Prior to achieving WNBA greatness with the Las Vegas Aces, A’ja Wilson made her mark at South Carolina and became one of the greatest players in Gamecocks history – including leading South Carolina to the 2018 national championship in he senior year.
In 2019, plans were revealed to immortalize Wilson with a statue outside Colonial Life Arena, the South Carolina home court. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley even mentioned that she would commit $100,000 towards the project.
About that statue…
So this is a thing that happened at @CLAmktg today 😊
Hard to keep a secret around here .. More info to come soon! pic.twitter.com/sqT1WjpiP5
— GamecockWBB (@GamecockWBB) January 14, 2021
👀👀👀 see you soon SC ❤️ https://t.co/ewbjqcrjep
— A’ja Wilson (@_ajawilson22) January 14, 2021
And that’s on Mary had a little lamb!! 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/GSktwQPuja
— dawnstaley (@dawnstaley) January 14, 2021
A spokeswoman told Columbia’s The State newspaper that a public unveiling will occur in the next few days.
