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Aliyah Boston      

Professional Basketball Player for the Indiana Fever & Two-Time WNBA All-Star; #1 Draft Pick & 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year

Aliyah Boston is a professional basketball power forward and center for the Indiana Fever in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Boston's journey to the WNBA started in college, where she led the University of South Carolina to an NCAA championship in 2022 and was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player. Her college career was also distinguished by awards such as the AP Player of the Year, Honda Sports Award, Honda-Broderick Cup, John R. Wooden Award, Naismith College Player of the Year, and USBWA National Player of the Year in 2022. She has also been a multi-year recipient of the Lisa Leslie Award as the best center in NCAA women's basketball.

After college, Boston was the first overall pick in the 2023 WNBA draft, selected by the Indiana Fever. Her rookie year was marked by success, winning the 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year award and being selected as a WNBA All-Star in 2023 and 2024. She also holds a record in the Fever organization, being the single-season leader in rebounds in 2024. In addition to her WNBA career, Boston has represented the United States in international competitions, winning gold medals at events like the FIBA AmeriCup and FIBA U19 Women's World Cup.

Beyond her on-court accomplishments, Boston's academic achievements have also been recognized. She was the first sophomore ever to be named Academic All-American of the Year by the College Sports Information Directors of America in D-I women's basketball in 2021. She also broke the SEC record with her 20th consecutive double-double in 2022. Notably, Boston was named a starter for the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game and was selected to play in the inaugural 2025 season of Unrivaled, the women’s 3x3 basketball league.

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Teamwork + Unification

In this motivational talk, WNBA star Aliyah Boston shares how to apply teamwork on and off the court, and how unification produces wins. Aliyah defines success not by how many points or rebounds she makes, but by being a team player. She shares how your team can move past individual challenges to focus on contributing to the larger goals and mission for even greater success as a team.

Faith – Family – Focus

For WNBA star Aliyah Boston, her success is guided by her commitment and resilience to her faith, her family, and staying focused. Throughout her meteoric rise to professional basketball success, she has maintained unwavering commitment, and shares her insights in this uplifting talk. Aliyah explains how she lives through faith, the importance of her family, and how she keeps focus no matter how great the challenges or how brilliant the spotlight.

For College & University Audiences: Staying True to Your Authentic Self

At a young age, WNBA star Aliyah Boston had to make tough decisions to pursue her dreams. In this inspiring talk for college and university audiences, Aliyah shares powerful lessons she has learned about expressing yourself, thinking outside of the box, and staying humble as you build the career – and life – of your dreams.

In Conversation with WNBA Star Aliyah Boston: The Stepping Stones of Life

Leaving her hometown of St. Thomas, USVI at the age of twelve, rising WNBA star Aliyah Boston and her sister Alexis moved to Massachusetts to live with their aunt and pursue a future in basketball. With her family’s incredible support, and through constant determination, Aliyah became the #1 overall draft pick in the 2023 WNBA season and has already won great acclaim. In this uplifting moderated conversation, Aliyah shares her journey to where she is today, how it shaped her, and what’s next in her already illustrious career.

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