Essence Cody

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Career Highlights

Appeared in all 33 contests, while making 32 starts
One of four Alabama players to average double digit scoring with 11.1 points per game, a 2.8-point improvement from 2023-24
Led The Crimson Tide with 6.3 rebounds per game
Led UA in blocks in 21-of-33 games this season
Scored in double digits in 20-of-33 games
Tied a career-high five blocks twice; versus Norfolk State (Nov. 13, 2024) and LSU (Feb. 27)
Led the Crimson Tide in field goal percentage, shooting 53 percent from the floor

Started all 34 games during her freshman year
Scored 11 points and hauled in eight rebounds with two steals and a block in her collegiate debut versus Alabama State on Nov. 6
Recorded her first of three career double-doubles (13 points, 11 rebounds) in the loss to Gonzaga on Nov. 25
Rejected a career-best five shots in Alabama's dominant win over Coastal Carolina on Dec. 6
Blocked a shot in 12 consecutive games
Scored a career-high 20 points and 14 rebounds with four blocks in her NCAA Tournament debut against Florida State on March 22
Scored 10 or more points in 11 games this season
Hauled in seven or more rebounds in 18 games
Led the Crimson Tide in rebounding (6.5 rpg) and blocked shots (2.0 bpg)

Invited to the 2023 USA U19 Women's National Team Trials
2023 McDonald's All-American and BallisLife All-American
2022 and 2023 Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year Watchlist
2023 WBCA High School Coaches' All-America honorable mentions team
2023 Jersey Mike's Naismith High School Girls All-American honorable mentions team
The No. 22 recruit in the country and a five-star recruit by ESPNW
Competed at the 2019 and 2021 BallN Across Borders in Toronto, Canada, and Las Vegas, Nev., respectively
Invite to the 2022 USA Trials in Colorado Springs, Colo., and the 2022 Under Armour Elite 24 in Chicago, Ill.
Named the UA Elite 24 MVP
Invited to the Wootten Camp 150 on multiple occasions
Selected as the 2021-22 Player of the Year and GACA MVP for 2022 for Valdosta High School
Was named the 2022 No. 1 post player in Georgia in addition to being ranked a top-five overall player in the state
Ranked 18th by Prospects Nation and 27th by Blue Star
Named a WHO's NXT All-American game nominee