Sarah Ashlee Barker
| No. 13 – Los Angeles Sparks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 10, 2001 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Spain Park (Hoover, Alabama) |
| College | |
| WNBA draft | 2025: 1st round, 9th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Playing career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| 2025–present | Los Angeles Sparks |
| Career highlights | |
| |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Sarah Ashlee Barker (born September 10, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide of the Southeastern Conference. She was selected ninth overall by the Sparks in the 2025 WNBA draft.
High school career
[edit]Barker played basketball for Spain Park High School in Hoover, Alabama. She was the 2020 Alabama Gatorade player of the year, 2020 Alabama Sports Writers Association Miss Basketball, and a two-time ASWA Class 7A state player of the year. She averaged 23.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.9 steals, and scored more than 2,000 points. [1] On October 8 2018, she committed to Georgia. [2]
College career
[edit]In her freshman year, Barker played in 24 games, averaging 5.1 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. She had career highs against App State, with 12 points, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Barker was named to the SEC All-Freshman team. As a sophomore, Barker started every game and scored 14 points in a win against Notre Dame. [3] At the end of the season, she transferred to Alabama.[4] At Alabama, Barker started and played in 33 games, and surpassed 1,000 career points on February 18. She scored a career-high 34 points against Kentucky on January 28. Barker was named to the first-team All-SEC. In her senior year, Barker led Alabama with 17.2 points per game and 2.0 steals per game. She tied her career-high of eight assists against Georgia, Mississippi State, and Green Bay. She was named as a top 10 finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Shooting Guard of the Year. [5] In a double-overtime loss to Maryland in the 2025 NCAA women's basketball tournament, Barker scored a program-high 45 points. [6]
Professional career
[edit]Los Angeles Sparks (2025–present)
[edit]On April 14, 2025, Barker was selected ninth overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2025 WNBA draft.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Georgia | 24 | 0 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 27.8 | 58.8 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.1 |
| 2021–22 | Georgia | 31 | 31 | 25.3 | 35.9 | 30.7 | 72.7 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 7.7 |
| 2022–23 | Alabama | 31 | 28 | 23.4 | 38.2 | 29.3 | 64.8 | 4.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 6.9 |
| 2023–24 | Alabama | 33 | 33 | 30.0 | 49.1 | 35.3 | 71.1 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 16.8 |
| 2024–25 | Alabama | 28 | 28 | 31.7 | 51.4 | 37.5 | 70.9 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 18.2 |
| Career | 147 | 120 | 25.8 | 44.3 | 32.9 | 69.0 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 11.2 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[8] | |||||||||||||
Personal life
[edit]Barker is the daughter of former professional football player Jay Barker, who was the starting quarterback of Alabama's 1992 national championship winning team, and stepdaughter of country music singer-songwriter Sara Evans. Barker is a Christian.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Girls Basketball - Alabama". Gatorade. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Spain Park's Sarah Ashlee Barker commits to Georgia basketball". AL.com. October 8, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Sarah Ashlee Barker". Georgia Bulldogs. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Alabama Women's Basketball Signs Georgia Transfer Sarah Ashlee Barker, North Dakota State Transfer Ryan Cobbins". Alabama Crimson Tide. March 28, 2022. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Sarah Ashlee Barker". Alabama Crimson Tide. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ "Sarah Ashlee Barker's Alabama career over, but her NCAA Tournament impact lingers". Tide Sports. March 28, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Simonson, Andrew (2025-04-15). "Spain Park alum, Alabama star Sarah Ashlee Barker drafted by WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks". Shelby County Reporter. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ "Sarah Ashlee Barker College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ^ Doering, Joshua. "Sarah Ashlee Barker drafted 9th overall by L.A. Sparks, finds 'strength' and 'peace' in the Lord". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved 20 April 2025.