LAS VEGAS — In Aliyah Boston’s first game at South Carolina, she became the first player in Division I history to secure a triple-double in a collegiate debut. It was the seventh in school history, putting her in rare air that didn’t include predecessor and 2017 South Carolina national champion A’ja Wilson. It only elevated the comparisons between the two, and heightened the expectations of Boston.
Boston, much like Wilson, continues to live up to them even after leaving the Columbia campus. Less than four years later — and with a second South Carolina natty on the shelf from Boston’s tenure — the duo will start the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game together as two of the most well-known and high-caliber players in the league.