(2001-12-11) December 11, 2001 (age 22) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nationality
American
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
Worcester Academy (Worcester, MA)
College
South Carolina (2019–2023)
WNBA draft
2023: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career
2023–present
Career history
2023–present
Indiana Fever
Career highlights and awards
WNBA Rookie of the Year (2023)
WNBA All-Star (2023)
WNBA All-Rookie Team (2023)
NCAA champion (2022)
NCAA Tournament MOP (2022)
AP Player of the Year (2022)
Honda Sports Award (2022)
John R. Wooden Award (2022)
Naismith College Player of the Year (2022)
USBWA National Player of the Year (2022)
Wade Trophy (2022)
2× Naismith Defensive Player of the Year (2022, 2023)
4× Lisa Leslie Award (2020–2023)
USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2020)
WBCA Freshman of the Year (2020)
3× Unanimous First-team All-American (2021–2023)
Second-team All-American – AP (2020)
Second-team All-American – USBWA (2020)
3× SEC champion (2020, 2021, 2023)
2× SEC Tournament MVP (2022, 2023)
SEC Athlete of the Year (2022)
2x SEC Player of the Year (2022, 2023)
4× SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2020–2023)
SEC Freshman of the Year (2020)
4× First-team All-SEC (2020–2023)
4× SEC All-Defensive Team (2020–2023)
SEC All-Freshman Team (2020)
FIBA Americas Championship MVP (2017)
FIBA World Cup All-Star Five (2018)
Division I Academic All-American of the Year (2022)
McDonald's All-American (2019)
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA AmeriCup
2021 San Juan
Team
FIBA U19 Women's World Cup
2019 Thailand
Team
FIBA U17 Women's World Cup
2018 Belarus
Team
FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Women
2017 Argentina
Team
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing the United States
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Argentina
Team
Aliyah Boston (born December 11, 2001) is an American professional basketball power forward and center for the Indiana Fever of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was named 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote and the AP Rookie of the Year. She played college basketball at the University of South Carolina.
Born in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, Boston attended Worcester Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she was a McDonald's All-American and a three-time Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year.[1] Boston has won several gold medals representing the United States.
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 Lisa Leslie Award as the best center in NCAA women's basketball in four consecutive years.
On April 1, 2023, Boston declared for the 2023 WNBA draft. Boston chose to forgo her extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[2] She ended her four year collegiate career with a record of 129 wins and 9 losses.[3] Boston was the first overall pick in the WNBA draft on April 10, 2023, selected by the Indiana Fever.[4]
^"Aliyah Boston". Usab.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2020.
^Smith, Jordan C. (March 15, 2022). "Academic Impact of COVID-19 in Collegiate Athletes". Kansas Journal of Medicine. 15. University of Kansas Medical Center: 101–105. PMC 8942400. PMID 35345576.
^Philippou, Alexa (April 1, 2023). "South Carolina star Aliyah Boston declares for WNBA draft". espn.com. ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
^"LIVE: Indiana Fever pick Aliyah Boston No. 1 in 2023 WNBA Draft". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
AliyahBoston (born December 11, 2001) is an American professional basketball power forward and center for the Indiana Fever of the Women’s National Basketball...
pick for the first time in franchise history, where the team selected AliyahBoston. The Fever started the season slowly going 1–3 in May, with their one...
Candice Dupree, Erica Wheeler, Kelsey Mitchell, NaLyssa Smith, and AliyahBoston. In 2009, the Fever reached the WNBA Finals but fell short to the Phoenix...
Amihere, South Carolina Brea Beal, South Carolina Grace Berger, Indiana AliyahBoston, South Carolina Zia Cooke, South Carolina Jordan Horston, Tennessee...
Ogwumike, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson, Rhyne Howard, and AliyahBoston. Four collegiate programs have multiple players that were selected first...
September 6, 2023. "AliyahBoston Named WNBA Rookie of the Month". fever.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved June 19, 2023. "AliyahBoston Earns Second Rookie of...
transferred to South Carolina. As a sophomore, she was a reserve for AliyahBoston, averaging 5.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game and helping her team...
the Fever and joined Gamecock teammate and #1 pick in the 2023 Draft, AliyahBoston, on the Fever roster. Saxton made her WNBA debut on May 19, 2023, playing...
original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022. "Wade Trophy winner AliyahBoston headlines 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America team". Women's...
Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023. "AliyahBoston, Caitlin Clark lead AP's preseason All-America team". ESPN. Associated...
who was born in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Tim Duncan and AliyahBoston, both born in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The only award winners who have...
Consensus 2022 NCAA women's player of the year and USA national team member AliyahBoston (University of South Carolina) was born and raised in St. Thomas. In...
Naismith Award winner, and coached the National Player of the Year AliyahBoston. In 2022, following an alleged racist incident by a Brigham Young University...
since she attended Mulkey's camps as a child. "Indiana Fever Selects AliyahBoston With First Overall Pick In WNBA Draft 2023 Presented By State Farm"...
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