Sunday’s 102-83 victory over the Dallas Wings means the Indiana Fever are one win away from entering the WNBA’s All-Star or Olympic break with a winning record for the first time since 2012. With superstar Caitlin Clark missing almost half the season through injury, it has fallen on the team’s other All-Star starter, third-year center Aliyah Boston, to help make up for Clark’s absence.
Boston is third on the team in scoring (a career-high 16.2 points per game) and leads the Fever in field goal percentage (a career-best 58.3%), rebounding (7.9) and blocks (1.1). Boston, Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and three-time MVP A’ja Wilson are the only three players averaging at least 16 points and more than 7.8 rebounds per game.
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Born in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Boston and her sister moved to Massachusetts to live with their aunt so they could further their academic and basketball careers. The Fever took Boston with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft, following a stellar college career at the University of South Carolina.
Her accomplishments were honored Monday at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, where the Fever will face the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday at TD Garden, home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics. Governor Maura Healey and City Councilor Brian Worrell declared it “Aliyah Boston Day” in the city of Boston. She was a three-time Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year while at Worcester Academy, an hour west of Boston, becoming a five-star recruit before joining South Carolina.
“Don’t let anyone determine your worth or let anyone tell you what you can or can’t be in life because you’re more than that and everyone’s path is different,” Boston said during a ceremony. “So don’t compare your path to the person to your left or the person to your right, because it’s never going to be the same. So just embrace your journey and do the best that you can and dream big.”
“Born in Saint Thomas, raised with deep roots in the Caribbean, she came to Massachusetts with a dream and work ethic that wouldn’t quit and a purpose bigger than basketball.”
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Following Tuesday’s game, the Fever will face the Liberty in New York on Wednesday, then Boston will return to Indianapolis to play in the WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday. She was the third-leading All-Star vote-getter behind Clark and Collier and was Clark’s first pick in the All-Star draft. It is Boston’s third All-Star selection in as many years and her second time being voted a starter.
This one carries an added significance with Indianapolis hosting the game. Boston and Clark have become the cornerstones of Indiana’s rebuilding effort that led to the franchise’s first playoff appearance in eight years last season.
Born into a family of faith, Boston’s relationship with God has been a guiding force for her throughout her basketball journey. She often references her faith on social media and gives thanks to God in interviews.
“I had that dream on my heart, and I feel like that’s why I’m in the position that I am now, because I trusted God’s plan for me but also, I put in the work,” Boston said in a WNBA video last year. “There’s just so many opportunities and doors I’ve been blessed to walk through.”
The 23-year-old was also baptized last year and posted a video to Instagram.
“God has blessed me in more ways than I can count and through Him all things are possible,” she wrote in the caption.
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Boston’s confidence on the court comes from the trust she has in the Lord. She goes into every game knowing God has prepared her for whatever she is going to face.
“Before the starting lineups [are announced], I always take a moment and pray,” she said. “I always tell myself, like, ‘I’m equipped.’ God has prepared me for everything, and that just brings me peace because I know that whatever happens on the court, I’m ready for it.”
Though she is one of the WNBA’s most popular players, Boston wants to be known as a follower of God first and a basketball player second.
“I think we get confused sometimes that just because we play a sport and that’s what we do as our profession, that that’s just who we are,” she said. “I think that’s one of the biggest things for me, is just being able to see God through me. It’s my faith, it’s my family, that makes me me.”
The Fever-Sun game tips off on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday, with the Indiana-New York game at 7:30 p.m. ET Wednesday on CBS Sports Network, and the All-Star Game at 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday on ABC.
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