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topicnews · July 16, 2025

Aliyah Boston becomes an investor in Boston Legacy FC

Aliyah Boston becomes an investor in Boston Legacy FC


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  • Aliyah Boston, a former star of the Worcester Academy and the current striker of Indiana Fever, is part of the NWSL expansion team Boston Legacy FC.
  • Boston joins other WNBA players who have invested in the NWSL, including Sabrina Ionescu, Candace Parker and Sue Bird.
  • The announcement fell with Boston's return to the city when the fever against Connecticut Sun played in the TD Garden on the “Aliyah Boston Day”.

Boston-in 23-year-old, former striker of Worcester Academy and current Indiana Fever, Aliyah Boston, already has an impressive CV: 3-time Gatorade Massachusetts Girls Basketball player of the year, 2022 NCAA Division 1 Champion and the 2023 WNBA-Rookie of the year.

Now the 4-time WNBA All-Star can add a new title: partial owner of a professional sportsman.

Boston was announced on Monday as an investor in the NWSL expansion team Boston Legacy FC and competed in a group to which the native Needham, the former Olympic Gymnast and the six-time medalist Aly Raisman as well as the general manager of Boston Celtics, Brad Stevens, and his wife Tracy and Pitts Elizabeth banks belong.

“I am proud to join the Bostoner Erbe's owner,” said Boston. “This city helped me, and the support that I felt here has shaped so much of what I am. I couldn't be more excited about investing the opportunity to invest in a franchise that is special for its players, for the city and for women's sports as a whole. And yes … Boston Repping Boston just felt right!”

Boston was born in St. Thomas on the US Virgin Islands and moved to Boston at the age of 12 to live with her aunt to follow a basketball career. At the Worcester Academy she glowed Hell and achieved a double double double of 17.3 points and 10.6 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game when she did the Hilltoppers to two consecutive New England Prep School Athletic Council (NepsAC) title (NepsAC) in 2018 and 2017-17, 2017-17, 2017-17, 2017-17, 2017-17, 2017-17, 2017-17 2017-17 and 2018-18 and 2018-18 and 2018-18 and 2018-18. In December in December, the school withdrew its number 00 in a ceremony in the Daniel's high school.

As a top recruit for coach Dawn StaLey at the University of South Carolina, her profile continued to grow and won numerous personal honors, including both 2022 Associated Press Players of the year and Naishith College basketball player of the year when they contributed to leading the GameCocks to Uconn for the national title 2022.

The top selection in the WNBA design of 2023 by the fever achieved an average of 14.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1,3 steals and blocks per game as well as a percentage field goal percentage of 57.8%on their way to be voted on the rookie of the year.

The time of the announcement was particularly suitable because the city of Boston was referred to as “Aliyah Boston Day” on Tuesday with her, Caitlyn Clark and the rest of the fever in the city to face the Connecticut Sun in the TD garden.

More: Boston Legacy FC announces the first signing. See who it is.

“Aliyah's investment in our club shows the strength of women's sports as our two leagues – the WNBA and NWSL – continue to grow and expand,” said Legacy Controlling owner Jennifer Epstein. “She is a proven winner who understands what it takes to build a championship team, and her presence in our investor group brings an invaluable perspective of the athlete. It is an exciting time to see that professional athletes help the future of global women's sports.”

Boston, as NWSL owner Sabrina Ionescu, joins the NWSL owner and the 27-year-old in her hometown Club Bay FC. The former WNBA stars Candace Parker (Angel City FC) and Sue Bird (Gotham FC) are also investors in the league, during the Chicago Sky Star striker Reese co-owner of DC Power FC in the rival usl Super League.

The announcement will be made for a few days after the heir has announced its second signing in the Malian International striker Aïssata Traoré from the French Club FC Fleury 91, a high-ranking Premiere league team in the Paris suburbs, in which it has been borrowed until training for the NWSL season for the 2026 NWSL season. She is the first player from Mali to sign for an NWSL club and is currently representing her country in the 2025 Nations Cup in Africa and achieving compensation on Friday in a 1-1 draw with Ghana.

With regard to Boston and the fever, you will appear in front of an expected sold-out audience in the TD garden at 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening. The game is transferred to ESPN nationwide, with limited tickets still available on Stubhub.

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