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No. 1! A'ja Wilson goes first in WNBA Draft, and she's headed West

Sin City, here she comes.

Former South Carolina women's basketball star A'ja Wilson was selected No. 1 overall in the WNBA Draft by the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday, officially joining the pro ranks after four record-breaking years at the collegiate level.

Wilson entered Thursday's draft as the consensus No. 1 pick, and the Aces, led by head coach and president of basketball operations Bill Laimbeer, made the expected reality shortly after 7 p.m. at Nike New York Headquarters in Manhattan.

The first round of the draft is being televised on ESPN2, and Wilson, along with nine other top draft prospects, are in attendance, along with their families.