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Aicha Coulibaly Season 2021-22

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Aicha Coulibaly Season 2021-22

PositionG
Height6-0
ClassSophomore
HometownMali
Previous SchoolIMG Academy

2022, 2023 All-SEC Second Team
2021, 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
SEC Player of the Week (12/7/21)

As a Junior (2022-23):

Played in 25 games, starting 24 … Led Auburn with 16.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game … Shot 41.0% from the field (151-368) … Recorded four double-doubles: 24 points, 10 rebounds vs. Sam Houston (11/8); 17 points, 12 rebounds vs. UCF (12/3); 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. Florida (1/30); 13 points, 10 rebounds at Alabama (2/12) … Career-high 31 points in overtime win over Ole Miss (1/22) … Topped 20-point mark seven times, scored in double-figures 23 times … 20 points in win at Kentucky (1/26), first SEC road win in three years for Auburn … Career-high seven assists along with 20 points and six rebounds at Georgia (2/23) … Named to All-SEC Second Team for second straight year … Entered transfer portal following the season.

As a Sophomore (2021-22):
Started all 28 games for Auburn as a sophomore … Averaged 17.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 2.2 steals in 32.4 minutes/game … Led Auburn in scoring, rebounding, steals and minutes played … Recorded five double-doubles: 17 points, 13 rebounds at Old Dominion (11/14); 23 points, 11 rebounds vs. Kennesaw State (12/20); 17 points, 12 rebounds at Alabama (1/2); 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. Kentucky (1/25); 18 points, 10 rebounds at Kentucky (2/27) … Scored in double figures in 25 of 28 games … Had nine games with 20+ points, including four straight in November/December … Scored career-high 27 points vs. Charleston Southern (11/26), then followed that up with 23 vs. North Florida (11/30), 25 vs. Oklahoma State (12/5) and 24 at Belmont (12/15) … Was named SEC Player of the Week following wins over North Florida and Oklahoma State … Led all scorers with 26 points on 10-14 shooting in massive upset win over No. 4 Tennessee (1/27) to start three-game SEC streak of 20+ points … followed that up with 21 points at Vanderbilt (1/30) and 24 points vs. Mississippi State (2/3) … Had career-high six steals along with 17 points and 8 rebounds in win over Grambling (12/18) … Led team or shared team lead in scoring 17 times; was leading rebounder 15 times … Shot 44.1% from the floor, 22.4% from 3-point range and 65.0% at the free-throw line … Finished 5th in SEC in scoring, 9th in rebounding, 11th in field goal percentage, 6th in steals, 8th in offensive rebounds and 12th in defensive rebounds … Named to All-SEC Second Team … SEC Academic Honor Roll.

As a Freshman (2020-21):
Appeared in 23 games, earning seven starts ... Played 19.0 minutes/game ... Averaged 5.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.9 steals ... Scored in double figures four times ... Season-high 13 points, going 5-8 from the field against Alabama (2/14) ... Scored 12 points off the bench along with five rebounds at LSU (12/31) ... Had 10 points in first SEC start vs. Arkansas (2/25) ... Scored 10 points along with matching season-high with six rebounds in win over Gardner-Webb (12/1) ... Had season-high 6 rebounds twice, against Gardner-Webb (12/1) and in season-opener vs. USC Upstate (11/25) ... Swiped season-high four steals at Mississippi State (2/23) ... Blocked two shots at Florida (1/17) ... Shot 35.2% from the field (45-128) and 62.2% (23-37) at the free-throw line ... Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Auburn:
Played high school basketball at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. ...  Played for Mali's national team at the FIBA U16 African Championships in 2017, leading her team to the tournament championship ... Was named tournament MVP after scoring 21.8 points per game in the event ... Ranked 29th at her position by ESPN ... No. 7-ranked prospect in Florida.

Personal:
Full name is Aissetou Coulibaly, goes by Aicha (aye-EE-sha) ... Parents are Kadiatou Cisse and Youssouf Coulibaly ... Has two siblings, Louti and Mariam ... Is Auburn's third women's basketball student-athlete from Africa, joining Crispina Correia (Cape Verde, 2001-03) and Khady Dieng (Senegal, 2013-17).