The history of Arizona women’s basketball isn’t near the success that UA fans have seen with men’s basketball with their 39 NCAA Tournament appearances, 21 Swee ...

Adia Barnes will take over the Arizona women’s basketball program as head coach, Greg Byrne announced Monday morning via Twitter. “This is an exciting day for the [UA],” Byrne said in a ...

Not only was Barnes a massive part of turning things around but so was star guard Aari McDonald, who followed her coach from ...

Arizona women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes gives a pep talk to her team before media day on Oct. 10, 2016. The Wildcats were picked to finish dead last in the Pac-12.

Arizona's Adia Barnes, left, drives past Western Kentucky's Shea Lunsford during the second half of their game at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga., in the NCAA Tournament on March 14, 1997.

“Adia’s a really good coach and it’s fun to watch the team go on this ride.” Barnes was a professional player from 1998-2010, in the WNBA and overseas.

Arizona head coach Adia Barnes during an NCAA basketball game against UT Arlington on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. (Rick Scuteri / AP) ...

It is a sisterhood that Arizona head coach Adia Barnes will never take for granted. “It means the world to me because I’ve created so many lifelong friendships throughout my years being pro.

Adia Barnes taking a different approach this season, after struggling through a seven-person roster last season. Barnes is looking to beef up the roster to about 13-14 players.