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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’s accomplishments and accolades have resulted in her being widely regarded as the best basketball player of her generation and one of the greatest WNBA players of all time. Wilson played college basketball at the University of South Carolina and helped lead the Gamecocks to their first NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 2017, winning 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). A'ja Wilson is the 1,745th most popular basketball player (down from 1,609th in 2024), the 20,828th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,692nd in 2019) and the 949th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, A'ja Wilson ranks 1,745 out of 1,757. Before her are Festus Ezeli, DeMarre Carroll, Carl Landry, Jamario Moon, Cody Zeller, and John Collins. After her are Ryan Arcidiacono, Adrian Griffin, Brandon Knight, Eddie House, Brendan Haywood, and Katsiaryna Snytsina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, A'ja Wilson ranks 892. Before her are Bart Ramselaar, Doo Hoi Kem, Lucas Hamilton, Josip Posavec, Marcel Hartel, and Óscar Estupiñán. After her are Andrés Cubas, Marcus Ingvartsen, Jonas Bager, Martin Rubeš, Gustav Engvall, and Emma Jørgensen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, A'ja Wilson ranks 20,836 out of 20,380. Before her are Dustin Byfuglien (1985), Jamario Moon (1980), Cody Zeller (1992), Alexandra Walsh (2001), Steve Ralston (1974), and John Collins (1997). After her are Ryan Arcidiacono (1994), Adrian Griffin (1974), Rhenzy Feliz (1997), Brandon Knight (1991), Josh Sargent (2000), and Kimberly Caldwell (1982).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, A'ja Wilson ranks 949. 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 Ryan Arcidiacono (1994), Adrian Griffin (1974), Brandon Knight (1991), Eddie House (1978), Brendan Haywood (1979), and Garrett Temple (1986).

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