South Carolina freshman
Aliyah Boston timed her first double-double of the 2019 FIBA Women's U19 World Cup perfectly, delivering 12 points and 11 rebounds in the gold medal game to help the United States top Australia 74-70 in overtime to secure its eighth gold medal at the tournament.
The gold medal is the fourth for Boston with USA Basketball. She was part of the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup and Youth Olympic Games gold-medal winning teams as well as the 2017 FIBA Americas U16 World Cup squad. For South Carolina, Boston was the highest ranked signee in the nation's No. 1 ranked recruiting class, closing the season as the No. 3 recruit in the country.