Aliyah Boston

Aliyah Boston
Boston with the Indiana Fever in 2023
No. 7 Indiana Fever
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2001-12-11) December 11, 2001
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolWorcester Academy (Worcester, MA)
CollegeSouth Carolina (2019–2023)
WNBA draft2023: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted byIndiana Fever
Playing career2023–present
Career history
2023–presentIndiana Fever
2025–presentVinyl BC
Career highlights
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA AmeriCup
2021 San JuanTeam
FIBA U19 Women's World Cup
2019 ThailandTeam
FIBA Under-17 Women's World Cup
2018 BelarusTeam
FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship
2017 ArgentinaTeam
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing the  United States
Youth Olympic Games
2018 ArgentinaTeam

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. 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. She ended her four-year collegiate career with a record of 129 wins and 9 losses. Boston was the first overall pick in the WNBA draft on April 10, 2023, selected by the Indiana Fever.