NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Auburn sophomore Aicha Coulibaly was named to the All-SEC Second Team as the conference announced its annual women's basketball awards Tuesday.
Coulibaly, a sophomore forward from Mali, averaged 17.3 points and 7.8 rebounds during the regular season, ranking fifth in the SEC in scoring and 10th in rebounding. She posted five double-doubles during the season to lead the Tigers, and she had nine games with 20-plus points, including a career-high 27 against Charleston Southern on Nov. 26.
She averaged 25.0 points in a two-game stretch in non-conference play in wins over North Florida and Oklahoma State, earning SEC Player of the Week honors for the first time in her career. In SEC play, she averaged 16.7 points and 7.3 rebounds.
Coulibaly is the 30th different Auburn player to earn selection to the coaches' All-SEC team, dating back to 1981. Auburn has had at least one selection to the All-SEC team each of the last four seasons and five of the last six.
Auburn will be the No. 14 seed in the 2022 SEC Tournament, which begins Wednesday in Nashville. The Tigers will face Alabama in the first round with tip set for approximately 1:30 p.m. CT Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena.
2022 SEC Women's Basketball Awards
All-SEC First Team
Kiara Smith, Florida
Jenna Staiti, Georgia
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Khayla Pointer, LSU
Shakira Austin, Ole Miss
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Destanni Henderson, South Carolina
Jordan Horston, Tennessee
All-SEC Second Team
Brittany Davis, Alabama
Amber Ramirez, Arkansas
Aicha Coulibaly, Auburn
Que Morrison, Georgia
Alexis Morris, LSU
Anastasia Hayes, Mississippi State
Aijha Blackwell, Missouri
Hayley Frank, Missouri
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Tamari Key, Tennessee
SEC All-Freshman Team
Samara Spencer, Arkansas
Jersey Wolfenbarger, Arkansas
Alberte Rimdal, Florida
Jada Walker, Kentucky
Denae Carter, Mississippi State
Sara Puckett, Tennessee
Sacha Washington, Vanderbilt
Iyana Moore, Vanderbilt
All-Defensive Team
Kiara Smith, Florida
Que Morrison, Georgia
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Tamari Key, Tennessee
Jordyn Cambridge, Vanderbilt
Coach of the Year: Dawn Staley, South Carolina
Player of the Year: Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Defensive Player of the Year: Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Freshman of the Year: Samara Spencer, Arkansas
Sixth Woman of the Year: Angel Baker, Ole Miss