Sarah Ashlee Barker Named Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Finalist
2/4/2025 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The graduate guard is the first to be named a top 10 finalist for the award in program history
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama women's basketball guard Sarah Ashlee Barker has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2024-25 Naismith Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award, the Tip Off Club of Atlanta announced Tuesday.
Barker is the first Crimson Tide student-athlete to be named a finalist for the award and only one of three Southeastern Conference guards on the list.
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, starting Friday, Feb. 7, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
Sarah Ashlee Barker Notes
- Leads Alabama in scoring, averaging 16.7 points per game
- Averaged 16.0 points per game during the Tide's 2024 non-conference schedule
- Since returning from injury on Jan. 26, Barker is averaging 22.3 points per game
- Barker scored a career-high 36 points versus Vanderbilt (Jan. 26) in her first game back from injury
- Barker currently ranks fourth in the SEC this season in rebounds per game among guards with 6.1 rpg
- The graduate guard leads the Alabama in overall field goal shooting percentage (51 percent), while shooting over 60 percent from the floor in conference play
- Barker also tops the Tide in steals per game (2.1)
- On Feb. 2, the Birmingham native tied her career-high in assists, dishing out eight versus Georgia
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