The North Carolina women's basketball team defeated Miami 69-60 on Sunday afternoon and was greeted by a special visitor after the buzzer sounded. Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson is one of the most decorated players in women's basketball. Wilson, who just finished her third MVP season, is in Miami watching two elite college teams battle it out, and although she is not an alum of either program, her status as one of the top players in the game , which made the locker room worth visiting.
The Tar Heels were elated when Wilson took a locker room visit after the big win — and the video shows it.
The North Carolina State women's basketball team (13-2), ranked 17th overall, is led by guards Alyssa Gastby (108 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists per game) and Gakden, who is averaging 10.4 points and 5.8 rebounds this season. . Gakden, who became North Carolina's leading scorer with 21 points on Sunday, expressed his initial reaction on Twitter/X after the game: “I couldn't believe my eyes.”
A'ja Wilson is not a Tar Heels alum. She spent four years at the University of South Carolina, where she won a national championship as a Shamcock in 2017. But none of that seemed to matter to the women in the locker room, who were excited to meet one of the sport's top players.
Wilson's accolades say it all. She just finished a season in which she was the unanimous MVP. WNBA Records for both points and rebounds. The 28-year-old is a two-time WNBA champion, two-time Defensive Player of the Year and three-time MVP.
So, while she may not have been there specifically to support North Carolina, the Tar Heels nonetheless took a photo with Wilson to commemorate the special day.
