1. Aliyah Boston was born on December 11,2001 and is an American professional basketball power forward and center for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association.
35 Facts About Aliyah Boston
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Aliyah Boston was named 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote and the AP Rookie of the Year.
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Aliyah Boston played college basketball at the University of South Carolina.
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Aliyah Boston has won several gold medals representing the United States.
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Aliyah Boston led South Carolina to their second national championship in school history in 2022 and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
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Aliyah Boston won the Lisa Leslie Award as the best center in NCAA women's basketball in four consecutive years.
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Aliyah Boston chose to forgo her extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Aliyah Boston ended her four-year collegiate career with a record of 129 wins and 9 losses.
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Aliyah Boston was the first overall pick in the WNBA draft on April 10,2023, selected by the Indiana Fever.
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Aliyah Boston was born on December 11,2001, to parents Cleone and Al in Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands.
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Aliyah Boston fell in love with basketball at age 9 while watching her older sister Alexis play.
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Aliyah Boston attended Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts, winning Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year honors in 2017,2018, and 2019.
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Aliyah Boston was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic in 2019.
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Aliyah Boston committed to Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks over UConn, Ohio State, and Notre Dame, giving the Gamecocks the consensus number one recruiting class for 2019.
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Aliyah Boston helped lead the Gamecocks to a big early season road win against No 4 Maryland scoring eight of the team's first 10 points and blocking five shots in the opening quarter.
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On January 20,2020, Aliyah Boston notched her eighth double-double of the season finishing with 12 rebounds, and 21 points in a win over No 9 Mississippi State.
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Against LSU, Aliyah Boston blocked five shots to become the program's all-time freshman blocks leader in a win.
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Aliyah Boston was named consensus Freshman of the Year, and was part of the first team in Gamecock history to end the season ranked No 1 in the nation, claiming that spot in both the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll, before the NCAA tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Aliyah Boston started off the season hot against 23rd ranked Iowa State, recording five of the team's first 10 points which included a 3 pointer, she then scored four of her season high 13 points off offensive rebounds.
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Against Florida, Aliyah Boston continued to show her all around game when she hit three 3's and recorded 28 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks.
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Against LSU, Aliyah Boston notched her third straight double-double with 20 points, 14 rebounds.
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Aliyah Boston was crucial in the Gamecocks SEC Tournament Championship win, in the semifinals vs Tennessee, Aliyah Boston scored 15 points and 11 rebounds, and in the finals against Georgia scored 27 points, 10 rebounds.
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Aliyah Boston was named SEC Tournament MVP, she recorded double doubles in all three of the Gamecocks games.
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Aliyah Boston is the first sophomore ever to be named by the College Sports Information Directors of America as its Academic All-American of the Year in D-I women's basketball, being so honored in 2021.
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On November 27,2022, Aliyah Boston suffered a leg injury in a win against Hampton.
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Aliyah Boston finished her senior year as a unanimous first-team All-American for the third consecutive year, and won Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, the Lisa Leslie Award, SEC Player of the Year, and SEC Defensive Player of the Year.
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Aliyah Boston was named annual Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press as well as earning AP All-Rookie Team recognition.
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On December 10,2023, Aliyah Boston represented the Fever at the 2024 WNBA draft lottery, helping Indiana secure the first overall pick for the second straight year, where they selected Caitlin Clark.
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On June 18,2024, Aliyah Boston was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.
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On July 2,2024, Aliyah Boston was named to the Team WNBA All-Star team and received the second most fan votes of any player.
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On October 31,2024, it was announced that Aliyah Boston would appear and play in the inaugural 2025 season of Unrivaled, the women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.
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Aliyah Boston has represented the United States at various international competitions, including the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship, 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup, and 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup winning gold each time, she was named MVP of the FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
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Aliyah Boston graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2023 with a degree in communications.
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Aliyah Boston later joined NBC Sports as a studio analyst for their Big Ten and Notre Dame women's basketball coverage after her rookie WNBA season.
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In October 2024, Aliyah Boston appeared in a TikTok ad campaign for TOGETHXR and Aflac alongside Fever teammate, Lexie Hull.