Alabama's Sarah Ashlee Barker selected 9th overall in WNBA Draft by Los Angeles Sparks

Former Spain Park coach reflects on Sarah Ashlee Barker's rise to the WNBA

Former coach Mike Chase reflects on Barker's career from Spain Park to the WNBA.

Alabama's Sarah Ashlee Barker selected 9th overall in WNBA Draft by Los Angeles Sparks

Sarah Ashlee Barker is the third Alabama women's basketball player ever to be taken in the first round of the WNBA Draft.

Sparks bolster backcourt, selecting Sarah Ashlee Barker at No. 9 in WNBA draft

Sarah Ashlee Barker, considered one of the top shooting guards in the country last season, earned back-to-back All-SEC first-team honors at Alabama last season.

Alabama star goes to Los Angeles Sparks in first round of WNBA Draft

The Los Angeles Sparks selected Alabama’s Sarah Ashlee Barker with the ninth pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday night.

Spain Park alum, Alabama star Sarah Ashlee Barker drafted by WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks - Shelby County Reporter

By ANDREW SIMONSON | Sports Editor NEW YORK – One of the area’s finest basketball exports is now taking her talent to the W as Sarah Ashlee Barker was selected to play in the WNBA. Barker was drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks with the ninth pick in the first round of the 2025 WNBA Draft on Monday, April 14 at The Shed in New York. Barker was projected by ESPN to go to the Sparks, but not until the second round with the 21st pick. Barker was a st…

Barker Chosen No. 9 Overall, School Record Three Players Selected in 2025 WNBA Draft - Alabama Athletics

NEW YORK – For the first time in program history, the Alabama women's basketball program had three student-athletes hear their names called during the Women's National Basketball Association Draft on Monday night at The Shed at Hudson Yards. Sarah Ashlee Barker was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks with the ninth overall pick, followed by Aaliyah Nye who was the first pick of the second round, No. 13 overall, by the Las Vegas Aces and Zaay Gree…