A'ja Wilson

Basketball Player

Birthday August 8, 1996

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace United States

Age 28 years old

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About

Basketball player best known for being a member of the Las Vegas Aces. She was also a member of the  United States women's national basketball team. She won multiple Olympic gold medals with the team. In March 2025, she was named Time magazine's Women of the Year.

Before Fame

She attended the University of South Carolina and played for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Trivia

She has talked about being diagnosed with dyslexia. She wrote a personal essay in The Players' Tribune about struggling with reading.

Family Life

Her parents are Eva Rakes Wilson and Roscoe C. Wilson Jr.

Associated With

Her 2024 US Olympics teammates included Chelsea GrayKelsey Plum, and Jackie Young.