WNBA participant A’ja Wilson has been chosen as certainly one of six former student-athletes who shall be inducted into the College of South Carolina Athletics Corridor of Fame.
The college introduced that Wilson, who attended and performed for the basketball group from 2014-2018, shall be joined by Natasha Hastings (Ladies’s Observe 2005-2007), Brandon Hulko (Males’s Diving 1999-2002), Paul Jubb (Males’s Tennis 2016-2020), Akram Mahmoud (Males’s Swimming 2014-2018), and Mollie Patton (Ladies’s Soccer 2006-2010).
The induction ceremony will happen on Oct. 23, and the honorees shall be celebrated throughout South Carolina’s soccer recreation in opposition to Alabama two days later, on Saturday, Oct. 25.
Wilson, who presently performs for the Las Vegas Aces, has gained many accolades throughout her collegiate profession at South Carolina earlier than being drafted within the WNBA draft in 2018 by the Aces with the primary total choose.
She was the 2018 Nationwide Participant of the Yr and the primary four-time All-American participant on the college, having been chosen as a first-team All-American 3 times (2016, 2017, 2018). She helped make the college a basketball powerhouse when it gained its first Nationwide Championship in 2017. Wilson is a three-time SEC Participant of the Yr (2016, 2017, 2018), four-time First Group All-SEC honoree, two-time SEC Defensive Participant of the Yr (2016, 2018), 2015 SEC Freshman of the Yr, and the 2018 SEC Feminine Athlete of the Yr. She gained the award for Most Excellent Participant of the 2017 NCAA Ultimate 4 and was a two-time SEC Match MVP.
She has scored probably the most factors in class historical past with 2,389 factors, is No. 1 in profession blocks (363), and holds the document for blocks per recreation (2.6). She additionally ranks 4th in profession rebounds (1,195).
The College of South Carolina retired her No. 22 jersey final season. She has represented the USA and gained two Olympic gold medals with Group USA on the 2020 and 2024 Video games.
On Aug. 6, she turned the tenth participant in WNBA historical past to document 500 profession blocks.
In June, Wilson turned the quickest girl in league historical past to rating 5,000 profession factors.
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