Free agent | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Muskogee, Oklahoma | August 28, 1998
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Listed weight | 172 lb (78 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Muskogee (Muskogee, Oklahoma) |
College | |
WNBA draft | 2021 / Round: 1 / Pick: 11th overall |
Selected by the Seattle Storm | |
Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–present | Indiana Fever |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Aaliyah Wilson (born August 28, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. She was selected 11th overall in the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Seattle Storm and was traded to the Fever before the start of the season. [1] [2] [3]
Wilson is a native of Muskogee, Oklahoma. As a player as Muskogee High School, Wilson was named a McDonald's All-American and a Jordan Brand Classic All-American. She participated in Team USA trials in 2016 and 2017. [4]
Wilson started her college career at the University of Arkansas. She transferred to Texas A&M after her freshman season. [5] During her senior season, she received first All-SEC honors for her career, was named to the All-SEC second team as a graduate student and received AP All-American honors. She averaged 10,1 points, 4.7 points, 2 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.75 blocks with a 41% field goal percentage. [6] [7] [8] [9]
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
Bold | Career high | ° | League leader |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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2021 | Indiana | 14 | 0 | 8.5 | .231 | .143 | .500 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Career | 1 year, 1 team | 14 | 0 | 8.5 | .231 | .143 | .500 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
Source [10]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2016-17 | Arkansas | 26 | 125 | 28.7% | 28.4% | 66.7% | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
2017-18 | Texas A&M | Sat due to NCAA transfer rules | |||||||||
2018-19 | Texas A&M | 9 | 124 | 42.7% | 34.4% | 86.7% | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
2019-20 | Texas A&M | 30 | 195 | 35.8% | 29.5% | 50.0% | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
2020-21 | Texas A&M | 28 | 356 | 43.9% | 42.0% | 61.9% | 5.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 12.7 |
Career | 93 | 800 | 38.6% | 32.7% | 63.4% | 4.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 8.6 |
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