Every Alabama women's basketball player selected in 2025 WNBA draft
On Monday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball program saw a total of three players hear their names called in the 2025 WNBA draft.
A historic night for the program, this was the first time that Alabama has ever seen three different players selected in one single WNBA draft. This included a player selected in all three rounds of the draft, headlined by a first round, Top 10 overall pick.
Here is a look at every Alabama player who was selected in the 2025 WNBA draft Monday night, along with where each will now play professionally next season.
Sarah Ashlee Barker, Los Angeles Sparks
Barker was Alabama's first player selected Monday night, coming off the board at No. 9 overall in the first round to the Los Angeles Sparks. The guard led the Crimson Tide in scoring this past season at 18.2 points per game to earn First Team All-SEC honors, while also averaging 6.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, and 2 steals per game on 51.5% shooting from the field, as well as 37.5% from three and 70.9% at the free throw line.
Aaliyah Nye, Las Vegas Aces
Nye was Alabama's second player to come off the board, selected at pick No. 13 overall by the Las Vegas Aces, the first selection of the second round. The guard had a stellar season for the Crimson Tide in 2024-25, averaging 15.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.1 steals per game on 45.4% shooting from the field, along with 83% at the free throw line, as well as leading the SEC with a 45.5% three-point percentage.
Zaay Green, Washington Mystics
Lastly, Green was selected with the No. 32 overall pick in the third round by the Washington Mystics. Green also had a solid season in which she averaged 15.7 points, 5 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game on 46.7% shooting from the field, as well as 36.1% from three and 65.4% at the free throw line.
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