The United States women’s national basketball team survived a major scare from France in the final of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday, winning a one-point thriller to earn its eighth consecutive gold medal. The Americans did so thanks in large part to A’ja Wilson, who finished with 21 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.
For her effort in the gold medal game, and throughout the tournament, Wilson was named MVP of the Olympics by FIBA, who released their awards shortly after the medal ceremony. Over six games in Lille and Paris, Wilson averaged 18.7 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks on 59.2% shooting from the field. Among all players she was third in scoring, second in rebounding and fourth in blocks, while also recording the most double-doubles (four).
This is the first Olympic MVP award for Wilson, who was also named to the All-Star Five alongside her American teammate, Breanna Stewart. Though Stewart was not at her best in the gold medal game, she was the second-best player for Team USA to that point and averaged 16.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.7 blocks.
Here’s a look at the full All-Star Five, along with the other award winners from the Olympics:
All-Star Five
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