Virgin Islander Continues Her Success on the Hardwood

A Virgin Islands athlete is making headlines every day across the U.S. and the world, Aliyah Boston.

She’s from St. Thomas and continues to take the basketball world by storm, as the all-American starting forward with the South Carolina Gamecocks.

Right now, they’re headed to the Sweet 16 as they vie for a national title.

Aliyah is already making history with setting SEC basketball records, and she’s currently nominated for National Player of the Year.

Boston keeps crushing records, during the most recent game against Miami, she got her 26th consecutive double-double, that’s double digits in scoring and rebounds.

USVI News Alli Bourne-Vanneck sat down with Aliyah this week, to talk about her love for the USVI, her journey in basketball and her hoop dreams.