A’ja Wilson had an amazing year. Everything she touched turned to gold. This season, Wilson took multiple awards in the WNBA apart from leading the Las Vegas Aces to another WNBA championship. Wilson took the Aces to back-to-back WNBA titles in 2022 and 2023. After a two-year gap, the Aces are back to winning ways, with Wilson at the precipice of their success.
Wilson averaged 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in this successful season. She won her fourth MVP, third Defensive Player of the Y, sixth All-Star nomination, and many more. This year wasn’t full of success just for A’ja Wilson. There were a lot of talented women in the world of sports who made their mark. In the WNBA, Paige Bueckers and Napheesa Collier had remarkable contributions.
Bueckers entered 2025 at the top of college basketball with UConn, as she won the national championship with Geno Auriemma’s team. Coming off a successful last season in college, Bueckers became the first pick at the 2025 WNBA Draft and ended the season with the Rookie of the Year award.
Napheesa Collier also had an impactful year, as she flipped the basketball world by calling out WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert and led the movement of change in the WNBA.
The USA Today ranked the top 10 women athletes of 2025:
- A’ja Wilson – basketball
- Mikaela Shiffrin – alpine skiing
- Paige Bueckers – basketball
- Aryna Sabalenka – tennis
- Napheesa Collier – basketball
- Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone – athlete (hurdling)
- Catarina Macario – soccer
- Hilary Knight – ice hockey
- Nijaree Canady – softball
- Kyndal Stowers – volleyball
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Fans React to A’ja Wilson Getting First Spot in Top 10 Women Athletes of This Year
Fans online were totally in awe of all the women who were bestowed with this honor.
“Aja & Paige 👏👏,” one fan applauded.
“👏👏👏A’jaaaa,” another appreciated.
“No disrespect but it’s not 5 better athletes than Sydney McGlaughlin who is dominating her sport and breaking records,” one fan claimed.
“Everyone who has problems with Paige Bueckers being on this list and Caitlin Clark being off didn’t even watch the WNBA season foreal. Lol,” another commented.
“No Gauff? The list is flawed,” one fan complained.
“Not ONE wrestler? No Sarah Hildebrandt? No Amit Elor? No Kennedy Blades? Really?” another wondered.
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