Aliyah Boston, one of the most dominant and decorated players in women’s college basketball, is expected to be the top pick in the W.N.B.A. draft Monday night.
It’s a big deal — a milestone for any player and a key day for building excitement as a new W.N.B.A. season is soon to begin.
But in the lead-up to the big event, much of the conversation around women’s hoops swirled around two players returning to the college game — not heading off to the pros.
Since Angel Reese made a mocking gesture to Caitlin Clark at the end of the N.