Adia Oshun Barnes (born February 3, 1977) is an American basketball coach and former player. She is currently the head coach of the University of Arizona Wildcats women's basketball. [1]

Since returning to her alma mater as head coach in April of 2016, Adia Barnes has built Arizona Women’s Basketball into a fixture on the national stage of college basketball while developing her own legacy as one of the top coaches in the sport.

Dec 15, 2024 · Heading into this season Adia Barnes didn’t know what to expect. The Arizona women’s basketball coach had seven new players and mostly freshmen and sophomores on the roster.

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Feb 28, 2024 · Arizona coach Adia Barnes gestures to her players during the first half of the their 68-61 upset victory Friday on the road at No. 3 Stanford. The win was Arizona’s first at Stanford since...

May 20, 2020 · Could Barnes become Arizona's all-time leading scorer and the winningest head coach in school history? She has 220 wins to go to surpass Bonvicini's win total at Arizona, but at this rate, would it surprise you?

4 days ago · Arizona coach Adia Barnes knows this all too well. While her Wildcats have won the last five matchups, there were two games in Tempe, during the 2021 and 2022 seasons, that she wishes she had...

Adia Barnes was introduced as Arizona's head women's basketball coach on April 4, 2016. The leading scorer in Arizona women’s basketball history and a WNBA Champion, Barnes came to Tucson after serving as an assistant coach at the University of Washington for five seasons.

Feb 18, 2022 · Barnes will return to Seattle on Friday to coach against Washington for the fourth time since becoming the Arizona coach in 2016-17. She is 2-1 there after winning the last two games in 2018-19 and 2019-20. Tipoff between the No. 8 Wildcats (18-4, 8-4 Pac-12) and Washington (5-13, 0-10) is at 8 p.m.

1 day ago · Arizona coach Adia Barnes had never given a more important halftime speech. The Wildcats were in their first national title game in 2021, and they trailed at the half by five to familiar foe Stanford.