Born on December 11, 2001, in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aliyah Boston is in her second year in the WNBA as of July 2024. The 22-year-old has already established herself as a starter and has made two All-Star games (one as a rookie). Her defensive solidarity plus her paint scoring has helped the Indiana Fever make a playoff push this year.
The young Fever center has also represented Team USA at the 3x3 basketball competition. She won the gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games held in Argentina in 2018. This is a testament to her fitness, Boston has played in all 66 games for the Fever from the start of the 2023 season.
Aliyah Boston High School
Aliyah Boston attended Worcester Academy, Massachusetts, where she was selected to play in the McDonald's All-American game. She led the team to a 24-1 record and New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class A championship in 2019.
Aliyah Boston College
As a five-star coming out of high school, Aliyah Boston attended the University of South Carolina and joined the South Carolina Gamecocks Women’s Basketball Team, led by head coach Dawn Staley in 2019. After the departure of A’ja Wilson who joined the WNBA, the Gamecocks found another gem in Boston who could play as a forward or a center.
The South Carolina forward-center dominated the SEC conference and led South Carolina to three regular season championships and three conference tournament championships. She was the SEC Rookie of the Year (2020), four-time SEC Defensive Player of the Year (2020-23), two-time SEC Player of the Year (2022 and 2023) and two-times SEC Tournament MVP (2021 and 2023). She was also named on the First-team All-SEC four consecutive times (2020-23) and made the SEC All-Defensive teams four years (2020-23) in a row.
Boston ended her career as one of the best defensive players in the history of South Carolina, ranking first in defensive win shares and defensive box plus/minus. She was first in total rebounds (1493), first in offensive rebounds (518), third in points (1942), second in blocks (330), third in field goals made (762), and fifth in minutes played (3751). She also holds the record for most blocks (10) and most offensive rebounds (12) in a game for the Gamecocks.
In her NCAA career, Boston averaged 14.1 points, 12.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in 16 appearances. She won the 2022 National Championship and was named the Most Outstanding Player. She also won the Naismith College Player of the Year (2022) and Naismith Defensive Player of the Year (2022 and 2023) awards. Some more Player of the Year awards won in 2022 include AP PoY, USBWA PoY, Wade Trophy, Honda Sports Award and Honda-Broderick Cup.
FAQ's on What college did Aliyah Boston go to?
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A. Aliyah Boston attended Worcester Academy, Massachusetts.
A. As of August 2024, Aliyah Boston is the leading rebounder with 1493 rebounds to her name for the South Carolina women’s basketball team.
