Aliyah Boston, twenty year old power forward for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. The 6-foot-5-inch power forward was born December 11, 2001 in Saint Thomas, U.S Virgin Islands. It has been declared that June 4 is now “Aliyah Boston Day” in St. Thomas.

  Let’s backtrack on all of Aliyah Boston’s accomplishments. Boston fell in love with basketball by watching her older sister, Alexis, play. A few years later Aliyah and Alexis decided to move to New England with their aunt to gain more opportunities academically and athletically. In 2018, Boston got invited to tryout for the USA basketball team. She got crowned as the finalist for 2016 under 17 World Cup Team. For the 2017, U16 USA basketball team she not only made the team but got set as the lead in rebounding and scoring.

  Moving along to 2019, Aliyah Boston got recruited to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks. Since the start of Boston playing for the Gamecocks, the team has won one national championship and made many great accomplishments. Since the Gamecocks won, Boston has been getting a lot of recognition for her skills. And the cherry on the top of that was to make a day for herself in her hometown St. Thomas.