2026 SEC Women's Basketball Awards Announced

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (March 3, 2026) – The Southeastern Conference announced its 2026 women’s basketball postseason awards Tuesday.

Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes was named Player of the Year with her teammate Aubrey Galvan named Freshman of the Year. Ole Miss’ Cotie McMahon was named Newcomer of the Year while South Carolina’s Raven Johnson was voted as Defensive Player of the Year. LSU’s MiLaysia Fulwiley was named Sixth- Woman of the Year with Scholar-Athlete of the Year going to Alabama’s Karly Weathers.

Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph was named Coach of the Year. Vanderbilt concluded the regular season with a 27-3 overall record and a 13-3 mark in SEC play. The 27 wins are the most collected in a regular season by Vanderbilt, while it is the fifth-most wins in an overall season in school history. The 13 league wins set the school record for most SEC wins in a season. Vanderbilt collected seven wins over ranked teams in 2025-26, which is the most by a Commodore team in the regular season since 1995-96. Ralph, who is the first Vanderbilt head coach to win SEC Coach of the Year, led the Commodores to a top-five ranking for the first time since the 2001-02 season.

South Carolina's five total All-SEC selections match Tennessee 2001 for the league record.

First-team and second-team All-SEC honorees, All-Freshman team, All-Defensive team, along with Player, Coach, Newcomer, Freshman, Defensive Player, 6th Player and Scholar-Athlete of the Year were chosen by the league’s 16 coaches.

Coaches cannot vote for their own team or players and ties are not broken.

The complete 2026 SEC Women’s Basketball Postseason Awards follow.

First Team
Liv McGill, Florida
Dani Carnegie, Georgia
Clara Strack, Kentucky
Flau’jae Johnson, LSU
Mikaylah Williams, LSU
Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss
Raegan Beers, Oklahoma
Joyce Edwards, South Carolina
Madison Booker, Texas
Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt

Second Team
Jessica Timmons, Alabama
Tonie Morgan, Kentucky
Grace Slaughter, Missouri
Aaliyah Chavez, Oklahoma
Raven Johnson, South Carolina
Tessa Johnson, South Carolina
Ta'Niya Latson, South Carolina
Madina Okot, South Carolina
Talaysia Cooper, Tennessee
Rori Harmon, Texas
Ny’Ceara Pryor, Texas A&M

All-Defensive
Clara Strack, Kentucky
Madison Francis, Mississippi State
Raven Johnson, South Carolina
Rori Harmon, Texas
Ny’Ceara Pryor, Texas A&M

All-Freshman
ZaKiyah Johnson, LSU
Madison Francis, Mississippi State
Aaliyah Chavez, Oklahoma
Mia Pauldo, Tennessee
Aubrey Galvan, Vanderbilt

Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Karly Weathers, Alabama
Player of the Year – Mikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt
Freshman of the Year – Aubrey Galvan, Vanderbilt
Newcomer of the Year – Cotie McMahon, Ole Miss
Defensive Player of the Year – Raven Johnson, South Carolina
Sixth-Woman of the Year – MiLaysia Fulwiley, LSU
Coach of the Year – Shea Ralph, Vanderbilt

(Release via SEC Sports)