When it comes to love, everyone wants a relationship that seems like it came straight from a romance movie. For WNBA star and Olympian A’ja Wilson, that movie is Love and Basketball. Here is everything we know about A’ja Wilson’s boyfriend, from when they met as teens to how they make their cross-continent relationship work now.
A’ja Wilson is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Las Vegas Aces in the WNBA. However, she has made herself stand out as more than just any other player since the beginning of her career. Wilson is considered one of the current faces of the WNBA due to her impressive skills as a young superstar power forward and her accomplishments early in her career. These accomplishments include being the 1st overall pick in the 2018 WNBA draft after a very successful college career at the University of South Carolina, where she won National Player of the Year honors.
Wilson has also won a WNBA championship (2022), MVP award (2020), been named an All-Star 4 times (2018-2022), All-WNBA First Team twice (2020, 2021), and led the league in blocks twice (2019, 2021). At just 26 years old, Wilson is already considered one of the faces of the WNBA as its most dominant player. She is believed to only continue piling up awards and championships in the coming years. So who is the athlete in a romance with?
Who Is A’ja Wilson’s Boyfriend?
Wilson has kept her personal life fairly private, but recently confirmed that she is dating fellow basketball player Josh Cunningham. Cunningham is a professional basketball player who most recently played for Southland Sharks in New Zealand – NBL. Wilson and Cunningham have been together since 2018 and have been managing a long-distance relationship due to their separate basketball careers.
The pair are believed to have met in high school and stayed in touch after graduation, with Wilson even insisting they both go to USC, according to Arian Kashyap for Essentially Sports. Wilson and Cunningham ultimately attended different schools, with Cunningham enrolling in the University of Dayton, though their connection and appreciation for each other kept them together. Eventually, their romance fully bloomed.
Josh Cunningham’s Basketball Career
A’ja Wilson’s boyfriend Josh Cunningham’s basketball career has gone in a very different direction than hers. Cunningham played college basketball at Dayton from 2015-2019, where he was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team in 2018 and 2019. However, while he was a prospect during the 2018 NBA draft, he ended up going undrafted.
The next year he was supposed to play for the G-league side Westchester Knicks, but ended up only playing for a handful of games. Cunningham is still a professional basketball player today, continuing his career mostly overseas. This includes him playing for ZZ Leiden in the Netherlands, Southland Sharks in New Zealand and SKK Borac in Bosnia.
A’ja Wilson and Josh Cunningham’s Fondness and Support of Each Other
Being A’ja Wilson’s boyfriend is no easy feat given her superstar status, but Cunningham holds himself as a supportive partner who handles it well. Wilson expressed her fondness for Josh back in 2018, sharing, “Look I can’t tell you how many people I meet in a day, how many people I run into and talk to. But there’s just something about Josh. It’s his personality and who he is as a man that I just really enjoy. I enjoy having him as a boyfriend.”
She’s not the only one smitten. Cunningham also gushed over his partner, saying, “She’s just a great person. She very understanding – just a great girl.” The couple also keep up with each other’s games and are not shy about giving feedback. Wilson has notably encouraged Cunningham to “work on his free throws, despite being tired of hearing her say it.”
A’Ja Wilson and Josh Cunningham’s Relationship in 2024 Has Seemingly Ended
Wilson and Cunningham have remained quiet about their relationship through the past few years with sweet photos shared with each other every now and then. While break-up rumors sparked with the two unfollowing each other on social media last year, nothing has been confirmed. However, most signs point to a breakup being most likely. Whatever the situation between the two may be, they both seem to continue to thrive and be successful.