Pair of South Carolina women's basketball alums getting started in new professional league
On Friday, the Unrivaled Basketball League will play its inaugural games. For those unfamiliar, Unrivaled is a new six-team 3×3 league started by Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier. The league will run for two months from the middle of January until the middle of March. A pair of former South Carolina women’s basketball stars were among the 36 players invited to participate in Miami.
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Indiana Fever post player Aliyah Boston will play for the Vinyl Basketball Club and head coach Teresa Weatherspoon. Meanwhile, Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray will spend the winter season with the Lunar Owls and head coach DJ Sackmann.
On Friday night, Gray and the Lunar Owls will take on the Mist Basketball Club at 7:00 p.m. Then, Boston and the Vinyl will play against the Rose Basketball Club. After adequate time has passed from the previous game, the Vinyl-Rose contest will begin around 8:00 p.m. Fans can tune in to TNT to watch both of Friday night’s matchups. truTV will broadcast some of the league’s future games along with TNT.
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During her South Carolina women’s basketball career, Boston was the second-greatest player in program history. Behind only A’ja Wilson in the all-time hierarchy, Boston won every National Player of the Year honor in 2021-2022, two National Defensive Player of the Year awards (2021-2022 and 2022-2023), and four Lisa Leslie Awards as the top center in college basketball her entire career. She’s also one of just a handful of players ever to make All-American teams for four years. Boston was the cornerstone of the 2021-2022 National Championship squad.
Gray’s time in Columbia was shorter following her transfer from North Carolina. However, her one year on the active roster was a special one. The Gamecocks won the 2016-2017 National Championship, and Gray was one of the team’s top players. Her scoring ability and versatility were vital alongside fellow stars A’ja Wilson, Kaela Davis, Alaina Coates, and Ty Harris.
