COLUMBIA, S.C. — It was another week of record-setting performances, milestone moments, and continued development for the former South Carolina Gamecocks scattered across the WNBA landscape. At the top of the ledger, as has become almost routine, stands A’ja Wilson — rewriting history with a frequency that has begun to feel less like an event and more like a Tuesday. But this week’s Gamecock roundup carries storylines at every level of the league, from Aliyah Boston’s career-defining performances in Indiana to the ongoing rotation battles being navigated by players still carving out their professional footing.
A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces: The Best Player Alive, Doing It Again
There are no longer adequate superlatives for what A’ja Wilson is doing. The numbers from this past week alone — 34 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists against Seattle; 32 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists at Portland; 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks against Minnesota — represent a level of sustained, multi-dimensional dominance that has no modern equivalent in women’s basketball.
Against Seattle, Wilson became the fastest player in WNBA history to score 6,000 points. She also dished out a career-high nine assists, finishing just shy of her first career triple-double — a detail that almost defies comprehension. The fastest to 6,000 points, and she nearly authored a triple-double in the same game. On Saturday, she then led Las Vegas over Minnesota in a game between the top two teams in the WNBA — the kind of performance that defines MVP races and championship trajectories simultaneously.
The career statistical positioning Wilson now occupies tells the full story of a player building a legacy in real time. She sits seventh in career blocks, 16th in career points, first in career points per game, 14th in career rebounds, third in career rebounds per game, and fourth in career blocks per game — across multiple statistical categories simultaneously, and doing so at age 28 with years of peak basketball still ahead. She might get a statue in Las Vegas, too. That is not hyperbole. It is an acknowledgment of what Wilson has already become.
The Aces enter the week at 10-3, trailing only Minnesota for the WNBA’s best record. Wilson is the reason.
This week: Monday, June 15 at Dallas (8:00 ET, USA); Wednesday, June 17 at Phoenix (10:00 ET, USA); Sunday, June 21 vs Golden State (4:00 ET, CBS)
Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever: 34 Points, 2,000 Career Points, and a Legacy Being Built
If Wilson’s week was historic, Boston’s was not far behind — and the timing of her milestones carried an emotional weight that pure statistics cannot fully convey.
Against Chicago in a 114-106 overtime win, Boston delivered 34 points and 12 rebounds in 32 minutes — a career-high scoring performance that signaled something important about where she is in her professional development. Two days later, in a win at Connecticut, she scored her 2,000th career WNBA point and moved into fifth place in Indiana Fever scoring history. Achieving that milestone so early in what should be a long career speaks to both the consistency and the efficiency with which Boston operates.
Her full week was equally impressive across all three games. Against Washington, she put up 14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, and 2 steals in 24 minutes. Against Chicago, the career-high 34 came with 12 rebounds and 3 assists. Against Connecticut, she closed the week with 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Two double-doubles and a near triple-double in a single week, culminating in a career milestone — it was the kind of stretch that separates star players from franchise cornerstones.
The supporting Gamecock picture at Indiana is more complicated. Raven Johnson and Tyasha Harris are effectively sharing a backup point guard role, and neither has consistently separated from the other. A week ago, Harris had fallen out of the rotation, giving Johnson the backup point guard role. That switched last week, with Harris playing more minutes. The result was the same as it was earlier in the season: neither player plays that well. That honest assessment reflects a genuine developmental challenge — both players are talented, but neither has yet seized the role in a way that forces the coaching staff’s hand. With Bree Hall active for the first time this season against Chicago due to a Sophie Cunningham injury — though she did not play — the Fever’s depth picture behind Boston and Caitlin Clark remains genuinely unsettled.
This week: Tuesday, June 16 vs Toronto (7:00 ET, USA); Thursday, June 18 vs Atlanta (7:30 ET, Amazon Prime); Saturday, June 20 at Atlanta (1:00 ET, ABC)
Allisha Gray, Atlanta Dream: All-Star Trajectory, Bench Questions
Allisha Gray continues to build an All-Star case with every game she plays. Through 13 games averaging 19.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 33.3 minutes per game, Gray looks headed for another All-Star appearance — and her most recent performance validated that trajectory emphatically. Against Toronto in a 102-77 win, she poured in 26 points and added 7 assists, a line that reflects not just scoring ability but genuine playmaking growth.
The broader Atlanta situation, however, carries a tension worth monitoring. The Dream seem to handle lesser teams but struggle against the top teams in the league, especially in the fourth quarter — a pattern that surfaces periodically in good but not great teams and one that raises legitimate questions about depth and late-game execution. It makes one wonder if the Dream should give the bench more playing time.
That observation points directly to Madina Okot and Te-Hina Paopao, both of whom are playing limited minutes but producing efficiently when used. Okot is averaging 4.2 points and 3.4 rebounds in under nine minutes per game — numbers that suggest she would reward more opportunities. Paopao, shooting 39.5 percent from three in limited action, flashed her offensive value with 6 points on 2-of-5 three-point shooting against Toronto. Okot and Paopao play well when given a chance. The challenge for Atlanta’s coaching staff is determining whether the fourth-quarter struggles are a depth issue that bench players can address, or a systemic problem that more minutes alone will not solve.
This week: Thursday, June 18 at Indiana (7:30 ET, Amazon Prime); Saturday, June 20 vs Indiana (1:00 ET, ABC)
Kamilla Cardoso, Chicago Sky: Growth Reflected Even in Quiet Games
The most revealing detail about Kamilla Cardoso’s current professional standing came not from her best performance of the week but from how her quieter games were characterized. After scoring 13 points, grabbing 4 blocks, and dishing 5 assists against Atlanta — before fouling out — and following that with 10 points and 4 rebounds against Indiana before fouling out again, the analytical takeaway was this: it’s a sign of Cardoso’s growth that scoring in double figures is now considered quiet.
That framing represents a genuine developmental compliment. A player who has raised her baseline to the point where double-figure scoring registers as an underperformance is a player who has made meaningful professional strides. The foul trouble is the persistent challenge — her ability to stay on the floor in crunch time will ultimately determine how impactful she can be for a Chicago team that continues to struggle at 4-9.
This week: Wednesday, June 17 vs New York (8:00 ET, USA); Saturday, June 20 at Dallas (8:00 ET, CBS)
Zia Cooke, Seattle Storm: Productive in a Losing Environment
Zia Cooke’s situation in Seattle encapsulates one of the more difficult realities in professional sports: performing well for a team that keeps losing. The Storm are 3-12 — the worst record in the WNBA — but Cooke has remained a consistent offensive contributor, averaging 8.0 points per game in 15.3 minutes. Aside from a scoreless game against Golden State in limited minutes, Cooke continues to be productive, which is both a credit to her professionalism and a reminder of how thin the context of winning can become when the team around you is still building.
This week: Check league schedule for upcoming Storm games.
Laeticia Amihere, Golden State Valkyries; Ta’Niya Latson and Sania Feagin, Los Angeles Sparks: Waiting for Opportunity
Three former Gamecocks spent the week watching from the sideline. Amihere did not play in either of Golden State’s games last week due to coach’s decision. Neither Feagin nor Latson played for Los Angeles last week — Latson averaging just 4.1 minutes per game in six appearances, Feagin logging only 3 minutes of playing time all season.
The path for all three requires the kind of extended opportunity that has not yet materialized consistently. Golden State is 8-5 and carrying a deeper roster; Amihere will need to force her way into a rotation through practice performances. Los Angeles is 7-6 and navigating its own roster decisions. All three former Gamecocks have the talent — what they need now is the chance to show it.
The Big Picture
The Gamecock WNBA class of 2026 and beyond is producing at multiple levels simultaneously — from Wilson rewriting all-time records to Boston crossing career milestones to Gray building an All-Star case to players like Johnson, Harris, and Cooke navigating the competitive realities of professional roster construction. The full range of the South Carolina pipeline is visible in any given week, and this one was no exception.
All-Star voting is currently open, with fans able to vote once per day. Gray and Wilson are the obvious Gamecock candidates — and based on what both players have done through the first third of the season, both would be entirely deserving selections.
