Aliyah Boston was drafted No. 1 in the 2023 WNBA Draft, officially closing her collegiate career and beginning her professional chapter.
“It’s really special; I think a lot of people know my story, but my parents made a big sacrifice allowing my sister and I to move away from home at the age of 12 and 14 and so to be able to see their hard work payoff is a blessing from God.”
Those were Boston’s first words to Howe Rowe after being drafted by the Indiana Fever. The odds of ever making a WNBA roster are long, but Boston defied those odds and is now the face of a WNBA franchise.
Hailing from the Virgin Islands, Boston’s parents sacrificed to send her and her sister Alexis to live with their aunt in New England in search of more opportunities and a better life. Quickly, Boston made her impact known on the basketball court and accomplished everything one could imagine at Worcester Academy. She was a McDonald’s All-American, earned Massachusetts Player of the Year honors from Gatorade in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and was ranked as the No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2019. When the time came to select a college South Carolina was her clear choice.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a resume better than Boston’s as a Gamecock. She was named an AP All-American and SEC…
