Last Updated on April 16, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

Here’s a detailed profile of Aliyah Boston:

Player Profile

  • Full Name: Aliyah Boston
  • Nationality: American (originally from the U.S. Virgin Islands)
  • Age: Born December 11, 2001
  • Hometown: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Height: 6’5″ (1.96 m)
  • Weight: 220 lbs (100 kg)
  • Wingspan: 6’8″
  • Shoe Size: Size 13 US (women’s)
  • Jersey Number: #7 (WNBA), #4 (college)
  • Position: Forward / Center
  • High School: Worcester Academy (Worcester, Massachusetts)
  • College: University of South Carolina (2019–2023)
  • WNBA Draft: Selected 1st overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever
  • Teams Played For:
    • Indiana Fever (2023–present)
  • Championship Rings: 1 NCAA Championship (2022 with South Carolina); no WNBA championships yet.
  • Children: None publicly known
  • Siblings: She has an older sister, Alexis Boston.

Player Archetype / Play Style

Aliyah Boston’s player archetype is that of a modern two-way interior anchor, a big who can control games with efficiency, positioning, rebounding, and defensive discipline without needing to dominate the ball. At 6-foot-5 with a strong frame and long reach, she brings the size to hold ground in the paint, the balance to finish through contact, and the mobility to operate as more than a stationary post player. Defensively, Boston projects as a back-line stabilizer who protects the lane with timing, walls up well, rebounds her area, and reads actions early, making her valuable both as a rim deterrent and as a composed team defender. Offensively, she gives a team reliable inside scoring, soft-touch finishing, screening, second-chance production, and smart passing for a frontcourt player, which allows her to impact half-court possessions without forcing shots. Her overall play style is steady, physical, and polished, blending low-post strength with mature decision-making and the kind of all-around frontcourt presence that raises a team’s floor on both ends.

Sources:

WNBA — Aliyah Boston Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and More
WNBA — Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston Named 2023 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year
Indiana Fever — 2025 Player Review: Aliyah Boston
Swish Appeal — What makes Aliyah Boston 2023’s top WNBA Draft prospect?