Aliyah Boston

Aliyah Boston

Boston with the Indiana Fever in 2023
No. 7 – Indiana Fever
Position	Power forward / center
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(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) 2× WNBA All-Star (2023, 2024) WNBA All-Rookie Team (2023) NCAA champion (2022) NCAA Tournament MOP (2022) AP Player of the Year (2022) Honda Sports Award (2022) Honda-Broderick Cup (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) Division I Academic All-American of the Year (2022) 2x Women's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year (2021, 2022) 3× Unanimous First-team All-American (2021–2023) 3x WBCA Coaches' All-American (2021–2023) Second-team All-American – AP, USBWA(2020) 3× SEC champion (2020, 2021, 2023) 2× SEC Tournament MVP (2021, 2023) SEC Female Athlete of the Year (2022) 2x SEC Player of the Year (2022, 2023) 4× SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2020–2023) 4× First-team All-SEC (2020–2023) 4× SEC All-Defensive Team (2020–2023) USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2020) WBCA Freshman of the Year (2020) SEC Freshman of the Year (2020) SEC All-Freshman Team (2020) FIBA Americas Championship MVP (2017) FIBA World Cup All-Star Five (2018) 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]