With the energy and charisma with which she plays, A’ja Wilson has won a million girls’ hearts. Although she couldn’t fulfill that three-peat dream for the Aces this year, her season has been nothing short of amazing. Within her first six games this regular season, Wilson had already surpassed and broken a handful of records while remaining the league’s leader for her outstanding offense.

The first player to score a thousand points in a single season, her efforts and hard work earned her a well-deserved and unanimous MVP honor, which she dedicated to all the young girls. This is the third time she has won an MVP, which placed her right beside the WNBA legends Cheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie, and Lauren Jackson.

Gladly, the 2x WNBA champion, 2x Defensive Player of the Year, the 2024 WNBA MVP, and 2x Olympic gold medalist’s long-time dream has started taking its shape as the Texas A&M student-athletes see A’ja Wilson as their go-to idol for everything.

In a recent video shared on X, the Aggies in the SEC are taking Wilson’s name when it comes to trading lives with any WNBA star, defining how her personality as a whole has touched the lives of these young girls.

The first response, what appeared to be, was that the girls love to experience what it is exactly like to be her, “She’s T-baby, that’s MVP. I just want to see what it’s like to just, you know, be in her shoes, experience what she experienced.”

The other one talked about her game and the way she carries herself both on and off the court. While her personality was also a mesmerizing factor, “If I could trade lives with anyone in WNBA, I would say A’ja Wilson, y’all. Her personality is just, that’s it. Her mentality is just different.”

Some of the girls wished to live her life, wanting to explore how Wilson interacts with different people while being in the spotlight and get that experience. Besides her lifestyle and money, her work ethic was another standout factor that influenced the Aggies.

And why not? A’ja Wilson has been one of the most desirable athletes who have largely contributed to making the WNBA while the 2x defending champion did mention the pressure of achieving a 3-peat. Let’s take a look at how her season has been.

A’ja Wilson changing the tides

Starting off, she was already making people’s heads turn with her astonishing achievement of having authored a book despite being a dyslexic. Eventually, the book turned out to be one of the New York Times bestsellers while Wilson was featured as one of the 100 Most Influential People Around the World by Time Magazine.

In the season, A’ja Wilson recorded the two highest-scoring games in the league with 42 points against Dallas and 41 points against Phoenix. She set a single-season record by scoring at least 20 points in 34 of 38 games she played in the season.

Also, she gave the highest single-season average in rebounds with 9.8 per game on the defensive. She became the second player in the league to have scored at least 25 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 blocks in a single game after Candace Parker.

Led Team USA to its 8th consecutive gold medal in the Olympics. Off the court, Wilson won the 2024 Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award for her dedicated impact on the community.