Aaliyah Edwards

Aaliyah Edwards
	Edwards with the Washington Mystics in 2024
No. 8 – Connecticut Sun
Position	Small forward
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	July 9, 2002; Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	Crestwood Prep (Toronto, Ontario)
College	UConn (2020–2024)
WNBA draft	2024: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Drafted by	Washington Mystics
Playing career	2024–present
Career history
2024–2025	Washington Mystics
2025	Mist BC
2025–present	Connecticut Sun
2026–present	Lunar Owls BC
Career highlights
	Second-team All-American – USBWA (2024); Third-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2023); WBCA Coaches' All-American (2024); 2× First-team All-Big East (2023, 2024); Big East Most Improved Player of the Year (2023); Big East Sixth Woman of the Year (2021); Big East All-Freshman Team (2021); Big East tournament MOP (2023);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's basketball
Representing Canada
FIBA Women's AmeriCup
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship

Aaliyah Mckenzie Edwards (born July 9, 2002) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Lunar Owls of Unrivaled. She played college basketball at UConn before being selected sixth overall by the Mystics in the 2024 WNBA draft. Edwards has also played for the Canadian national team since 2018.