La University of South Carolina he had to wait five years to return to reign in the NCAA. The time it took Aliyah Boston to arrive to stay. The pvot of the Gamecocks has been named Most Oustanding Player del March Madness after a tournament to frame after becoming the second player in history to sign 30 double-doubles during a season.
Aliyah Boston grabs a rebound in the Final Four against UConn
Boston has dominated the competition from start to finish with physical power that makes it a unique player and one of the great future jewels of American basketball. Gifted with great mobility and extraordinary coordination, the 1.95 pvot has dominated the NCAA season with 16.8 points and 15.2 rebounds on average, being the first in history to sign these socks in one season.
In his case, these numbers are not a coincidence, but rather the result of Boston’s obsession with the orange ball and the basket. A relationship that began at the age of nine when saw her older sister Alexis play a game of that strange sport called basketball. It was love at first sight that young Aliyah felt for this hitherto unknown activity.
That day Boston asked his sister to teach him the tricks and secrets that the court contained. He only wanted to imitate Alexis, although he soon began to stand out from her. “When I was a child she just wanted to do what my sister did. At first I just wanted to have fun, but I soon realized how much she could do.”
At first I just wanted to have fun, but I soon realized how much I could do
Aliyah started playing and training with her sights set on getting a scholarship to study in the United States. Both she and her sister knew that they would have more opportunities there than in Saint Thomas, where they grew up.. So, at the age of 13, Boston made the decision that would completely change his life. She bit her heart and decided to leave everything behind, including his parents, to go with his sister to cold Massachusetts.
“Obviously it was very hard, but they are the stones on the road that have helped me to be who I want to be. It was difficult, but it’s the way to get it”, assures today the best March Madness player, who went to live with her uncle to be able to play at the prestigious Worcester Academy at just 14 years old. An early age in which she had to take the most important decision of his short life and that today has been rewarded with the recognition of the entire basketball world.