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The Sparks selected Sarah Ashlee Barker with the No. 9 pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft.

The 6-foot Barker earned first-team All-SEC honors in her final two seasons in Tuscaloosa. As a senior, the talented guard averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.0 steals, 0.8 blocks and 1.3 three-pointers per game while shooting 51.4 percent from the field and 70.9 percent from the foul line. Barker’s ability to score on all three levels while making steady improvements as a playmaker throughout her college career is one of the reasons she’s a first-round pick, not to mention the ability to disrupt on the defensive end of the floor. She joins a Sparks team ready to make some noise after acquiring veteran guard and WNBA champion Kelsey Plum this offseason.