Aliyah Boston was one of the most successful female college athletes in recent history. The recruit out of Worcester Academy, Massachusetts, plays incredibly well on both sides of the court and dominates on defense like a professional veteran of the sport. It is never easy to find someone as talented as her and, for all we know, she might become a legend among female athletes.
In high school, she went on to be named Gatorade Player of the Year thrice in a row for Massachusetts. Aliyah Boston was someone who easily brought success to teams, thus leading her school to a 24-1 record in 2019. Boston would eventually help her team win a Class A Champion while averaging a massive double-double of 17.3 points and 10.6 rebounds. She also dominated as a rim protector with 3.2 blocks per game.
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She then committed to South Carolina and played for four years, averaging 14.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists. Aliyah also put up 2.4 blocks and 1.1 steals per game in college. The McDonalds All-American recruit went on to win the NCAA Championship in 2022.
She also earned the rights to be called the Most Outstanding Player and Naismith College Player of the Year as well. Aliyah won the Lisa Leslie Award four times and was named the Associated Press Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year in 2022. She was arguably the NCAA’s best defender.
The Indiana Fever select Aliyah Boston No.1 Overall
It was a beautiful moment as Aliyah Boston fulfilled her dreams by becoming a top draft pick in the WNBA. The Indiana Fever went on to select her No.1 overall, making her the second top pick out of South Carolina. Her teammates from college, Zia Cooke and Laeticia Amihere, were also selected within the top 10 picks. Boston joined A’ja Wilson as the only two top picks from South Carolina.
TWO QUEENS 👑
Aliyah Boston joins A’ja Wilson as the only No. 1 picks in @GamecockWBB history! pic.twitter.com/xyQUi1A8IR
— ESPN (@espn) April 10, 2023
On receiving her jersey, Aliyah Boston was extremely happy and proud of her long-awaited achievement. She claimed that she was ready to get to work. “It’s just really special. I’m thankful, first, to God just for putting me in this position but also thankful to everybody in Indiana, just because they saw something in me and I’m just ready to get there and get to work,” said Boston.
ALIYAH BOSTON IS THE NO. 1 OVERALL PICK IN THE 2023 #WNBADraft 👏 pic.twitter.com/jxY4yvIYKT
— ESPN (@espn) April 10, 2023
Boston’s college coach Dawn Staley also expressed her happiness over the draft. South Carolina became the fourth group to ever have at least five recruits get drafted in one night. Boston will soon start training with the team and will eventually make her debut for the Fever during the upcoming WNBA season.