Arizona Wildcats fans shouldn’t panic when redshirt junior Aari McDonald goes through Senior Day ceremonies on Sunday.
Head coach Adia Barnes said it has nothing to do with the star guard’s WNBA Draft status.
“She’s always planned on doing that,” Barnes said Wednesday. “It wasn’t something that just came up. She’s graduating so she wants to walk with her classmates.”
The same thing happened last year when Tee Tee Starks participated in Senior Day ceremonies, only to return for a fifth season.
Barnes said McDonald won’t decide on declaring for the WNBA Draft “for a while.