Usa news: South Carolina All-American forward Aliyah Boston, one of the most dominant defensive forces in women’s college basketball, was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday night.

Indiana received the right to select Boston after winning the draft lottery, which was based on the two-year cumulative records of the four teams that did not qualify for the 2022 postseason.

During her four seasons with the Gamecocks, Boston, who is the second South Carolina player to go No. 1 overall following A’ja Wilson, led the Gamecocks to a national championship in 2022, when she racked up every major women’s college basketball award.

This season, Boston again led South Carolina to the Final Four, where they were upset by Iowa, snapping the Gamecocks’ 42-game winning streak.

Boston averaged 14.1 points, 10.9 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks during her collegiate career.