Ally Wilson signs with the WNBA’s Washington Mystics
The Murray Bridge basketballer will play in the biggest league in the world in 2026.
This story is now free to read. Help Murray Bridge News tell more stories like this by subscribing today.
Late-blooming Murray Bridge basketballer Ally Wilson has earned her place in the biggest league in the world, signing with the Washington Mystics for the 2026 WNBA season.
Wilson made her regular-season Women’s National Basketball League debut on Saturday morning, Australian time, having made the cut after a three-week training camp.
“I’m just super excited to play for Washington DC in the W,” she told the WNBL website.
“It’s the best league in the world and I’m just grateful that I’ve got this opportunity.”
Wilson played 17 minutes off the bench in a 68-65 win over the Toronto Tempo, scoring two points and earning two rebounds.
In the following game against the New York Liberty, she played almost 24 minutes for five points and four rebounds.
At the age of 32, Wilson is the oldest player on the rebuilding Mystics’ roster this season, and a backup to 18-year-old starting shooting guard Cassandre Prosper.
WNBA clubs play a 44-game season from May to September.
She will earn the base rookie salary of $270,000 this season, according to Her Hoop Stats.
Come the Australian summer, Wilson may then return to the Sydney Flames for the 2026-27 WNBL season, having signed a two-year deal with that club this week.
Sydney coach Renae Garlepp said she would be excited to have her back.
“She’s an outstanding talent who impacts the game in so many ways, but what really stands out is the passion and competitiveness she plays with every time she steps on the floor,” she said.
“She brings great energy, toughness and a real will to win.”
Wilson had spent the past two seasons with the Perth Lynx, where she was named to the league’s first team twice, made team MVP once, played in a losing grand final and became a league life member.
She previously played for the Sydney Uni Flames, as they were then known, from 2015-2020, and won a championship with them in 2017.
Wilson has also represented Australia on numerous occasions, playing 3x3 basketball at the Paris Olympics and for the Opals at the Asia Cup.
She had tried out for another WNBA team 12 months ago, the Chicago Sky, but did not make the final roster.
- More information: www.wnba.com.
- Read more: High hoops: Ally Wilson’s journey from underdog to all-star
