INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever missed the playoffs again, but a historic season by their first-round draft pick is giving hope for the future.
Aliyah Boston wrapped up her rookie campaign with numbers no other first-year player has achieved in WNBA history. Boston finished with 578 points, 335 rebounds, 89 assists, 53 steals and 50 blocks — the first WNBA player to ever total at least 500 points, 300 rebounds and 50 assists, steals and blocks in her rookie season.
She also finished the season with a 57.8% field goal percentage, a WNBA rookie record for players who made at least 100 baskets.
Add in three WNBA Rookie of the Month awards and an appearance in the WNBA All-Star Game — the eighth player in league history to accomplish each feat — and Boston seems to be a lock for Rookie of the Year honors.
The Associated Press named Boston its Rookie of the Year on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
The Rookie of the Year award will be announced Oct. 2.