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A'ja Wilson

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A'ja Riyadh Wilson ( 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. A'ja Wilson is the 1,568th most popular basketball player (up from 1,607th in 2019), the 19,689th most popular biography from United States (up from 19,697th in 2019) and the 883rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, A'ja Wilson ranks 1,568 out of 1,757. Before her are Festus Ezeli, DeMarre Carroll, Carl Landry, Jamario Moon, Cody Zeller, and John Collins. After her are Brandon Knight, Eddie House, Brendan Haywood, Katsiaryna Snytsina, Garrett Temple, and Byron Mullens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, A'ja Wilson ranks 787. Before her are Mack Horton, Bart Ramselaar, Doo Hoi Kem, Lucas Hamilton, Marcel Hartel, and Óscar Estupiñán. After her are Andrés Cubas, Marcus Ingvartsen, Gustav Engvall, Emma Jørgensen, Hanna Sola, and Samúel Friðjónsson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, A'ja Wilson ranks 19,697 out of 20,380. Before her are Bryson Tiller (1993), Dustin Byfuglien (1985), Jamario Moon (1980), Cody Zeller (1992), Alexandra Walsh (2001), and John Collins (1997). After her are Brandon Knight (1991), Josh Sargent (2000), Kimberly Caldwell (1982), Eddie House (1978), Bobby Simmons (1980), and Brendan Haywood (1979).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, A'ja Wilson ranks 883. Before her are Jeremy Pargo (1986), DeMarre Carroll (1986), Carl Landry (1983), Jamario Moon (1980), Cody Zeller (1992), and John Collins (1997). After her are Brandon Knight (1991), Eddie House (1978), Brendan Haywood (1979), Garrett Temple (1986), Byron Mullens (1989), and Jaden McDaniels (2000).

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