Shouldering the load: A’ja Wilson a force on offense and defense for Gamecocks
South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson, the 6-5 sophomore from Heathwood Hall, has been on a roll for the No. 2-ranked and undefeated Gamecocks. She has nine double-doubles this season. A closer look:
Last two games average
SEC Player of the Week four times
Congratulations to @GamecockWBB's A'ja Wilson - #SECWBB Player of the Week. https://t.co/YcrKxggVs0 pic.twitter.com/r3Ps0WDjDU
— SEC Sports (@SEC) January 19, 2016ESPN National Player of the Week
ICYMI: A'ja Wilson of @GamecockWBB is the @espnW national player of the week: https://t.co/zADfOfPRzQ
— ESPN Women's Hoops (@ESPN_WomenHoop) January 18, 2016Top tweets
Matthew Mitchell sums it up: "They had A'ja Wilson, and we didn't."
— David Cloninger (@DCTheState) January 15, 2016Dawn Staley on A’ja Wilson’s near triple double: “Pretty special. … Really shows how special a player A’ja Wilson is."
— Jen Smith (@jenheraldleader) January 15, 2016Makayla Epps on A'ja Wilson: "Those are NBA numbers."
— David Cloninger (@DCTheState) January 15, 2016Congrats to @GamecockWBB own @_ajawilson22 on being named @SEC player of the week. #proudcoach
— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) January 19, 2016Where she ranks
Category | Avg. | SEC rank |
Blocked shots | 3.5 | 1st |
Shooting percentage | 54.7 | 2nd |
Rebounds | 9.3 | 4th |
Points per game | 17.0 | 5th |
A’ja Wilson’s preseason joke could become reality https://t.co/Vk0XgmfL7S #thestate #gg
— GoGamecocks.com (@gogamecocks) January 17, 2016This story was originally published January 20, 2016 at 3:19 PM.