Wilson led the league in blocks (2.2 per game) that year en route to earning her second straight WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award. The 6-foot-4 center was also named 2023 WNBA Finals MVP on the way to leading the Las Vegas Aces to their second consecutive WNBA championship.
Wilson finished third in a tightly contested race for the 2023 WNBA MVP award behind winner Breanna Stewart and runner-up Alyssa Thomas.
Wilson’s most notable performance during the 2023 season came on Aug. 22, when she scored 53 points on 16-of-23 shooting with seven rebounds and four blocks in a 112-100 win against the Atlanta Dream. Wilson’s 53-point effort tied Liz Cambage for the WNBA single-game record.
Here is a look at the players who have scored the most points in a single WNBA game:
A’ja Wilson, 53 (Aug. 22, 2023, at Atlanta Dream)
Liz Cambage, 53 (July 17, 2018, vs. New York Liberty)
Riquna Williams, 51 (Sept. 8, 2013, at San Antonio Silver Stars)
Maya Moore, 48 (July 22, 2014, vs. Atlanta Dream)
Lauren Jackson, 47 (July 24, 2007, at Washington Mystics)
Diana Taurasi, 47 (Aug. 10, 2006, at Houston Comets)
Katie Smith, 46 (July 8, 2001, at Los Angeles Sparks)
Breanna Stewart, 45 (May 21, 2023, vs. Indiana Fever)
Elena Della Donne, 45 (June 24, 2015, vs. Atlanta Dream)
Diana Taurasi, 44 (July 14, 2010,…
