A’ja Wilson’s USC jersey retirement will be broadcast live on TV. Here’s how to watch
A’ja Wilson will add another impressive accolade to her still-growing resume this Sunday.
The South Carolina women’s basketball legend will have her jersey retired and hung in the rafters of Colonial Life Arena in a ceremony before the Gamecocks’ matchup with Auburn.
How to watch on TV
Can’t make it to the game on Sunday? Wilson’s jersey retirement ceremony will be streamed on SEC Network.
- Who: A’ja Wilson jersey retirement ceremony
- When: Sunday, 11:30 a.m. (game follows at noon)
- Where: Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
- TV channel: A special edition of “SEC Now” on SEC Network
- Stream: ESPN app and ESPN.com
Wilson’s amazing resume
A’ja Wilson needs no introduction to South Carolina fans or women’s basketball followers in general.
She played a crucial role in helping Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks become a perennial national title contender and helped bring home the program’s first championship in 2017.
A Hopkins native who played high school ball at Heathwood Hall, Wilson was the South Carolina program’s first-ever No. 1 recruit signee. Wilson had an illustrious career with the Gamecocks: She was a four-time All-American, three-time SEC Player of the Year, two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year, AP Player of the Year winner, a Wooden Award winner and Naismith Award winner.
Wilson leads the South Carolina women’s basketball program with 2,389 total points and holds 22 program records.
She was drafted by the Las Vegas Aces with No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft and hasn’t skipped a beat in her professional career.
Wilson has been named an all-star in six of her seven season as a pro, was named the Rookie of the Year in 2018, is a three-time MVP, two-time Defensive Player of the Year and has helped the Aces win the WNBA championship in 2022 and 2023.
A stature was erected in Wilson’s honor outside of Colonial Life Arena in January 2021.
Wilson also has four gold medals to her name, two with the U.S. women’s basketball team in the Tokyo and Paris Olympic games and two with the team in the Spain and Australian World Cup.
Other Gamecock WBB greats with retired jerseys
- Sheila Foster, No. 53 (1978-82)
- Martha Parker, No. 13 (1985-89)
- Shannon Johnson, No. 14 (1992-96)
- Tiffany Mitchell, No. 25 (2012-16)
What channel is the South Carolina-Auburn game on?
- Who: No. 2 South Carolina (20-1, 8-0 SEC) vs. No. Auburn (11-10, 2-6 SEC)
- When: Sunday, noon
- Where: Colonial Life Area, Columbia, SC
- TV Network: SEC Network
- Stream: ESPN app and ESPN.com
- Radio: 107.5 FM in the Columbia area (Brad Muller)
This story was originally published February 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM.
