Columbia, SC (AP) – The triple jersey n ° 22 of the WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson was hung in the rafters on Sunday in Colonial Life Arena, its collegial field which already includes a statue of the top scorer of all program time outside the main entrance.
Wilson spent the weekend around coach Dawn Staley and the current group of gamecocks players, who Beat Auburn 83-66. Wilson spoke to training players on Saturday and had a question-answer session alongside Staley before the two short SATs that night as a The men of Southern Carolina played No. 13 Texas A&M.
It was an appropriate honor for Wilson, the preparation of 6 feet 5 inches which became a triple player of the year of the Southeast Conference for Gamecocks de Staley.
The pinnacle arrived in 2017 when Wilson helped South Carolina in its first national title.
Wilson became a career of South Carolina career in the score (2,389 points) and the blocks (363).
It has also become the first choice of draft of the Southern Carolina WNBA No. 1, chosen by the Las Vegas Aces. She won three championship MVPs, including last season, and a pair of WNBA championships with Las Vegas.
Wilson was also part of the American Olympic team which won the gold medal in Paris last summer.
His trip started a few minutes by car from the Southern Carolina campus.
“The house is the place where your inheritance has started,” Staley said in a video shown in the crowd before his jersey ceremony.
“A’ja, we love you!” A fan cried while Wilson took the microphone.
“Thank you,” she said, laughing.
Wilson thanked his teammates, coaches and fans.
“It is a privilege to be a gamecock, to be part of this community,” she said.
Wilson smothered by thanking his parents. “I hope I make you proud,” she said.
A banner with South Carolina, n ° 22 and her name is located next to the banner of the NCAA Wilson championship helped win eight years ago.
She was invaded by the current gamecocks players, who wore heating shirts with Wilson’s number on them, when she left the field.
“Thank you all for believing in me and for making this moment possible,” said Wilson.
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