold medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In 2022, Wilson helped lead the Aces to their first title in franchise history, a feat she repeated in 2023 while earning Finals MVP.
Wilson was born to Roscoe Jr. and Eva Wilson.
She said on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! that she was named for her father's favorite song, "Aja" by Steely Dan.
Her middle name Riyadh came from the Saudi Arabian capital where Aja's maternal aunt was deployed in Operation Desert Storm.
Her mother had a court stenographer business while her father played basketball professionally in Europe for 10 seasons.
Her older brother Renaldo also played professional basketball overseas.
Wilson spent her grade school and high school years as one of the few black students in Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, a southern Columbia private school.
She grew up in a Christian family and one of her grandfathers was a minister.
