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Updated: March 11, 2026 @ 5:03 pm
Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) celebrates with Aubrey Galvan, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph, right, talks to guard Mikayla Blakes, center, and others during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) drives against Tennessee guard Nya Robertson (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Knoxville, Tenn, Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes shoots over Mississippi guard Kaitlin Peterson during second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Greenville, S.C.
Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) celebrates with Aubrey Galvan, left, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt head coach Shea Ralph, right, talks to guard Mikayla Blakes, center, and others during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes (1) drives against Tennessee guard Nya Robertson (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Knoxville, Tenn, Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes shoots over Mississippi guard Kaitlin Peterson during second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Greenville, S.C.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt women’s basketball guard Mikayla Blakes likes being the first sophomore since A’ja Wilson in 2016 to win Southeastern Conference player of the year.
“She’s historic,” Blakes said Wednesday of the AP female athlete of the year in 2025 and four-time WNBA MVP. “She’s killing the WNBA. She’s done college as well. Just to know I’m on a path of a GOAT, it’s insane.”
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