A’ja Wilson is an American basketball player who currently plays as a Power Forward for Las Vegas Aces (WNBA). Prior to Las Vegas, she played college basketball at the University of South Carolina, with South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball (2014-2018). The Basketball star has several awards and honours in her name. She also participated and played in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which help her to bag the gold. Apart from WNBA, she played with Shaanxi Red Wolves – a Chinese Basketball Association, in the 2018-2019 season. Scroll down to know more about A’ja Wilson boyfriend, dating, salary, contract, net worth, height and other facts.
A’ja Wilson boyfriend and relationship. When did the couple met?
The American basketball player is not single right now. Currently, she is dating Josh Cunningham. Both of them are accomplishers in their professional lives. A’ja Wilson boyfriend is also a basketball player. Currently, he plays for KK Borac Bonja Luk. Prior, he played for Southland Sharks.
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When the couple did start dating?
A’ja Wilson and Josh Cunningham knew each other from their high school. After high school graduation, they both went on campus tours at the University of South Carolina. However, they both attend separate colleges. A’ja Wilson wanted him to attend the same university. She later attended the University of South Carolina and Josh Cunningham attended Bradley University in Illinois. However, he soon transferred to the University of Dayton in Ohio.
A’ja explained in an interview that she contacted her now-boyfriend not only to explore the school but also to learn more about him. In addition, the WNBA athlete said that her beau is a guy of few words, which caused some awkward times.
Although the duo are in different institutions. However, they have been always in touch with each other. Eventually, in August 2018, the couple started dating. And now the couple is living happily with each other.
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A’ja Wilson Salary, Contract, Net Worth: How rich is the American basketball player? Prize money
A’ja Wilson agreed on a 2 year / $398,422 contract with the Las Vegas Aces, which includes $398,422 guaranteed, and an yearly average salary of $199,211. In 2023, she will earn a base salary of $202,155, while carrying a cap hit of $202,155.
Talking about his earlier earnings, she earned base salary of $70,040, while hitting a cap of $70,040 from her previous contracts.
Besides her salary and contracts, she also makes massive money from advertising and endorsing. When we look at her Insta account, you’ll see she endorses several brands and products including – Mountain Dew, Ruffles Chips and Nike. was named to Forbes’ 2021 30 Under 30 list.
Apart from this, she also won prize money in several WNBA matches. She won the 2022 Kia WNBA Most Valuable Player, receiving $15,450 and a specially designed trophy by Tiffany & Co.
As of 2022, A’ja Wilson’s net worth can be estimated as $4 million.
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College & WNBA Career, Professional Success, Awards
Collegiate Career
From an early age, she was passionate about sports. After playing basketball in high school. She went on to join the University of South Carolina, where he played for the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team, from 2014 to 2018. She bagged several awards and honours during her college years. In 2017, she helped her team to win first National Championship against Mississippi State Bull Dogs.
WNBA and National duty of Wilson
In 2018, the Las Vegas Aces drafted her. She played her debut game against the Connecticut Sun. On her first match, she had 14 points and 10 rebounds. The next year in June, she scored a new career-high 39 points in a 102–97 overtime victory against the Indiana Fever.
In the 2020, Tokyo Olympics game, she was on national duty for her nation. And she led the United States team to win the gold medal. Besides this, she and her team also bagged gold in the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup and the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.
Her team also won the 2022 WNBA Championship by defeating Connecticut Sun with 3-1.
Awards & Honors
- WNBA champion (2022)
- 2× WNBA MVP (2020, 2022)
- WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
- 4× WNBA All-Star (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
- WNBA Rookie of the Year (2018)
- 2× All-WNBA First Team (2020, 2022)
- All-WNBA Second Team (2021)
- WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2022)
- WNBA All-Defensive Second Team (2020)
- 2× WNBA blocks leader (2020, 2022)
- Commissioner’s Cup champion (2022)
- FIBA World Cup MVP (2022)
- NCAA champion (2017)
- NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2017)
- Consensus National Player of the Year (2018)
- Lisa Leslie Award (2018)
- 3× Consensus first-team All-American (2016–2018)
- 3× SEC Player of the Year (2016–2018)
- 2× SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2016, 2018)
- 4× First-team All-SEC (2015–2018)
- Honda Sports Award (2018)
- SEC Freshman of the Year (2015)
- SEC All-Freshman Team (2015)
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Aja Wilson family, parents, nationality, religion
Aja Wilson was born on August 8, 1996. Right now, she is 26 years old. Her place of birth was Columbia, South Carolina. She is of American nationality.
She is the daughter of Roscoe Jr. and Eva Wilson. She is not the single child of her parents. She has a brother named Renaldo Wilson. She is very close to her family, especially. She often posts pictures with her mother and family as well on her Instagram account. Her grandfather was a minister.
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Other Endeavors
Apart from her basketball career, she started a Burnt Wax Candle Organization and established the A’ja Wilson Foundation which works for preventing bullying and education around dyslexia.
Like other celebs, Aja Wilson is quite popular on social networking sites. She has 499k followers, 1422 posts and 987 following on Instagram. One can also follow her on Twitter.
She has a standing height of 6 feet 5 inches, which is around 1.96m. Her billed weight is 195 lb (88 kg).
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