TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A pair of Alabama women’s basketball guards, Sarah Ashlee Barker and Karly Weathers, were named to the 2025 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Basketball Team, the organization announced Tuesday.

Barker earned the honor for the first time in her career, while Weathers collected her second consecutive recognition in as many years.

Sarah Ashlee Barker Notes

• Currently holds a 3.75 GPA as she pursues a graduate degree in sports management
• Appeared and started in 27 games, after missing five games due to injury
• Led Alabama in scoring average with 18.2 points per game
• Became the program’s leader for most points in a single game with 45 in the 2025 NCAA Second Round at Maryland (3/24/25)
• Holds the school’s mark for most field goals made in a game after going 17-of-25 from the field (3/24/25)
• Surpassed 1,500 career points versus Tennessee (Feb. 20)
• Tied a career-high eight assists in three different games – versus Georgia (Feb. 2), at Mississippi State (Feb. 9), versus Green Bay (Mar. 22)
• Recorded 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)
• Led Alabama in scoring in 11 of 31 games during the season
• Became the fifth player in Alabama history to surpass 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 250 assists while at The Capstone (2024-25)

Karly Weathers Notes

• While pursuing a degree in nursing, the junior holds a 4.0 GPA
• Started all 32 games, averaging 32.7 minutes per game
• Scored a season-high 19 points, alongside five made three-pointers in UA’s win against Arkansas (Jan. 19)
• Averaged 7.1 points per game, a two-point improvement from 2023-24
• Dished out a career-high 10 assists versus Florida (March 6) in the SEC Tournament
• Tied a career high five steals in Alabama’s wins over both Clemson (Nov. 26, 2024) and Auburn (Feb. 23)
• Grabbed a career-high 11 twice; versus Norfolk State (Nov. 13, 2024) and at Oklahoma (March 2)
• Led Alabama with 58 total steals on the season, averaging 1.8 per game
• One of two UA players to record over 1,000 minutes played this season