Position Forward Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Nationality American Siblings Renaldo Wilson | |
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League Southeastern Conference Born August 8, 1996 (age 20)
Hopkins, South Carolina ( 1996-08-08 ) College South Carolina (2014–present) High school Heathwood Hall Episcopal School Current team South Carolina Gamecocks Women's Basketball Team (#22 / Guard, Forward) Parents Eva Rakes Wilson, Roscoe C. Wilson Jr. Awards Naismith Girl's High School Player of the Year Similar Dawn Staley, Tiffany Mitchell, Diamond DeShields | ||
2014 girls basketball player from south carolina a ja wilson chooses south carolina gamecocks
A'ja Wilson (born August 8, 1996) is a women's college basketball player who currently plays for the University of South Carolina. She was the number 1 ESPN HoopGurlz Top 100 prospect in 2014. Wilson has had her share of success, both at the high school level and the collegiate level.
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- 2014 girls basketball player from south carolina a ja wilson chooses south carolina gamecocks
- A ja wilson drops 37 and hits buzzer beater to win state championship
- Personal life
- High school
- Collegiate career
- References
A ja wilson drops 37 and hits buzzer beater to win state championship
Personal life
Wilson was born to Roscoe and Eva Wilson. Her father played basketball professionally in Europe for 10 seasons. She graduated from the Heathwood Hall high school in 2014. She chose to continue her education at the University of South Carolina, majoring in Psychology. She represented the Gamecocks as a forward in basketball. She is currently still enrolled at the University of South Carolina and looks to build off of her tremendous freshmen year.
High school
Throughout Wilson's high school career she played a total of 119 games. 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 led Heathwood Hall to the 2014 state championship as a senior, erasing the bad taste of a state runner-up her junior year.
Collegiate career
Wilson played in 37 games her freshmen year, leading to 4 single game freshmen records in the SEC and 3 single season freshmen records in the SEC
