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Niya Butts not returning to coach Arizona Wildcats women's basketball

After eight seasons as the head coach of Arizona Wildcats women's basketball, Niya Butts will not be returning for a ninth Greg Byrne announced on Tuesday.

According to the Daily Wildcat, Butts will coach the team in this weekend's Pac-12 Tournament in Seattle. Arizona takes on Oregon on Thursday. She currently holds a 101-149 career record at Arizona.

Here is @Greg_Byrne’s statement on the decision to part ways with Niya Butts https://t.co/dZdSuZsc5b pic.twitter.com/S33apR5rA6

— Ryan Kelapire (@RKelapireUA) March 1, 2016

It's kind of a surprise that Butts has lasted this long at Arizona.