Aliyah Boston

Boston led South Carolina to their second national championship in school history in 2022 and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP).

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 led her team to a 24–1 record and a second straight New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class A championship in 2019.

[9] In her first game at the University of South Carolina on November 5, 2019, Boston posted the first triple-double by a freshman in program history and the first by any NCAA Division I player in her career debut against Alabama State, including a school-record tying 10 blocks.

[7] Boston was named consensus Freshman of the Year, and was part of the first team in Gamecock history to end the season ranked No.

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.

Facing a tough double team against Alabama, 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 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.

[7] Boston is also the first sophomore ever to be named by the College Sports Information Directors of America as its Academic All-American of the Year in D-I women's basketball, being so honored in 2021.

[17] Before the playoffs 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.

[20] 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 Caitlin Clark.

[23] On October 31, 2024, it was announced that Boston would appear and play in the inaugural 2025 season of Unrivaled, the women's 3x3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.

Stats current through end of 2024 season Career Senior (2022–23) Junior (2021–22) Sophomore (2020–21) Freshman (2019–20) Boston graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2023 with a degree in communications.

[29] She later joined NBC Sports as a studio analyst for their Big Ten and Notre Dame women's basketball coverage after her rookie WNBA season.

[citation needed] 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.

"[30][31] In October 2024, Boston appeared in a TikTok ad campaign for TOGETHXR and Aflac alongside Fever teammate, Lexie Hull.

Boston with South Carolina in 2020.
Boston with the United States at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics .