Aliyah Boston's Success and Achievements in Timeline

A success timeline featuring the most significant achievements of Aliyah Boston.

Aliyah Boston is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever in the WNBA. Primarily playing power forward and center, she was named the 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote, also earning AP Rookie of the Year honors. Boston played college basketball at the University of South Carolina.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

2017: Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year

In 2017, Aliyah Boston won Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year honors.

2017: FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship Gold

In 2017, Aliyah Boston won gold at the FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship. She was also named MVP of the tournament.

2018: Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year

In 2018, Aliyah Boston won Gatorade Massachusetts Player of the Year honors.

2018: Summer Youth Olympics Gold

In 2018, Aliyah Boston won gold at the Summer Youth Olympics.

November 5, 2019: First Triple-Double at South Carolina

On November 5, 2019, in her first game at the University of South Carolina, Aliyah 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.

2019: NEPSAC Championship and All-American Selection

In 2019, Aliyah Boston led her team to a 24–1 record and a second straight New England Prep School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class A championship. She was also a consensus All-American and selected to play in the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic.

2019: FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup Gold

In 2019, Aliyah Boston won gold at the FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup.

2019: Paradise Jam Reef Division MVP

In 2019, Aliyah Boston won the Reef Division MVP at the Paradise Jam after recording 20 points and 13 rebounds in a win against No. 2 Baylor, which clinched the tournament championship.

2021: Academic All-American of the Year

In 2021, Aliyah Boston became the first sophomore ever named by the College Sports Information Directors of America as its Academic All-American of the Year in D-I women's basketball.

2021: FIBA Women's AmeriCup Gold

In 2021, Aliyah Boston won gold at the FIBA Women's AmeriCup.

2022: National Championship and Most Outstanding Player

In 2022, Aliyah Boston led South Carolina to their second national championship in school history and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (MOP). She also won Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors.

April 10, 2023: First overall pick in WNBA draft

On April 10, 2023, Aliyah Boston was selected as the first overall pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever.

2023: WNBA Rookie of the Year and League Leader

At the end of the 2023 season, Aliyah Boston was unanimously named WNBA Rookie of the Year and also earned AP All-Rookie Team recognition. She became the first player in WNBA history to lead the league in field goal percentage (57.8%) as a rookie.

2023: WNBA Rookie of the Year

In 2023, Aliyah Boston was named WNBA Rookie of the Year in a unanimous vote and was also named AP Rookie of the Year.

June 18, 2024: Eastern Conference Player of the Week

On June 18, 2024, Aliyah Boston was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

July 2, 2024: Named to WNBA All-Star Team

On July 2, 2024, Aliyah Boston was named to the Team WNBA All-Star team and received the second most fan votes of any player with 618,680 votes.

June 30, 2025: All-Star Starter

On June 30, 2025, Aliyah Boston was named as an All-Star starter for the third time in her career.

2026: Injury and Defensive Player of the Year

In 2026, Aliyah Boston suffered a right lower extremity injury in her final regular-season game in Unrivaled, preventing her from participating in Phantom's postseason games. Despite the injury, she was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year and to the 2026 All-Unrivaled Second Team.