Legendary coach Dawn Staley has remained close to A’ja Wilson, one of her former players on the South Carolina Gamecocks. Staley has never shied away from supporting her former center and didn’t miss the chance to praise her for her latest achievement.
Staley visited the Nike store in Las Vegas, the city where the former No. 1 overall pick lives. The visit responded to the Oregon-based company’s campaign to promote Wilson’s first signature shoe, the A’One. The coach took to Instagram and shared a series of pictures from her visit while praising Wilson’s career success.
“@aja22wilson pulled up at the Nike store in Las Vegas to see your movement and it is stunning. So proud of you and the impact you just keep having on US US US!! Nike thank you for doing your BIG A’One for her!,” Staley captioned the post.
Dawn Staley, A’ja Wilson have a strong relationship since their South Carolina days
Dawn Staley became one of the most important people in A’ja Wilson’s life when the Las Vegas Aces superstar joined and represented Staley’s Gamecocks between 2014 and 2018. They won the program’s first national title together in 2017 before Wilson left to become a huge star in the W.
Wilson played 138 games under Staley, averaging 17.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game, shooting 55% from the field, 37.5% from deep and 71.5% from the free-throw line. She was selected with the No. 1 overall pick by the Aces in 2018, and the rest, as they say, was history.
The Nike A’One debuted on Tuesday and it sold out in less than 10 minutes.The “Pink A’ura” was the first colorway the swoosh presented, but more colors are expected to be available at some point during the 2025 WNBA season.
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