How Ally Wilson became a 32-year-old rookie on the WNBA’s youngest team
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">WASHINGTON — Sometimes, when <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/w/wilsoal01w.html?utm_medium=linker&utm_source=www.theixsports.com&utm_campaign=2026-05-22_bbr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ally Wilson</a> is hanging out in the Washington Mystics locker room, she watches what’s happening without fully understanding. The divide isn’t cultural, though Wilson is Australian and many of her teammates are American. It’s age: Wilson is 32, her next-oldest teammate is 26 and <a href="https://acrossthetimeline.com/wnba/data.html#set=wnba-demo">the Mystics’ average age is just 24</a>.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">So when her teammates are dancing, making TikToks and generally acting like players who are just a year or two out of college, it’s because they are.</p>
