Aces forward A’ja Wilson has been selected as the 2022 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, becoming the first player in the franchise’s history to win the award. The WNBA also announced its 2022 All-Defensive Teams, the first team features Wilson.
Aces All-Star guard Jackie Young was named the WNBA’s 2022 Most Improved Player, the league announced Monday, receiving 32 of 56 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Aces coach Becky Hammon was named the 2022 WNBA Coach the of the Year, the league announced Friday.
Hammon becomes the first former WNBA player to earn the honor in her first season as coach and the league’s only coach to win the award for a franchise she previously played with. The six-time WNBA All-Star also becomes the third former WNBA player to receive the honor, joining the likes of Sandy Brondello in ’14 and Suzie McConnell-Serio in ’04. For more follow our Aces reporter Adrian Hernandez on Twitter.