Texas A&M women's basketball announced the addition of 2016 McDonald's All-American and Arkansas transfer Aaliyah Wilson (Muskogee, Okla.) on Tuesday. Wilson will sit out the 2017-18 season in accordance with NCAA transfer rules and will be a sophomore for the 2018-19 season.
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"We are thrilled to add a player and person the caliber of Aaliyah to our team," said Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair. "She is a strong guard, who can play either the 2 or 3 position and has her best basketball ahead of her."
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Wilson, a 5-11 guard, averaged 4.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 26 games off the bench for the Razorbacks in 2016-17, highlighted by scoring 20 points in Reed Arena against Texas A&M on Jan. 12, and scoring 16 against eventual National Champions South Carolina on Feb. 5.
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Wilson was a five-star recruit out of Muskogee (Okla.) HS, where she was a two-time Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year, joining Texas A&M career scoring leader Courtney Walker as Aggies who earned that honor as a prep player. Wilson ranked as the No. 30 prospect and No. 5 guard in the 2016 recruiting class, earning invitations to play in the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic, where she played with and against her new teammate, Ciera Johnson.
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She averaged 16.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in 105 games at Muskogee High School, becoming a three-time First Team All-State selection. She helped Muskogee to the Class 6A title game in 2015, averaging 19.3 points and 9.1 rebounds for that season.
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She played AAU basketball for DFW Elite, the same AAU club that has produced Texas A&M players such as current video coordinator Kristen Grant, Chelsea Jennings, Jordan Jones, Curtyce Knox, Takia Starks and Courtney Walker, in addition to her future teammates, Chennedy Carter and Ciera Johnson.
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"We are thrilled to add a player and person the caliber of Aaliyah to our team," said Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair. "She is a strong guard, who can play either the 2 or 3 position and has her best basketball ahead of her."
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Wilson, a 5-11 guard, averaged 4.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 26 games off the bench for the Razorbacks in 2016-17, highlighted by scoring 20 points in Reed Arena against Texas A&M on Jan. 12, and scoring 16 against eventual National Champions South Carolina on Feb. 5.
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Wilson was a five-star recruit out of Muskogee (Okla.) HS, where she was a two-time Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year, joining Texas A&M career scoring leader Courtney Walker as Aggies who earned that honor as a prep player. Wilson ranked as the No. 30 prospect and No. 5 guard in the 2016 recruiting class, earning invitations to play in the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic, where she played with and against her new teammate, Ciera Johnson.
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She averaged 16.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in 105 games at Muskogee High School, becoming a three-time First Team All-State selection. She helped Muskogee to the Class 6A title game in 2015, averaging 19.3 points and 9.1 rebounds for that season.
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She played AAU basketball for DFW Elite, the same AAU club that has produced Texas A&M players such as current video coordinator Kristen Grant, Chelsea Jennings, Jordan Jones, Curtyce Knox, Takia Starks and Courtney Walker, in addition to her future teammates, Chennedy Carter and Ciera Johnson.