Former state Miss Basketball Sarah Ashlee Barker transfers to Alabama

The 2020 state’s Overlook Basketball is coming residence.

Sarah Ashlee Barker used the earlier two seasons enjoying at Ga, but right now signed to perform for Alabama.

The 6-foot guard will be a junior for the Tide right after averaging 7.7 details, 4 rebounds and 2.4 assists when enjoying in all 31 game titles for the Bulldogs as a sophomore. The past time, Barker earned a place on the 2020-21 Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Workforce and was twice named the league’s freshman of the 7 days soon after actively playing in 24 video games, contributing 5.1 details and 2.7 rebounds for every sport.

“We are so proud and fired up to welcome Sarah Ashlee Barker residence to Alabama,” Tide coach Kristy Curry said in a release. “She has the two most important attributes that we look for in a participant, that you can’t mentor, and that is coronary heart and hustle. These attributes genuinely make her distinctive as a competitor and a teammate. She will deliver such worthwhile SEC expertise to our application, which will translate to her building an rapid effect within every single aspect of our method. Our Alabama women’s basketball family members just attained a really exclusive human being. Welcome house, SA!”

Barker was picked the Alabama Sports activities Writers Affiliation 2020 Overlook Basketball soon after averaging 23.3 details, 10.9 rebounds and 2.7 helps as a senior whilst leading Spain Park to the Course 7A title. She was also MVP of the Class 7A event together with staying chosen the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year and the MaxPreps Participant of the Yr.

Barker was the AL.com ladies Player of the 12 months and the Birmingham Area Player of the Yr and a a few-time ASWA all-condition variety and was named the 2019 Class 7A Player of the Calendar year.

She scored 2,000-additionally occupation points and grabbed more than 1,000 rebounds and was named all-event on Spain Park’s 2018 championship group and 2017 finalist squad.

The daughter of Alabama football legend Jay Barker, Sarah Ashlee declared past 7 days that she was getting into the transfer portal after mentor Joni Taylor, who recruited Barker, remaining Georgia and took the Texas A&M head coaching spot.

Older brother Braxton is reportedly returning to Alabama as a graduate assistant following investing the earlier 4 seasons as a backup quarterback for the Tide.