A’ja Wilson’s historic season just keeps reaching new heights.
A week after she set the WNBA single-season scoring record — however short-lived it may be — Wilson became the first player ever to reach 1,000 points scored in a WNBA season.
The shot for point number 1,000 on the szn x A'ja Wilson 📽️#Phantomcam pic.twitter.com/xd8xOV3CtZ
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 16, 2024
THE FIRST AND ONLY TO EVER DO IT 🏀
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 15, 2024
A'ja Wilson is the only player in WNBA history to score 1,000 points in a single season #WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/09AV275T11
Bam! The record came on a night Wilson scored 29 points, helping lead Las Vegas to an important win over the Connecticut Sun.
Still writing HER-story 🖋️
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With 2 games remaining in the regular szn, A'ja Wilson nailed her 1,000th PT on the year, becoming the first player in league history to score 1K points in a single season
Wilson dominated with 29 PTS, 9 REB and a win over the Sun 🙌#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/plpgME1ig4
This milestone is possible because the WNBA expanded its schedule from 34 to 40 games a season ago. However, that’s not why Wilson now owns the record for most points in a season: Diana Taurasi used to hold that at 860 points, but through 34 games this season Wilson had 929 points.
Wilson is clear and away the best player in the league and on her way to a third MVP award. Wilson entered the game leading the WNBA in scoring at 27 points a game and is second in rebounding (to Angel Reese) with 12.1 rebounds a night. During the season she took a break to lead Team USA to gold at the Paris Olympics, averaging 18.7 points and 10.2 rebounds a game, both leading Team USA.