Direct answer: The most recent widely reported statue related to A’ja Wilson is her statue in front of Colonial Life Arena at the University of South Carolina, unveiled in January 2021.
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Illustration: A common depiction is a bronze, life-sized figure of Wilson atop a granite base, standing prominently outside the arena as a public tribute to her achievements.[1]
If you want, I can pull up the latest local reports or confirm whether there have been any new statue dedications or commemorations in 2024–2026.
(WACH)- After many years of talk, the South Carolina women's basketball team debuted the new A'ja Wilson statue in front of Colonial Life Arena on Thursday. The statue, honoring the most decorated basketball player in South Carolina history, received a lot of buzz on social media... including from some of the game's biggest stars. Lebron James took to Twitter to congratulate the WNBA MVP.
abcnews4.comA'ja Wilson becomes one of the few women athletes to be immortalized with a statue with the University of South Carolina, doing the honors.
eu.usatoday.comDawn Staley finally got a statue from the city of Columbia on Wednesday, joining A'ja Wilson in the list of South Carolina legends who have been honored this way.
www.sportskeeda.comA’ja Wilson Statue Installed at Colonial Life Arena
gamecocksonline.comAces star A’ja Wilson is being honored with a statue at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, where she spent four years before being drafted by the WNBA team.
www.reviewjournal.comLas Vegas Aces star A'Ja Wilson received a big honor from her alma mater on Monday. Wilson attended the unveiling of a statue in her likeness at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina. The first-overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft, Wilson played four seasons of college basketball with the South Carolina Gamecocks women's team. RELATED A'ja Wilson recognized on Forbes 'Under 30' list.
news3lv.comAces’ A’ja Wilson recalls her late grandmother, civil rights battle during her statue ribbon-cutting ceremony on South Carolina campus during Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
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