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Boston named SEC Player of the Week

After two dominating performances, the reigning national player of the year picks up a weekly award from the SEC.
Credit: (AP Photo/Sean Rayford)
South Carolina forward Aliyah Boston (4) looks to pass the ball against Missouri guard Haley Troup (13) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — For the second time this season, South Carolina senior forwarrd Aliyah Boston is the SEC Player of the Week.

She recorded her first back-to-back 20-point SEC games in her career and they were both double-doubles as the top-ranked team in the country posted dominating wins at Kentucky and at home against Missouri. In those two games, Boston averaged 20.5 points and 10.5 rebounds while adding 3.0 blocks and 2.0 assists per game as well. Her rebounding total moved her into the top spot in the South Carolina record books for career offensive rebounds (455). 

On the season, Boston is second in the SEC with 9.44 rebounds per game and third in the league with 1.94 blocks per game.She is sixth in the nation with 11 double-doubles this season, bringing her within one of tying Sheila Foster’s South Carolina career record of 72.

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