Sarah Ashlee Barker

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Career Highlights

Appeared and started in 28 games, after missing five games due to injury
Led Alabama in scoring average with 18.2 points per game
Named First Team All-SEC
Surpassed 1,500 career points versus Tennessee (Feb. 20)
Scored at least 20 points in 10 different contests
Scored an Alabama record and career-high 45-points in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament versus Maryland (Mar. 24)
Tied a career-high eight assists in three games – versus Georgia (Feb. 2), at Mississippi State (Feb. 9), versus Green Bay (Mar. 22)
Recorded back-to-back double-doubles in Alabama’s road wins over Florida (Feb. 6 – 18 pts, 10 rebs) and at Mississippi State (Feb. 9 – 19 pts, 12 rebs)
Led Alabama in scoring in 12 of 33 games during the season
Became the fifth player in Alabama history to surpass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 assists while at The Capstone (2024-25)
Led the Crimson Tide in steals per game, averaging 2.0
Named to the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Midseason Team
Named as a Top-10 finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year Award
Named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Year Watch List

Played and started in 33 games
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 in the game
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)
Scored 20 or more points in 11 games, including three-straight SEC contests
Led Alabama in scoring in 19 of 34 games
Was named First Team All-SEC

Played in 31 games, making 28 starts in her inaugural season with the Crimson Tide
Averaged 6.9 points, 2.3 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game on the season
Had a season-high 16 points to go along with 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block against Ole Miss on Jan. 15
Recorded a double-double against Texas A&M on Jan. 19, grabbing 10 rebounds and 11 points to go along with 3 assists and 3 steals
Tallied a career-high 12 rebounds in the Tide’s win over Southeastern Louisiana on Dec. 20
Recorded a combined 9 games in either double-digit scoring (7) or double-digit rebounds (2)

Has started every game
Hit 3-of-6 from three-point range in last two regular season games
All nine of her points at Arkansas (2/24) came in the second half on 4-of-7 from the field
Down 75-72, she knocked down a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game into overtime against No. 2 NC State (12/16)
Has scored in double figures in eight games this year
Played the most minutes of career (36) and scored 14 points in the win against Notre Dame (11/26)
Picked up first career start in the opener against Gardner-Webb (11/11)

Named to SEC All-Freshman Team
Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week
Played in 24 games with four double-figure scoring efforts
She played a pivotal role and made big plays in most of Georgia's wins
Averaged 5.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game
Played a career-high 31 minutes at Alabama and finished with six points
In the win against Arkansas, she played the full 10 minutes in the second quarter and 9:59 in the fourth period; finished with 10 points
Finished one point off her career high with 11 points vs. Ole Miss; hit 3-of-3 from 3-point range in the second quarter against the Rebels
Scored seven points and totaled four rebounds against Auburn in return to her home state of Alabama
Set new career highs in points (12), assists (5) and steals (5) vs. App State
Recorded the first double-double of her career with 10 points and 12 rebounds vs. Georgia State
Hit the go-ahead shot with 2:19 left in overtime against Tech to put Georgia up 65-63

Prepped at Spain Park High School in Hoover, Ala., for coach Mike Chase
2019-20 Gatorade Alabama Girls Basketball Player of the Year
2019-20 Alabama Sports Writers Association Miss Basketball; she was the first player from Spain Park to win the prestigious award
AL.com Player of the Year and Max Preps state Player of the Year
She was a two-time ASWA Class 7A state Player of the Year
Averaged 23.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game
Led her team to a 32-4 record on its way to winning the Alabama Class 7A Championship
She was named the Class 7A Tournament MVP in 2020 and was named to the all-tournament team in both 2017 and 2018
Scored more than 2,000 points and totaled over 1,000 rebounds in her career
As a freshman in high school, she swished a 3-pointer to force overtime in the state title game and led the Jags to the 2018 7A state championship as a sophomore

Born on Sept. 10, 2001
Daughter of Jay Barker and Amy Barker Rozell
Has three brothers Andrew, Braxton and Harrison
Her brother Braxton is an offensive graduate assistant at Alabama, while her other brother Harrison is a senior quarterback at UAB
Majoring in health and physical education