After Adia Barnes signed a contract extension on Thursday, she said in a press conference that it “means the world” to her because it shows the University of Arizona’s commitment to women’s basketball.
She conducted the interview from her hotel room at the NCAA Tournament, where the commitment to the sport has been in question. The NCAA has been blasted on social media for some disturbing disparities at the men’s and women’s tournaments.
Oregon women’s basketball player Sedona Prince tweeted a video Thursday that pointed out that the men have an Olympic-sized weight room in Indianapolis while the women have one small weight tree in San Antonio.