South Carolina women's basketball alum A'ja Wilson makes WNBA history again
South Carolina women’s basketball alum A’ja Wilson is the best player in the world. With that, the three-time MVP and two-time WNBA champ is no stranger to making history. On Wednesday night, the Las Vegas Aces star did it again.
With 22 points in a victory over the Connecticut Sun, Wilson eclipsed the 5000-point mark for her career. She is the fastest player ever to reach the milestone, having done so in just 238 games. 27 other players have scored at least 5000 points in the W, but she is the only one to average at least 21 points per game and one of just five players to shoot at least 49.4% from the field along the way. Now with 5015 points, Wilson is 27th on the all-time scoring list (she passed Taj McWilliams-Franklin last night). That puts her 5631 points shy of Diana Taurasi’s all-time scoring record of 10646.
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While often known for her scoring, A’ja Wilson is one of the top rebounders in women’s basketball history. She is 26th all-time on the glass with 2193 total rebounds. Wilson’s Wednesday night opponent, Sun center Tina Charles, owns the total rebounding record. Charles, who still plays a big role for Connecticut at age 36, currently has 4092 career boards. Wilson is fourth all-time in rebounding average with a 9.2 per-game mark for her career. She is slightly ahead of Charles’ pace.
On the 2025 season, Wilson is averaging 21.2 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.6 blocks, and 2.1 steals per game. Despite missing three games in June while in concussion protocol, she is once again an MVP candidate. If she wins the honor again, she will set another all-time WNBA record. Her three WNBA MVP Trophy wins tie her with Lisa Leslie, Lauren Jackson, and Sheryl Swoopes.
