Aerial Wilson

Position:
Point Guard
Height:
5-10
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
The RISE Centre
Hometown:
Dundas, Ontario, Canada
Prev School:
Memphis

CAREER HONORS

2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2022-23 CSC Academic All-District

2023-24: Only Bull to start all 33 games…Wilson’s 501 career assists slots her in 6th on the All-Time AAC Career Assists ledger…Wilson finished with a team-leading 154 assists (third most in the AAC), slotting her in a tie for ninth with Andrell Smith (2012-13) on the program’s single-season assists ledger...assists/turnover ratio of 2.30 is ranked first in the conference and 27th nationally...had a career-best 13 points and a personal-high four 3-pointers in the win against Wichita St. (Mar. 10) in the AACT….added nine points in the win at SMU (Mar. 5)…matched a career-best 10 assists in road win at East Carolina (Feb. 21)…matched a career-high nine boards against Charlotte (Jan. 3).

2022-23: Was one of just three players to play and start in all 34 games for the Bulls (Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu and Carla Brito) … A true floor leader, Wilson was one of the top distributors of the ball in the American Athletic Conference while also being the team’s top defender … She was often tasked with defending the opposition’s top offensive player … Finished the year first in the AAC and 30^th in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (2.26), second in The American in total assists with 149 and third in the conference in assists per game dishing out 4.4 per contest … Was fourth on the team in steals with 25 and tied for third in blocked shots – from the point guard position … Dropped five or more dimes 13 times during the season and seven or more six times … Fell one handout shy of equaling her career-high with a season-best nine assists at Wichita State (Jan. 7) while also recording eight assists two times, against Central Florida (Jan. 22) and SMU (Feb. 18) … Had multiple steals five times and a career-high three blocked shots at SMU (Feb. 4).

2021-22: Played in 24 games for South Florida with two starts, averaging 6.3 minutes per game … Got the starting nod against Alabama State (Nov. 11) and High Point (Dec. 17) … Scored a season-high five points against Stetson (Dec. 15) and three points five other times against Syracuse (Nov. 20) in the first round of the inaugural Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis – along with a season-high four assists – Jacksonville (Dev. 29), at East Carolina (Feb. 27), Houston (March 2) and Miami (Fla.) (March 18) in the NCAA Tournament first-round … Also had a season-best four steals against Alabama State, one off her career-high.

2020-21: Wilson is coming off two solid seasons with Memphis where she played in 50 games with 49 starts … Transferred to USF from Memphis with teammate Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu ... During her short career with the Tigers, Wilson averaged 4.0 points, 3.7 assists, and 1.0 assists per outing for her career … Started in all 19 games for the Tigers as a sophomore ... Was second in the American Athletic Conference, and ninth in the nation, in assists per game, averaging 6.1 dimes per game, and only trailed, now teammate, Eliza Pinzan in assists per game ... Wilson also dished out a career-high 10 assists, twice as a sophomore, and six or more assists 12 times … Also added 4.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per outing, during her sophomore campaign ... Netted a career-high 10 points twice, against Saint Louis (Dec. 4) and at Cincinnati (Jan. 20) … Was 4-for-8 from the field and 1-for-1 from behind the three-point arc and free-throw line against the Bearcats … Had five steals and nine assists at Tulsa (Jan. 9).

2019-20: Started in 30 contests with 31 total appearances for the Tigers ... Averaged 3.7 points, 2.3 assists, and 1.9 rebounds in 27.9 minutes per game, and ranked second on the team in assists with 70 ... Scored a career-high nine points twice in wins against SMU and Tulane ... Led the Tigers in steals five times and recorded a career-high five steals against George Washington ... Finished with 17 three-pointers and hit a career-high two in the AAC Championship first-round win against SMU (March 6).

PREP CAREER: During her high school years, Wilson – a four-star recruit – played at The RISE Centre in Brantford, Ontario, where she finished her scholastic career as the third-ranked Canadian player in the 2019 class by Crown Report Canada and was ranked as one of the top 100 players by the All-Star Girls Report … Following her senior season, Wilson was selected to play in the first-ever BioSteel All-Canadian game, after logging over 1,000 career points and 500 assists … As a junior, she averaged 15 points with six assists, five rebounds, and four steals per game.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: Also has international experience with the Canadian National Team in 2018 … Wilson played in seven games for her home country and contributed 35 points, 22 rebounds, and 21 assists.

PERSONAL: The daughter of Robin and Jim Wilson ... Enjoys playing sports and watching movies in her spare time.