For the first time in nearly a decade, A’ja Wilson and Tiffany Mitchell are teammates again. The two overlapped for two seasons at South Carolina (2014-15 and 2015-16) and are now both members of the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces.
The two Gamecocks greats sat down for an interview with each other, posted online by the Aces on Wednesday, and talked about everything from pranking Dawn Staley to having their college jerseys retired.
Here are some of the highlights:
Reuniting in Vegas
Wilson said she couldn’t miss the opportunity to reunite with Mitchell on the court. Sure enough, she lobbied for Mitchell before she was signed by the Aces back in February.
“When this year came around and (Aces head coach Becky Hammon) was throwing out names and she was like, ‘Hey, what you think? What you thin