Sarah Ashlee Barker

Photo by: Chamberlain Smith

Position:
G
Height:
6-0
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Spain Park
Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.

Career Honors
2021 SEC All-Freshman Team
Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week

2021-22 (Sophomore)
» Has started every game; known as team’s best outside shooter
» Hit 3-for-6 from 3-pt range in last two regular season games
» All 9 of her points at Arkansas (2/24) came in the second half (hit 4-for-7 from the field)
» Down 75-72, she knocked in 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 pts. in the win against Notre Dame (11/26)
» Picked up first career start in the opener against Gardner-Webb (11/11)

2020-21 (Freshman)
» 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-for-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 pts. and 12 rebs. vs. Georgia State
» Hit the go-ahead shot with 2:19 left in overtime against Tech to put Georgia up 65-63

High School
» 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

Personal
» Born Sept. 10, 2001
» Daughter of Jay Barker and Amy Barker Best
» Has three brothers (Andrew, Braxton and Harrison)
» Her brother -- Braxton -- is a redshirt-junior quarterback at Alabama; her brother -- Harrison -- is a sophomore quarterback at UAB
» Major: Health and Physical Education