The 2026 WNBA season is in full swing, and the South Carolina Gamecocks have a whopping 12 former players on teams across the league. In just over a month, the WNBA's All-Star weekend will take place in Chicago, Ill., including the All-Star game scheduled for July 25.
One of the coolest parts about the WNBA All-Star voting process is that you—actual fans—can help determine which players get selected to All-Star rosters. Fan votes account for 50% of the votes deciding which players earn spots.
On Wednesday, the WNBA released early returns for which players are leading in the votes. Unsurprisingly, a pair of former South Carolina stars found themselves No. 1 and No. 3 in the early returns. Former Gamecock guard and current Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston checked in at No. 1, with Las Vegas Aces star and reigning league MVP A'ja Wilson checking in at No. 3.
Here's a look at the top-10 players inside the early returns so far:
Second returns for WNBA All-Star Voting presented by @Ally are in! Remember that fan votes account for 50% of the decision on WNBA All-Star starters.
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 24, 2026
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Through 16 games so far, Boston is having herself a career-best season. She is averaging 16.6 points per game, adding another 8.6 rebounds with 2.8 assists per contest. The Fever are 10-7 on the season, currently sitting at third place in the Eastern Conference behind the Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty.
Wilson, meanwhile, is also putting up some historic numbers of her own. She's averaging 25.1 points per game, with 9.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. She also put up 45 points in a game against the Connecticut Sun. It was her fifth 40-point career game, which was a new WNBA record. The Aces are in second place in the Western Conference, with a 12-5 record one spot behind the Minnesota Lynx.
The two former South Carolina stars leading the early returns comes off the heels of both ladies inking some lucrative new contracts. In April, Wilson became the highest-paid WNBA player in history with her three-year $5 million super max deal with Las Vegas. Just a couple of days later, Boston made history of her own, surpassing Wilson's deal by getting a $6.3 million extension over four seasons.
Fans looking to vote for Wilson or Boston can do so by following this link. Voting will close on Saturday, June 27.
Congrats to both ladies on leading the early WNBA All-Star voting so far!
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