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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – The WNBA announced Monday that Aces’ forward A’ja Wilson is the KIA Western Conference Player of the Month for May 2024.
Wilson led the Aces to a 4-2 record, and is averaging 26.5 points (2nd in the league), 12.5 rebounds (1st), and 2.83 blocks (2nd) per game. She posted at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in each of her first 5 games of the season, setting a WNBA record for consecutive 20-10 games in the process.
It is the 9th Player of the Month Award and the 4th in a row for the two-time M’VP. The only player to have won more Player of the Month Awards than Wilson is Tina Charles with 12. All of Charles’ awards were earned while she played in the Eastern Conference.
Wilson is now tied with Sylvia Fowles for the most awards won while a member of a Western Conference team. Charles and Elena Delle Donne are the only two other players in league history to win four consecutive monthly awards.
The WNBA announced Tuesday that Aces’ forward A’ja Wilson is the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played from May 27 to June 2. It is the 17th Player of the Week honor for the two-time M’VP who earned her 9th KIA Western Conference Player of the Month Award yesterday,
Wilson averaged 28.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 40 blocks, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game over the Aces’ two games during the week. Against Minnesota on May 29, she scored 29 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, blocked 4 shots, and handed out 3 assists. Two days later in Atlanta, she poured in 27 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, blocked 4 shots and handed out 3 assists vs. the Dream.
Through games of June 3, Wilson is averaging 26.5 points (2nd in the league), 12.5 rebounds (1st), and 2.83 blocks (2nd) per game. She posted at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in each of her first 5 games of the season, setting a WNBA record for consecutive 20-10 games in the process.
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