A'ja Wilson lived up to the expectations at USC coming out of Heathwood Hall as the number one prospect in the country and she is doing likewise as a rookie with the Las Vegas Aces.
The Heathwood Hall graduate has been named one of 22 WNBA All-Stars. She is the second USC product to earn that honor, joining Hartsville native and current Coker College head coach Shannon Johnson who made the team in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003.
Wilson is currently seventh in the league in scoring (19.9 ppg) and third in rebounds (8.7 rpg). She is the Aces’ leading scorer, netting double figures in all 23 games this season, including 13 20-point outings. Behind nine double-doubles, she is also the team’s top rebounder. Wilson is one of just five players to score 300+ points in her first 15 WNBA games and joined Candace Parker as the only league rookies to post at least 35 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks, which she did on June 12 at Indiana. The Aces are 10-13 on the season but have won five of their last six outings.
The WNBA All-Star game will be played in Minneapolis on Sat., July 28, at 3:30 p.m.
