Alabama’s Sarah Ashlee Barker, Aaliyah Nye Earn All-SEC Honors in Coaches Poll

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sarah Ashlee Barker and Aaliyah Nye of Alabama women's basketball earned Southeastern Conference Preseason honors for the 2024-25 season, the league announced Thursday. The SEC basketball coaches also voted the Crimson Tide to finish fifth in the conference race.

Barker picked up her second First-Team All-SEC preseason honor after being named to the same list by local and national media. Nye earned her first preseason recognition after being selected to the Second Team All-SEC list.

Sarah Ashlee Barker | First Team All-SEC

2024 First Team All-SEC
Started in 33 games during the 2023-24 season
Averaged 16.8 points per game, a 10-point improvement from 2022-23
Surpassed 1,000 career points in Alabama's win over Auburn on Feb. 18 and led the team with 26 points and seven rebounds
Scored a career-high 34 points in the Crimson Tide's win over Kentucky on Jan. 28
The 34-point performance is tied for sixth in program history for most points in a game
Earned double-doubles in back-to-back games (34 points, 10 rebounds vs. Kentucky; 24 points, 11 rebounds at Arkansas)
SEC Player of the Week (Feb. 5, 2024)
Led Alabama in scoring in 19 games

Aaliyah Nye | Second Team All-SEC

2024 Second Team All-SEC
Set the single-season program record for three-pointers made with 108 during the 2023-24 season
Her 108 three-pointers are tied for second-most in a single season in Southeastern Conference history
Led the SEC in three-point field goals made and ranked third nationally
Surpassed 1,000 career points in Alabama's win at Georgia on Jan. 11
Scored a career-high 28 points (9-17 FG, 8-13 3FG) in the Crimson Tide's win over Mississippi State on Feb. 25
Tied the program single-game three-point field goal record with her eight three-pointers against the Bulldogs
Reached double figures in 26 games, including four games with 20-plus points
Closed the non-conference slate by tallying 10-or-more points in eight straight games
In SEC play, she scored at least 15 points in six consecutive games

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