After becoming the Arizona Women’s Basketball head coach in 2016, Adia Barnes has taken this program back into the national spotlight. One of the greats to have played for Arizona Basketball, Barnes understands what it meant to get Wildcats women’s basketball back to winning. This past season she did that and was rewarded with a contract extension through the 2023-24 season. Barnes also earned a 70% raise to $400,000 that was approved by the Board of Regents.
Barnes went from 14-16 in her first season to a 24-13 overall record this past season and oh yeah, a WNIT Championship!