Mikayla Blakes was named an All-American by the Associated Press and the U.S Basketball Writer’s Association on March 19. The first-year earned second-team status from the USBWA and third-team status from the AP.
These are not the first honors the New Jersey Native has received — she was also named to the All-American second team by Sporting News and ESPN on March 18. Earlier this month, on March 3, Blakes was selected to The Athletic’s All-American second team.
Blakes’ resume keeps growing as she adds to the SEC awards she won just over two weeks ago. She was announced as the SEC Freshman of the Year and named to the All-SEC first team and All-SEC freshman team, as well.
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Blakes averaged 23.3 points per game during the 2024-25 season, which ranks sixth in all of Division I and first among freshmen. She is the Commodores’ first AP All-American in 14 years when Jence Rhoads received an honorable mention. She is the first Commodore to be selected to an official All-American team by either AP or the USBWA since Chantelle Anderson in 2003.
The superstar guard will look to keep her momentum going when Vanderbilt takes on Oregon in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on March 21 at 4:30 p.m. CDT.
