Aaliyah Edwards

Aaliyah Edwards
Edwards with the Washington Mystics in 2024
No. 8 – Connecticut Sun
PositionSmall forward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2002-07-09) July 9, 2002
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight174 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolCrestwood Prep (Toronto, Ontario)
CollegeUConn (2020–2024)
WNBA draft2024: 1st round, 6th overall pick
Drafted byWashington Mystics
Playing career2024–present
Career history
20242025Washington Mystics
2025Mist BC
2025–presentConnecticut Sun
2026–presentLunar Owls BC
Career highlights
  • Second-team All-AmericanUSBWA (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 
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Canada
FIBA Women's AmeriCup
2019 Puerto Rico
2023 León
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
2017 Argentina

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.