Aliyah Boston (born December 11, 2001) is an American

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and

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for the

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of the

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(WNBA). She was named

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in a unanimous vote and the AP Rookie of the Year. She played college basketball at the

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. Born in Saint Thomas,

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, Boston attended

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, where she was a

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and a three-time Massachusetts

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. Boston has won several gold medals representing the

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. Boston led South Carolina to their second national championship in school history in 2022 and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP). That year, she also won Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors. Boston won the

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as the best center in NCAA women's basketball in four consecutive years. On April 1, 2023, Boston declared for the

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. Boston chose to forgo her extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She ended her four-year collegiate career with a record of 129 wins and 9 losses. Boston was the first overall pick in the

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on April 10, 2023, selected by the

Early life and education

Boston was born on December 11, 2001, to parents Cleone and Al in

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. Boston fell in love with basketball at age 9 while watching her older sister Alexis play. At age 12, Aliyah and Alexis moved from their home in the Virgin Islands, to New England to live with their aunt, Jenaire Hodge, and her cousin, Kira Punter. Boston would only see her parents a few times over the following years, mostly to watch Aliyah's AAU basketball games. Boston attended

, winning Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year honors in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Boston led her team to a 24–1 record and a second straight New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class A championship in 2019. That year, she was a consensus All-American, averaging 17.3 points, 10.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game. Boston was selected to play in the

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and the

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in 2019. A five-star recruit, Boston was ranked third in the ESPN HoopGurlz 2019 class. Boston committed to

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and the

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over

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, and Notre Dame, giving the Gamecocks the consensus number one recruiting class for 2019.

College career

2019–20: Freshman season

In her first game at the

on November 5, 2019, Boston posted the first

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by a freshman in program history and the first by any

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player in her career debut against Alabama State, including a school-record tying 10 blocks. Boston helped lead the Gamecocks to a big early season road win against No. 4

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scoring eight of the team's first 10 points and blocking five shots in the opening quarter. In the 2019 Paradise Jam, Boston won Reef Division MVP after she had 20 points, and 13 rebounds in a win against No. 2 Baylor clinching the tournament championship. On January 20, 2020, Boston notched her eighth

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of the season finishing with 12 rebounds, and 21 points in a win over No. 9

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. Boston played a huge role in the No. 1 Gamecocks first-ever victory over the

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on February 10, capturing her tenth double-double. Against

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, Boston blocked five shots to become the program's all-time freshman blocks leader in a win. Boston would finish the regular season averaging a double-double against SEC competition (13.1 PPG/10.3 RPG) as the No. 1 Gamecocks (32–1) swept the SEC regular season and tournament championships. 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

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2020–21: Sophomore season

Boston started off the season hot against 23rd ranked

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, 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. Against

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, Boston continued to show her all around game when she hit three 3's and recorded 28 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Scoring 19 points, and 11 rebounds in the first half and became the 11th fastest Gamecock to score 500 points in her career. On January 10 in a win at 10th ranked

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, Boston put up 20 points and 12 rebounds, scoring her fourth double double of the season and also included seven blocks, she would earn SEC co-player of the week honors. Boston helped secure a 104–82 win over 17th ranked

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; she finished with 26 points and 16 rebounds. she scored six points, six rebounds and three blocks in the game's opening five minutes. On January 21 in a win vs. Georgia, Boston made history the program's first triple-double in SEC play finishing with 16 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 blocks. Against

, Boston notched her third straight double-double with 20 points, 14 rebounds. Facing a tough double team against

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, Boston remained poised and handed out a career high 6 assist to go with 13 rebounds. In a road game against UConn, Boston completed her eighth double-double on the season, pulling down 15 rebounds, including eight in the final 15 minutes. Boston was crucial in the Gamecocks SEC Tournament Championship win, in the semifinals vs.

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, Boston scored 15 points and 11 rebounds, and in the finals against Georgia scored 27 points, 10 rebounds. Boston was named SEC Tournament MVP, she recorded double doubles in all three of the Gamecocks games. In her NCAA Tournament debut against no. 16th seeded

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, she would notch a 20-point and 18 rebound game. In the elite eight against

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, Boston scored six of her ten points the first quarter. Boston had 16 rebounds in the season ending loss against Stanford and missed a potential game winning lay-up at the buzzer as South Carolina lost 66–65. At the conclusion of the season, she was named Lisa Leslie award winner for the second straight year, was named consensus First Team All-American, and was named National Player of the year by ''The Athletic''. Boston is also the first sophomore ever to be named by the

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as its Academic All-American of the Year in D-I women's basketball, being so honored in 2021.

2021–22: Junior season

On February 24 she broke the SEC record with her 20th consecutive double-double in the win at

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. In the Final Four, she had in a win against #4

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, 15 points and 10 rebounds. In South Carolina's 64–49 National Championship win over

, Boston had 11 points and 16 rebounds for her 30th double-double of the season. It was the program's second national championship. She was named the NCAA Tournament MOP.

2022–23: Senior season

Boston scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in South Carolina's 76–71 win at No. 2

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. On November 27, 2022, Boston suffered a leg injury in a win against Hampton. In the 2023 NCAA tournament, South Carolina advanced to the Final Four but lost 73–77 to

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which shattered their 42-game winning streak. She finished her senior year as a unanimous first-team All-American for the third consecutive year, and also won Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, the Lisa Leslie Award, SEC Player of the Year, and SEC Defensive Player of the Year.

Professional career

WNBA (2023–present)

2023: Rookie of the Year

On April 10, 2023, Boston became the first overall pick in the

, selected by the

(first in franchise history). After her first four games, Boston won WNBA Rookie of the Month in May after averaging 15.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game. On June 20, she was awarded WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week. At the end of June, Boston was awarded WNBA Rookie of the Month again while also being named a starter for the

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– becoming just the eighth rookie in league history to start the game – finishing with six points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Before the

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started, Boston won the final WNBA Rookie of the Month award of the season averaging 14.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game in August. At the end of the 2023 season, Boston was unanimously named

. She was also named annual Rookie of the Year by the

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as well as earning AP All-Rookie Team recognition. Furthermore, she became the first player in WNBA history to ever lead the league in

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(57.8%) as a rookie.

2024: Sophomore season

On December 10, 2023, 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

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. On June 18, 2024, Boston was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week. On July 2, 2024, Boston was named to the Team WNBA All-Star team and received the second most fan votes of any player (618,680 votes).

Unrivaled (2024–present)

On October 31, 2024, it was announced that Boston would appear and play in the inaugural 2025 season of

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, the women's 3-on-3 basketball league founded by

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and

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National team career

Boston has represented the United States at various international competitions, including the

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2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup The 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women's Basketball World Cup (Belarusian: Кубак свету па баскетболе сярод жанчын да 17 гадоў ФІБА 2018) was an international basketball competition held from 21 to 29 July 2018 in ...

, and

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winning gold each time, she was named MVP of the FIBA Americas U16 Championship. Boston also won gold at the

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Career statistics

WNBA

Regular season

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College

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Awards

; WNBA *

* 2x WNBA All-Star:

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* WNBA field goal percentage leader:

; Indiana Fever * Single-season leader in rebounds (

) ; NCAA * NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player:

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* AP Women's College Basketball Player of the Year:

* 4×

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–

* 2×

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* 3× AP First-team

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: 2021, 2022, 2023 * 3×

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First-team

: 2021, 2022, 2023 * 2x WBCA First-team

: 2021, 2022 * AP Second-team

: 2020 *

Second-team All-American: 2020 *

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: 2020 *

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: 2020 *

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: 2022 *

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: 2022 * Honda Cup Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year: 2022 * 2x SEC Player of the Year: 2022, 2023 * 2x SEC tournament MVP:

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* SEC Freshman of the Year: 2020 * 4× First-team All- SEC: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 * 4× SEC All-Defensive Team: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 * 4× SEC Defensive Player of the Year: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 * 2× Academic All-American of the Year, D-I women's basketball: 2021, 2022 ; International *

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MVP (2017) *

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All-Tournament Team (2018) ; High school * 3x

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Massachusetts Player of the Year (2017, 2018, 2019) *

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Massachusetts Player of the Year (2019) * Naismith All-America Second Team (2019) * WBCA All-America Second Team (2019) * McDonald's All-America (2019) *

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All-America (2019) ; Media * AP

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Records

NCAA

* Most career rebounds in the NCAA tournament: 199 * Most career offensive rebounds in the NCAA tournament: 70 * Highest career average rebounds per game in the NCAA tournament: 12.4

Southeastern Conference

* Most career triple-doubles: 2 * Most consecutive double-doubles in a single season: 27 (2021–22)

South Carolina Gamecocks

Career * Most career games started: 138 * Most consecutive games started: 138 * Most career rebounds: 1,493 * Most career offensive rebounds: 518 * Most career defensive rebounds: 975 * Most career triple-doubles: 2 * Most career double-doubles: 82 Senior (2022–23) * Most games played in a single season: 37 * Most games started in a single season: 37 Junior (2021–22) * Most games played in a single season: 37 * Most games started in a single season: 37 * Most rebounds in a single season: 462 * Most offensive rebounds in a single season: 150 * Most defensive rebounds in a single season: 312 * Most shots blocked by a junior: 90 * Most double-doubles posted in a single season: 30 * Most consecutive double-doubles posted in a single season: 27 (2021–22) * Most offensive rebounds in a single game: 12 (March 24, 2022) * Highest field goal percentages in a single game: 100.0% (November 29, 2021) * Fastest player to reach 1,000 points Sophomore (2020–21) * Most shots blocked in a single game: 10 (January 21, 2021) * First player to post a triple-double in an SEC game (January 21, 2021) Freshman (2019–20) * Most games started by a freshman: 33 * Most shots blocked by a freshman: 86 * Most double-doubles posted by a freshman: 13 * Most shots blocked in a single game: 10 (November 5, 2019) * First freshman to post a triple-double (November 5, 2019)

Off the court

Education and broadcasting

Boston graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2023 with a degree in communications. As of 2023 she planned to work in broadcast sports journalism after her playing career. She later joined

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as a studio analyst for their Big Ten and Notre Dame women's basketball coverage after her rookie WNBA season.

Philanthropy

In February 2024, Boston joined the WNBA Changemakers Collective and their collaboration with VOICEINSPORT (VIS) as a mentor, "aimed at keeping girls in sport and developing diverse leaders on the court and beyond the game."

Business interests

In October 2024, Boston appeared in a

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ad campaign for TOGETHXR and

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alongside Fever teammate,

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References

External links

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South Carolina Gamecocks bioESPN Player Overview
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boston, Aliyah 2001 births Living people American women's basketball players Basketball players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Basketball players from Worcester, Massachusetts Centers (basketball) Indiana Fever draft picks Indiana Fever players McDonald's High School All-Americans Sportspeople from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Power forwards South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball players United States women's national basketball team players United States Virgin Islands women's basketball players Unrivaled basketball players Worcester Academy alumni Youth Olympic gold medalists for the United States WNBA All-Stars First overall WNBA draft picks Southeastern Conference Athlete of the Year winners 21st-century American sportswomen