2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Coulibaly, Aicha
Jersey Number 5
Aicha Coulibaly
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- IMG Academy
- Hometown:
- Bamako, Mali
Bio
2024-25 (FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR AT TEXAS A&M)
Played and started in 19 games … Averaged a team-high 12.8 points with 5.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.1 blocks, 0.8 steals and shot 47.9% from the field in 28.4 minutes per game … Scored in double figures 12 times with a team-best four 20-point games … Helped the team secure its first ranked wins over No. 25 Ole Miss (Jan. 5) and No. 11 Kentucky (Jan. 23) for the program since 2021 … Against Kentucky, scored 21 points with seven rebounds and three assists while holding All-American guard and 2025 SEC Newcomer of the Year Georgia Amoore to zero points while going 0-8 from the field with two turnovers while serving as her primary defender … Led the Aggies to a 3-3 record in conference play before sustaining a season-ending knee injury at LSU (Jan. 26) where she was 7-of-10 from the free throw line and scored 12 points in the first half … Named to the 2025 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll … Became the 18th player taken in the WNBA Draft in program history after being selected by the Chicago Sky in the second round with the 22nd pick.
2023-24 (SENIOR AT TEXAS A&M)
Played and started in all 32 games … Led the team in points (13.6), steals (2.3) and minutes (29.7) per game … Also paced the squad in field-goal percentage (52.4%) … Was third in rebounds (5.7), assists (2.2) and blocks per game (0.4) for the Aggies … Posted four double-doubles on the year … Led the team in scoring in 11 outings and scored in double figures 23 times … Scored a career-high 32 points against No. 1 South Carolina in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament (March 8) … It was the second most points scored against the Gamecocks all year and her 25 points in the second half was the most by a player versus SC all season … In the first round of the NCAA Tournament versus Nebraska (March 23), she scored all 26 points of her points in the second half, nearly leading A&M to a 17-point comeback over the Huskers … Averaged 25.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.3 assists in the postseason while shooting 59.9% (26-44) from the field, 62.5% (5-8) from deep and 90.0% (18-20) from the free-throw line.
2022-23 (JUNIOR AT AUBURN)
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 (Nov. 8); 17 points, 12 rebounds vs. UCF (Dec. 3); 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. Florida (Jan. 30); 13 points, 10 rebounds at Alabama (Feb. 12) … Logged a career-high 31 points in overtime win over Ole Miss (Jan. 22) … Topped 20-point mark seven times, scored in double-figures 23 times … 20 points in win at Kentucky (Jan. 26), first SEC road win in three years for Auburn … Tallied a career-high seven assists along with 20 points and six rebounds at Georgia (Jan. 23) … Named to All-SEC Second Team for second straight year … Entered transfer portal following the season.
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE AT AUBURN)
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 (Nov. 14); 23 points, 11 rebounds vs. Kennesaw State (Dec. 20); 17 points, 12 rebounds at Alabama (Jan. 2); 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. Kentucky (1/25); 18 points, 10 rebounds at Kentucky (Feb. 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 (Nov. 26), then followed that up with 23 vs. North Florida (Nov. 30), 25 vs. Oklahoma State (Dec. 5) and 24 at Belmont (Dec. 15) … 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 (Jan. 27) to start three-game SEC streak of 20+ points … followed that up with 21 points at Vanderbilt (Jan. 30) and 24 points vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 3) … Had career-high six steals along with 17 points and 8 rebounds in win over Grambling (Dec. 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.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN AT AUBURN)
Appeared in 23 games, earning seven starts ... Played 19.0 minutes per 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 (Feb. 14) ... Scored 12 points off the bench along with five rebounds at LSU (Dec. 31) ... Had 10 points in first SEC start vs. Arkansas (Feb. 25) ... Scored 10 points along with matching season-high with six rebounds in win over Gardner-Webb (Dec. 11) ... Had season-high six rebounds twice, against Gardner-Webb (Dec. 1) and in season-opener vs. USC Upstate (Nov. 25) ... Swiped season-high four steals at Mississippi State (Feb. 23) ... Blocked two shots at Florida (Jan. 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.
HIGH SCHOOL
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.
Played and started in 19 games … Averaged a team-high 12.8 points with 5.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.1 blocks, 0.8 steals and shot 47.9% from the field in 28.4 minutes per game … Scored in double figures 12 times with a team-best four 20-point games … Helped the team secure its first ranked wins over No. 25 Ole Miss (Jan. 5) and No. 11 Kentucky (Jan. 23) for the program since 2021 … Against Kentucky, scored 21 points with seven rebounds and three assists while holding All-American guard and 2025 SEC Newcomer of the Year Georgia Amoore to zero points while going 0-8 from the field with two turnovers while serving as her primary defender … Led the Aggies to a 3-3 record in conference play before sustaining a season-ending knee injury at LSU (Jan. 26) where she was 7-of-10 from the free throw line and scored 12 points in the first half … Named to the 2025 Winter SEC Academic Honor Roll … Became the 18th player taken in the WNBA Draft in program history after being selected by the Chicago Sky in the second round with the 22nd pick.
2023-24 (SENIOR AT TEXAS A&M)
Played and started in all 32 games … Led the team in points (13.6), steals (2.3) and minutes (29.7) per game … Also paced the squad in field-goal percentage (52.4%) … Was third in rebounds (5.7), assists (2.2) and blocks per game (0.4) for the Aggies … Posted four double-doubles on the year … Led the team in scoring in 11 outings and scored in double figures 23 times … Scored a career-high 32 points against No. 1 South Carolina in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament (March 8) … It was the second most points scored against the Gamecocks all year and her 25 points in the second half was the most by a player versus SC all season … In the first round of the NCAA Tournament versus Nebraska (March 23), she scored all 26 points of her points in the second half, nearly leading A&M to a 17-point comeback over the Huskers … Averaged 25.0 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.7 steals and 2.3 assists in the postseason while shooting 59.9% (26-44) from the field, 62.5% (5-8) from deep and 90.0% (18-20) from the free-throw line.
2022-23 (JUNIOR AT AUBURN)
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 (Nov. 8); 17 points, 12 rebounds vs. UCF (Dec. 3); 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. Florida (Jan. 30); 13 points, 10 rebounds at Alabama (Feb. 12) … Logged a career-high 31 points in overtime win over Ole Miss (Jan. 22) … Topped 20-point mark seven times, scored in double-figures 23 times … 20 points in win at Kentucky (Jan. 26), first SEC road win in three years for Auburn … Tallied a career-high seven assists along with 20 points and six rebounds at Georgia (Jan. 23) … Named to All-SEC Second Team for second straight year … Entered transfer portal following the season.
2021-22 (SOPHOMORE AT AUBURN)
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 (Nov. 14); 23 points, 11 rebounds vs. Kennesaw State (Dec. 20); 17 points, 12 rebounds at Alabama (Jan. 2); 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. Kentucky (1/25); 18 points, 10 rebounds at Kentucky (Feb. 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 (Nov. 26), then followed that up with 23 vs. North Florida (Nov. 30), 25 vs. Oklahoma State (Dec. 5) and 24 at Belmont (Dec. 15) … 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 (Jan. 27) to start three-game SEC streak of 20+ points … followed that up with 21 points at Vanderbilt (Jan. 30) and 24 points vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 3) … Had career-high six steals along with 17 points and 8 rebounds in win over Grambling (Dec. 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.
2020-21 (FRESHMAN AT AUBURN)
Appeared in 23 games, earning seven starts ... Played 19.0 minutes per 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 (Feb. 14) ... Scored 12 points off the bench along with five rebounds at LSU (Dec. 31) ... Had 10 points in first SEC start vs. Arkansas (Feb. 25) ... Scored 10 points along with matching season-high with six rebounds in win over Gardner-Webb (Dec. 11) ... Had season-high six rebounds twice, against Gardner-Webb (Dec. 1) and in season-opener vs. USC Upstate (Nov. 25) ... Swiped season-high four steals at Mississippi State (Feb. 23) ... Blocked two shots at Florida (Jan. 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.
HIGH SCHOOL
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.
Tennessee Postgame: Sahara Jones, Lauren Ware, Joni Taylor
Wednesday, March 05
Arkansas Postgame: Joni Taylor
Sunday, March 02
Arkansas Postgame: Sahara Jones
Sunday, March 02
Highlights: Texas A&M vs Arkansas
Sunday, March 02
