News. Roundtable: March Madness final four, champion and dark horse selections, Highlights from head coach Sean Millers final press conference of the 2020-21 regular season. The four men's coaches have $2.98 million salaries on average. @ArizonaWBB you represented well. Barnes buyout, if she were to be fired without cause, is 60 percent of her remaining contract. The terms of her five-year deal include a $5.85 million base salary. The first came in 2019 when 14,644 fans filled McKale to see the Wildcats win the WNIT, setting not only a school record but a Pac-12 record for biggest crowd for a womens basketball game. Adair previously spent 14 seasons in the assistant coaching ranks, with eight years (2004-12) at Wake Forest University and six seasons (1998-04) at Georgetown University. Conner, Lemyah You choose. You cancel at any time. Both times, the opponent has been the same. I took it, and I made it a good job with the player and the staff and all the support I have," Barnes said. Pueyo, Kailyn The class of 2018 was highlighted by five-star prospect Cate Reese, who became Arizonas first McDonalds All-American in program history. Hide/Show Additional Information For vs CSU Los Angeles (Exhibition) - November 2, 2022. University of Arizona brought in $1,282,435 in revenue from its women's basketball program while paying out $3,369,252 in expenses. Barnes will earn $620,000 in 2022-23, $650,000 in 2023-24, $725,000 in 2024-25 and $770,000 in 2025-26. MBB preview: No. The top 11 attended games in school history have come during the Adia Barnes era, which six of them came during the 2019-20 season. Adia Barnes is getting another big pay raise. It is safe to say #ncaaW was exciting to every eye that watched! AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. ?@AdiaBarnes IS A GENERATIONAL COACH, and @AariMcdonald SHOULD BE A LOCK FOR A LOTTERY PICK @AZATHLETICS VERY PROMISING FUTURE FOR @ArizonaWBB @AZATHLETICS #BearDown, Very proud to be a wildcat watching the way our ladies fought and competed. You cancel at any time. The Daily Wildcat, straight to your inbox. Follow on Instagram #BearDown #WFinalFour pic.twitter.com/gDApgl8316. The program has ascended to dizzying heights in record-breaking fashion in all aspects that include reaching the national championship game, signing elite recruiting classes, cementing its deep connections with the Tucson community. The Arizona Wildcats women's basketball program is the official women's basketball program at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Plum set the Washington single-season and Pac-12 record for points with 712 and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. McDonald, Bart Gilbert, Paris Semaj Smith and Trucco were also rated as five-star post players, Shalyse Smith was rated as a four-star forward and Nixon was rated as a three-star guard. The official website for Arizona Athletics at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Adias a really good coach and its fun to watch the team go on this ride.. 10 Arizona women's basketball coach Adia Barnes for public comments about officiating following a game against Oregon last weekend. Adair played collegiately at Pensacola Junior College (1990-92) before playing and graduating from the University of South Florida with a degree in communications in 1994. Barnes, who played in the WNBA with Seattle and Sue Bird, has all kinds of ties to UConn and Connecticut. Arizona Wildcats head coach Adia Barnes calls out to her team during a game against the Stanford Cardinal at the McKale Center, on Jan. 1, 2021. Cate Reese was named All-Pac-12 and was also a finalist for the Katrina McClain Award for the top power forward in the nation. Sam Thomas was named Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was awarded the Elite 90 Award at the Final Four, which goes to the student-athlete with the highest GPA among everyone competing in the Final Four. She was also named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, the Wade Trophy and the Honda Award. coaches@arizona.edu. A Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Coach of the Year, Adair's coaching career includes stops at Georgetown, Wake Forest, College of Charleston and most recently, the University of Delaware. The Wildcats play at 7. Arizona has released the terms of Lloyd's 5-year contract, which will pay him $15.5 million over the life of the deal. Adia Barnes will now be one of the highest-paid coaches in women's college basketball. She served on Mark Kellogg's staff in Nacogdoches during a historically successful tenure that included an average of 25 wins per season, back-to . Individually, Aari McDonald was named Pac-12 Player of the Year and Co-Defensive Player of the Year while being named an All-American by the WBCA, Associated Press and the USBWA. She played in Seattle from 2002-04 where she connected with Bird. If youre around Adia for five seconds, shes got charisma. Women's Basketball Nnaji, Adia Adair is no stranger to building a program following a long-tenured head coach. Arizona Athletics. Barnes had 17 points. 2 in the final coaches poll. Its four hours before the game, all of sudden, she calls me and Im like, What are you doing? For the first time since 2005, Arizona won at least 20 games for the second year in a row and won at least 24 games in back-to-back seasons for the first time in school history. Tucson could not be more proud of you! You choose. The Maryland native will be the first new head coach for Sun Devil Women's Basketball in 25 years following the retirement of ASU's most-winning head coach, "Charli's retirement leaves a legacy spanning 25 years, and in looking for the next leader of Sun Devil women's basketball, we wanted a coach who could build off a long-tenured culture of success with respect for the past while also establishing their own unique identity to drive the program forward," said Anderson. Bart Jameson. E.g. He's set to make $2.9 million for the 2021-22 season, with $1.8 million. A cultural exchange and journalism collaboration among students and faculty from four public universities in Yemen and the UA. Kayla Scott joined Adia Barnes' staff in June of 2022 following six seasons as the Director of Basketball Operations at Stephen F. Austin. Adair has two children, her son Aaron, a recent summa cum laude graduate from Johnson C. Smith University, and her daughter Allyssa, a high school junior who aspires to play volleyball at the collegiate level. But the buyout drops to just $300,000 in 2023-24, $100,000 in 2024-25 and zero in the final year of her contract. Monumental for this program and more of these moments are to come ?, We are so proud of you @ArizonaWBB @AdiaBarnes YOU will always have our support!! pic.twitter.com/DHrsxnBj04, Congrats @StanfordWBB on being national champs! 19 UCLA in Pac-12 Tournament opener, Women's Hoops Opens Pac-12 Tournament Wednesday at Noon PT vs. UCLA, Sun Devil WBB will open play at Pac-12 Tournament vs. UCLA on Wednesday, Women's Basketball concludes regular season at Oregon on Saturday, Sun Devil WBB stages epic 17-point comeback victory at OSU. MBB preview: No. Twitter. Lucia Alonso and Tee Tee Starks were also named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Team. During the NCAA Tournament, Arizona defeated UConn in the Final Four, which was the first time in school history Arizona knocked off both the No. One , Dear @AdiaBarnes and @ArizonaWBB, thank you for inspiring this Wildcat! Additionally, the Hens captured 10 conference victories for the first time since 2012-13. #MadeForIt ?, Proud of the #Arizonawomen, they elevated the program to new heights. "I am thrilled and honored to be named the new head women's basketball coach here at Arizona State University," said Adair. Among the 68 coaches for whom current-season figures could be obtained, , 44 are women, and their average pay is $733,000; ; average pay for the 24 men is $785,000. While leading the Wildcats all the way to the NCAA title game loss to Stanford, Barnes earned $407,500 plus an annual retention bonus of $25,000 and $125,000 in bonuses for the Wildcats' NCAA Tournament success. A perfect example was at the end of the season when the Wildcats were on a seven-game losing streak, but were able to finish off the season 3-3. Those who purchase tickets for Saturdays match up can attend both of the first-round games in McKale, starting with No. This is a bit of a downer since it means that the program lost money, $-2,086,817 to be exact. 12 in both the AP and Coaches poll, which is the highest final ranking since the 1998 season. On Wednesday afternoon, the UA announced that it had hired Cal's April Phillips and USC's Erin Grant to the women's basketball staff. Shes one of those players that played, they were tough, they were smart, they go into the game, they understand it, they manage the game. It wasnt just Barnes salary that went up a lot in the new contract, which is expected to be approved by the Arizona Board of Regents during its next meeting April 14-16. We kind of do it together. 4 Arizona has hosted an NCAA tournament game since 1998. Scott, Aari Mills, Jaime 8 Arizona vs. No. Science/Health. Arts/Lifestyle. Unsurprisingly, the men's basketball coaches came out on top. Adair joined the Blue Hens from Georgetown University, where she turned around a four-win Hoyas program to a postseason contender in three seasons as head coach. 19 UCLA Bruins Defeat No. @ArizonaWBB | #SellOutMcKale. 1 seed University of Connecticut. March 27, 2022, ?? Barnes was a professional player from 1998-2010, in the WNBA and overseas. Jones is the first Wildcat to be named to the All-Pac-12 team since Davellyn Whyte made the 2013 team. I dont have to follow behind someone. Once the Wildcats reached the National Championship game, she became the fourth coach to lead her alma mater to the title game. Barnes, Salvo Barnes helped guide the Wildcats to their best year in the classroom, posting a team GPA of 3.2, which included the best semester in program history. On Feb. 17, 2017, the Wildcats broke a four-game losing streak to rival Arizona State as they beat the Sun Devils by a score of 62-58. TJ Benson. Shes not dirty, but shes got that competitive edge.. Adia Barnes, who reportedly has a salary of $407,500, is set to receive at least $120,000 in bonuses for the Wildcats' success in the NCAA Tournament. Cate Reese, a piece of Arizona's highest-rated recruiting class ever, was a 2018-19 Pac-12 All-Freshmen Team selection after earning Freshman of the Week honors on three separate occasions during the season. Copyright 2023 KJZZ/Rio Salado College/MCCCD, Published: Thursday, April 1, 2021 - 11:45am. You choose. ?????? At the College of Charleston, Adair posted a 35-31 overall record. 04/21/2021 She'll make $580,000 in 2021-22, an increase of 34 percent from her $432,500. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. If McKale Center is sold out on Saturday, it would be the second largest crowd to see a UA womens game in program history. Privacy Policy | FCC Public File | Contest Rules If she were to leave Arizona for another job before the end of the 2021-22 season shed owe the school $1 million, a figure that drops to $700,000 in 2022-23, $300,000 in 2023-24 and $100,000 in 2024-25. Grant, Bett She recruited Barnes, who was considered an undersized post player at 5 feet 11 but who became the programs all-time leading scorer. Take a Tucson vacation, No.8 Arizona MBB bounce back with win over USC after loss to ASU, Arizona WBB goes down to UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament, Training day: Arizona swim alum prepares for Paris 2024 Olympics. I couldnt be happier for any individual to see them in the Final Four.. We've got our head coach ?????? Arizona has now been represented on the All-Freshman team four years in a row. First coach in program history to win 20 or more games in four consecutive seasons vs. Northern Arizona. Barnes spent 10 years as the Seattle Storms TV analyst for NBA TV and FOX Sports Northwest and also spent time as the color commentator for Storm radio broadcasts. The contract also makes it tougher, at least initially, for another team to hire Barnes away. Because thats her personality. However, that amount will be reduced by a 20% pay cut of base salary ($81,500) since all UA coaches agreed toreductions paralleling the universitys pandemic-prompted pay reduction plan in 2020-21. The Arizona Daily Wildcat is the award-winning, student-managed and -produced news outlet serving The University of Arizona and greater Tucson since 1899. Your contact infoWe'll be in touch if we look into your question. TV: Arizona Live Stream. The last time the Arizona womens basketball team made program history by advancing to the Sweet 16, Adia Barnes was the senior star. This comes on the heels of Arizona's first-round match up against No. Those five include Kiana Barkhoff, Sam Fatkin, Marlee Kyles, Sam Thomas and Mallory Vaughn. @AdiaBarnes has helped elevate the program to heights never thought possible. Fernandez. UConn beat Arizona 74-57 in Dayton. . During her third season, Barnes led the Wildcats on a historic run to a WNIT title. The Arizona Board of Regents agenda does not mention UA coach Sean Miller, whose contract expires in 13 months. Roundtable: What was the greatest moment leading up to the Final Four game? Shes friends with former UConn stars Bird and Diana Taurasi. The Arizona Board of Regents unanimously approved a contract extension that will give UA womens basketball coach Adia Barnes an effective 34% raise to $580,000 next season. Let us come to you. Tommy Lloyd's contract is also on the board's agenda. Sun Devil Hall of Fame & Hall of Distinction, ASU women's basketball HC hopes to build 'national power' in Tempe (Sports360AZ.com), Sun Devil WBB nearly stages historic comeback vs. No. She has over 700 wins as the coach at Long Beach State and Arizona, where she coached from 1991-2008. So thank you for introducing me to that.". Special Assistant to the Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator. ??? They asked me some questions and what I thought about certain things. Science/Health. One of four coaches to lead their alma mater to the title game She makes you feel like youve known her forever. https://t.co/kZXKRCsJsU. for 1+3, enter 4. The minute she got that job, its like you just knew she was going to have success. She would have to pay $1 million if she leaves Arizona willingly in 2021-22 and $700,000 if she does so in 2022-23. Great game. After three seasons on staff, Barnes was promoted to recruiting coordinator, where she handled all aspects of recruiting including budget, compliance and planning, in addition to her role in player development. Basketball is one of eleven women's sports at the University of Arizona. A cultural exchange and journalism collaboration among students and faculty from four public universities in Yemen and the UA. The Daily Wildcat Presents:Confronting Scarcity. Known as a stellar recruiter, Barnes brought in five recruits for the 2017 class, which was ranked 30th in the country. The official Women's Basketball Coach List for the University of Arizona Wildcats "The growth of the program has truly been remarkable. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Theres also a penalty clause in therecall it the Sean Miller clause?that she would owe the school $100,000 if she commits any NCAA or Pac-12 violations and would have to pay back any incentives that came from wins or championships vacated due to such violations. Adair, who has more than 20 years of coaching experience under her belt, has received the national attention of USA Basketball. W, 113-56. Herrera, Julian scottke@email.arizona.edu. Cinderella my *ss! Arizona women's basketball coach Adia Barnes, 44, is the second former WNBA player to coach a team into the Final Four of the women's NCAA tournament. The six postseason wins were played in front of a total crowd of 45,602 fans. 2021 AmeriCup Gold Medalist 9 Oregon State was the first time in school history Arizona beat a top-10 team on the road. No matter what, so proud of what this team has accomplished this season. The salary for Arizona women's basketball coach Adia Barnes will jump immediately from $235,000 to $400,000 per year as part of a reworked contract that is pending Arizona Board of Regents approval. Stadium Videoboard Message and Fan Experiences, Military & First Responder Single Game Offers, Hide/Show Additional Information For Shaina Pellington, Hide/Show Additional Information For Madison Conner, Hide/Show Additional Information For Lemyah Hylton, Hide/Show Additional Information For Esmery Martinez, Hide/Show Additional Information For Helena Pueyo, Hide/Show Additional Information For Kailyn Gilbert, Hide/Show Additional Information For Paris Clark, Hide/Show Additional Information For Lauren Fields, Hide/Show Additional Information For Cate Reese, Hide/Show Additional Information For Jade Loville, Hide/Show Additional Information For Lauren Ware, Hide/Show Additional Information For Maya Nnaji. Sophomore Aari McDonald earned national accolades in 2018-19 after breaking the school's single season scoring record, previously held by Barnes. And now Barnes is the head coach. Women's Basketball Schedule Roster Coaches Buy Tickets Statistics Season Stats Season Stats (PDF) Conference Stats (PDF) Media Center More Quick Facts (PDF) Media Guide (PDF) Camps Record Book (PDF) History Promotions For Alumni Choose a Staff Member: Adia Barnes Title Head Coach Email azwbball@email.arizona.edu Phone 520-621-4014 Twitter 621-2430. The official website for Arizona Athletics at the University of Arizona in Tucson. They rep. Arizona women's basketball head coach Adia Barnes wants 14,000 bodies in the seats in McKale Center this Saturday, preferably wearing University of Arizona red and blue. The Wildcats won the 2019 WNIT title in front of record-breaking crowds at McKale Center. Director of Player Relations. Osahor was named the NCAA Lexington Region MVP as she averaged 14.5 points and 15 rebounds per game. During the shortened 2020-21 season, Arizona still managed to win 20 games for the third year in a row, a feat that hasnt been seen since 2005. Thomas finished the season with the fourth-most rebounds for a freshman in Arizona history (209) and scored the 10th-most points for a freshman (306) while leading all freshmen in the Pac-12 in rebounding, steals, blocks and minutes. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The Daily Wildcat, straight to your inbox. Under her guidance, Sam Thomas was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and JaLea Bennett was named honorable mention All-Pac-12. Arts/Lifestyle. Shell make $580,000 in 2021-22, an increase of 34 percent from her $432,500 salary while leading the UA to its first-ever Final Four and nearly winning a national title. Women's basketball Adia Barnes, head coach: $407,500 Salvo Coppa, assistant coach: $135,000 Tamisha Augustin, assistant coach: $130,000 Jackie Nared, assistant coach: $125,000 Jessika. I have never as a player chosen a place just because of more money. University of Arizona Men's Football $17,276,450 Net Profit/Loss Great Graduation Rate 108 Team Members Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The Arizona Board of Regents will vote to approve Barnes' new deal at their June 10 meeting. TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona women's basketball has hired April Phillipsand Erin Grantas assistant coaches. Arizona's Adia Barnes made history as a player, helping the Wildcats to their first Sweet 16 appearance in 1998 against UConn. You have permission to edit this article. Manager of Creative Media. She is also the mother of one son, Matteo and one daughter, Capri. Helena Pueyo was also named Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention. Associate Athletic Trainer. This hurt but they played their hearts out and that's all that I can ask for. Her overseas career included stops in the Ukraine, Israel, Turkey, Russia and Italy. 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