Aliyah Boston

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Aliyah Boston is a Dominican-American professional basketball player and former star center for the University of South Carolina, known for her dominant defense, rebounding, and national player of the year honors.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf center
human
professional basketball player
awardReceived AP Women's College Basketball Player of the Year
John R. Wooden Award
Lisa Leslie Award
NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
Naismith College Player of the Year
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
SEC Defensive Player of the Year
SEC Player of the Year
USBWA National Player of the Year
WBCA Defensive Player of the Year
WNBA All-Star selection
WNBA Rookie of the Year
collegeAttended University of South Carolina
collegeConference Southeastern Conference
collegePlayingYearsEnd 2023
collegePlayingYearsStart 2019
collegeTeam South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
countryOfCitizenship Dominican Republic
United States of America
dateOfBirth 2001-12-11
draftedByTeam Indiana Fever
draftLeague WNBA
draftPickNumber 1
draftRound 1
draftYear 2023
ethnicIdentity Dominican-American
familyName Boston
fullName Aliyah Boston
givenName Aliyah
heightInFeetInches 6 ft 5 in
highSchoolAttended Worcester Academy
jerseyNumber 7
knownFor dominant defense
efficiency in the post
rebounding
shot blocking
ledTeamTo 2022 NCAA women's basketball national title
movedToMainlandUSFrom U.S. Virgin Islands
placeOfBirth Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
playsInLeague Women's National Basketball Association
positionPlayed center
recruitedAs five-star recruit
recruitedRanking one of the top players in the 2019 class
sport basketball
teamWonChampionship 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship
WNBATeam Indiana Fever


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