{"id":388496,"date":"2026-01-05T03:47:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/388496\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T03:47:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T03:47:29","slug":"barker-chosen-no-9-overall-school-record-three-players-selected-in-2025-wnba-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/388496\/","title":{"rendered":"Barker Chosen No. 9 Overall, School Record Three Players Selected in 2025 WNBA Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK\u00a0\u2013\u00a0For the first time in program history, the\u00a0Alabama\u00a0women’s basketball program had\u00a0three student-athletes\u00a0hear their names called\u00a0during the Women’s National Basketball Association Draft on Monday\u00a0night at The Shed at Hudson Yards.\u00a0Sarah Ashlee Barker<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0selected by the Los Angeles Sparks\u00a0with\u00a0the ninth overall pick, followed by\u00a0Aaliyah Nye<\/a>\u00a0who was the first pick of the second round, No. 13 overall,\u00a0by the Las Vegas Aces\u00a0and\u00a0Zaay Green<\/a>, who\u00a0was\u00a0drafted by the Washington Mystics\u00a0with the 32ndoverall selection\u00a0(third round).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Barker, Nye and Green are the ninth, 10th\u00a0and 11th\u00a0players to be drafted in program\u00a0history, respectfully. The Crimson Tide has now had five players in the last five years\u00a0selected in the WNBA Draft under head coach Kristy Curry<\/a>, joining Jasmine Walker (2021) and Brittany Davis (2023), who were selected by the Los Angeles Sparks and Las Vegas Aces, respectfully. \u00a0<\/p>\n

“We couldn’t be more proud of Sarah Ashlee, Aaliyah and Zaay. Each of their basketball journeys are uniquely inspiring and a true reflection of their character, relentless work ethic and their team-first mindset. At Alabama, we often say ‘Built by Bama’\u2014but these three brought something even more powerful: unwavering belief and a will to win that set them apart. We can’t wait to see what the next chapter holds for each of them!”<\/p>\n

Round 1 | Pick 9 (9th\u00a0Overall) | Los Angeles Sparks<\/p>\n


\n\tBecame Alabama’s ninth overall draft pick in program history\u00a0
\n\tAccumulated 1,642 career points across her five seasons
\n\tBecame the fifth player in UA history to surpass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 assists while at The Capstone\u00a0
\n\tTwo-time First Team All-SEC honoree (2024, 2025)
\n\tAlabama’s leader on the floor who started 27 games this past year, missing five due to injury, and led Alabama in scoring average with 18.2 points per game
\n\tHer performance in the 2025 NCAA Tournament Second Round contest at Maryland, when she posted a program single-game scoring record and tied for the fourth-most points ever scored in an NCAA Women’s Tournament game with 45 points in the losing effort\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\tAlso set the school’s mark for most field goals made in a game after going 17-of-25 from the field vs. the Terrapins
\n\tRecorded 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)
\n\tNamed to the SEC All-Freshman Team (2021) <\/p>\n

Round 2 | Pick 1 (13th\u00a0Overall) | Las Vegas Aces<\/p>\n


\n\tBecame Alabama’s 10th overall draft pick in program history
\n\tAccumulated 1,739 career points throughout her five seasons
\n\tNamed All-SEC Second Team in 2024
\n\tOne of the top offensive players in the SEC\u00a0
\n\tAveraged 15.2 points per game and was considered one of the most prolific three-point shooters in the country
\n\tSet the Alabama record for three-pointers made in a single season (111) this past year, after she initially broke the record in 2023-24 (108)
\n\tRanks as the program’s all-time leader in three-pointers with 293 for her career\u00a0
\n\tSet the program single-game record with nine made three pointers at Florida (Feb. 6)
\n\tHad a career-high 32-point performance in the Crimson Tide’s win at Ole Miss (Jan. 12)
\n\tBecame Alabama’s career leader in made three pointers during the Crimson Tide’s comeback win over Auburn (Feb. 23)
\n\tLed the SEC three-pointers made (111) and three pointers per game (3.4)
\n\tRanked fourth in the NCAA for made three pointers (111) <\/p>\n

Round 3 | Pick 7 (32nd\u00a0Overall) | Washington Mystics\u00a0<\/p>\n


\n\tBecame the program’s 11th\u00a0overall draft pick\u00a0
\n\tCollected 1,796 career points over her six seasons, that last of which was spent at Alabama
\n\tAppeared and started in all 33 games for the Tide, averaging 31.6 minutes per game
\n\tLed UA in total points scored in 2024-25 (519), while averaging 15.7 points a game, and in assists, averaging 4.5 per contest
\n\tScored 20-or-more points in 10 different contests
\n\tScored a season-high 28 points at California (Dec. 5)
\n\tPosted double-digit scoring in 29 of the 33 games she played
\n\tDished out a season-high eight assists in a win at Ole Miss (Jan. 12)
\n\tGrabbed a season-high 10 rebounds against Georgia State (Dec. 2, 2024) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW YORK\u00a0\u2013\u00a0For the first time in program history, the\u00a0Alabama\u00a0women’s basketball program had\u00a0three student-athletes\u00a0hear their names called\u00a0during the Women’s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[99,434],"class_list":{"0":"post-388496","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-wnba"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}