Kinda like a statue of Benedict Arnold at West Point..Actually both Maya & Stewie played at South Carolina. Stewie had a pretty solid game there dropped 25 and 10 and had 5 swats. Was that statue worthy?
Those same writes put UCONN No.1 at one point in the season last year....i just hope they left room for statues of the sportswriters who voted South Carolina #1 last year.
yes but she was undefeated against Mississippi State. . Just sayin.Wasn't A'ja oh for against UConn? Just sayin'.
Mechelle Voepel ESPN.com
"South Carolina has installed a statue of former Gamecocks All-American A'ja Wilson in front of Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina.
Wilson, the 2018 consensus national player of the year and No. 1 WNBA draft pick, will take part in a dedication ceremony Monday."
Did I miss something? Are there statues of Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore and Brianna Stewart in front of Gampel Pavilion? If not why not? Wilson helps South Carolina win ONE national championship, and she gets a statue. Stewart has 4 national championships, Dee has 3, and Maya has two. When is the unveiling of their statues?
Wilson immortalized with South Carolina statue
South Carolina has installed a statue of former Gamecocks All-American A'ja Wilson in front of Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, with a dedication ceremony set for Monday.www.espn.com
Stewie was one of the first to congratulate A'ja on her statue.I doubt the women mentioned in the title of this thread have given it a second thought.
Yes, but not worried, amused. Since our game with Villanova was canceled, we're looking for other pursuits today. No new news and no new commitments to comment on. We were all looking forward to that game. An idle mind is the .........Dang. Are we really that bored on a Saturday to be worried about another program and a statue?
I guess they are just generational players and Aja is immortal (in SC eyes).Mechelle Voepel ESPN.com
"South Carolina has installed a statue of former Gamecocks All-American A'ja Wilson in front of Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina.
Wilson, the 2018 consensus national player of the year and No. 1 WNBA draft pick, will take part in a dedication ceremony Monday."
Did I miss something? Are there statues of Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore and Brianna Stewart in front of Gampel Pavilion? If not why not? Wilson helps South Carolina win ONE national championship, and she gets a statue. Stewart has 4 national championships, Dee has 3, and Maya has two. When is the unveiling of their statues?
Wilson immortalized with South Carolina statue
South Carolina has installed a statue of former Gamecocks All-American A'ja Wilson in front of Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, with a dedication ceremony set for Monday.www.espn.com
I don't believe she has done more for women's basketball than Rebecca Lobo did during her playing career at UConn. Like I said earlier. I wonder if SC would be making a big deal out of a #1 ranking and 1 national championship if Clemson wasn't casting such a big shadow.Having listened to Aja Wilson on interviews and other venues, she is one of the nicest and most humble people I have seen. I remember when she was "Dueling on ESPN{ with Sue Bird during a smackdown as alumnae for a SC / UConn game that poor Aja could not say a mean thing.
For what she has done to put SC on the map, a statue is the least she deserves.
I guess they are just generational players and Aja is immortal (in SC eyes).
I don't believe she has done more for women's basketball than Rebecca Lobo did during her playing career at UConn. Like I said earlier. I wonder if SC would be making a big deal out of a #1 ranking and 1 national championship if Clemson wasn't casting such a big shadow.
Yes she did put SC on the Women's basketball map. Just like Skylar did for Notre Dame. You see how that ended up.
SC criteria for honoring someone with a statue is different from UConn. Other schools have statues of their athletes. Baker Mayfield has a statue at Oklahoma for winning the Heisman. I would put A'ja accolades over his accomplishments on and off the field/courts any day.It appears that SC's criteria for honoring someone with a statue is different than that of other schools. Not to worry, as cohenzone commented, "it ain’t Geno’’s way." I think if UConn were going to honor an athlete(s) with a statue, they would have done it by now.
I guess they are just generational players and Aja is immortal (in SC eyes).
I don't believe she has done more for women's basketball than Rebecca Lobo did during her playing career at UConn. Like I said earlier. I wonder if SC would be making a big deal out of a #1 ranking and 1 national championship if Clemson wasn't casting such a big shadow.
Yes she did put SC on the Women's basketball map. Just like Skylar did for Notre Dame. You see how that ended up.