Aaliyah Wilson

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]

Aaliyah Wilson
Free agent
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-08-28) August 28, 1998
Muskogee, Oklahoma
NationalityAmerican
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High schoolMuskogee (Muskogee, Oklahoma)
College
WNBA draft2021: 1st round, 11th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-SEC (2021)

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]

She was waived by the Fever on March 2, 2022.[10]

WNBA career statistics
Legend
  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 best ° League leader

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2021 Indiana 1408.5.231.143.5000.90.60.20.10.61.1
Career 1 year, 1 team 1408.5.231.143.5000.90.60.20.10.61.1

Arkansas and Texas A&M statistics

Source[11]

Legend
  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
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

References
  1. Underwood @hannahbunderwoo, Hannah. "Aaliyah Wilson selected 11th overall in 2021 WNBA Draft". The Battalion.
  2. "Aaliyah Wilson selected in the first round of the WNBA Draft". kbtx.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16.
  3. "Texas A&M's Aaliyah Wilson Drafted in the First Round of the WNBA Draft". April 16, 2021.
  4. "Aaliyah Wilson". www.usab.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021.
  5. World, Mike Brown Tulsa. "Women's basketball: Former Muskogee standout Aaliyah Wilson asks for release from Arkansas". Tulsa World.
  6. "Aaliyah Wilson - Women's Basketball". Texas A&M Athletics - 12thMan.com.
  7. Glaspie, Akeem. "Indiana Fever acquire No. 11 pick Aaliyah Wilson in draft-night trade with Seattle Storm". The Indianapolis Star.
  8. "Aaliyah Wilson". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA.
  9. "Aaliyah Wilson | Texas A&M Aggies | College Women's Basketball | Yahoo! Sports". sports.yahoo.com.
  10. https://fever.wnba.com/news/fever-waive-aaliyah-wilson/
  11. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-03.


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