Adia Barnes

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Adia Barnes
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Arizona Wildcats
Position Head coach
League Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1977-02-03) February 3, 1977 (age 47)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school Mission Bay
(San Diego, California)
College Arizona (1994–1998)
WNBA draft 1998: 4th round, 32nd overall pick
Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career1998–2010
Position Forward
Number32
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
1998 Sacramento Monarchs
1999 Minnesota Lynx
2000–2001 Cleveland Rockers
2002–2004 Seattle Storm
2004–2006 Mersin BB
2006–2007 UMMC Ekaterinburg
2007–2008Napoli Basket Vomero
2008–2009 Libertas Trogylos
2009–2010Pallacanestro Pozzuoli
As coach:
2011–2016 Washington (assistant)
2016–present Arizona
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

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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] She played at the collegiate level for the University of Arizona, and played seven seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) with the Houston Comets, Seattle Storm, Minnesota Lynx, and Sacramento Monarchs. She has played internationally with Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine. Barnes has also served as a TV color analyst for Seattle Storm game broadcasts.

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Early years

Barnes grew up in San Diego, California, and attended Mission Bay Senior High School in San Diego. [2] She is the daughter of NFL player Pete Barnes. He and Adia's mother divorced when she was three. [3] Over the course of her high school career, she amassed 1112 blocks, the most ever recorded by a female high school basketball player, 253 blocks ahead of second place Chris Enger. [4]

College

At 5 ft 11 in, Barnes was not as tall as most post position players at the highly regarded Division I schools. The University of Arizona head coach Joan Bonvicini initially didn't think she would be able to play at the post, even after watching film of her play. However, after seeing her in person, she immediately offered Barnes a scholarship, who enrolled in the school for the 1995 season. Her physical play earned her a comparison to Charles Barkley from a Sports Illustrated writer. In her freshman year she earned the Pac-10 freshman of the year award, the first player from Arizona to win such an award. [5]

In Barnes's sophomore year, the team earned a WNIT bid and won the championship. Barnes was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. [6] As a junior, Barnes helped the team to their first ever NCAA appearance. They won their first game against Western Kentucky, and then lost by six points to the second seed in their bracket, Georgia. [6] She went on to set 22 individual records for the Arizona Wildcats, including career points and rebounds, many of which are still records. [7] She would go on to become the first women's player in Arizona to be drafted into the professional leagues. [8]

WNBA career

Although successful as an undersized post in college, Barnes knew that she would not be able to continue as a post player in the pros, so she decided to transform herself into a guard. She originally was signed by the now-defunct Sacramento Monarchs, playing in 29 games and earning a starting position in 16 games. However, she was then traded to Minnesota and then Cleveland, and saw her playing time dwindle. She played overseas to work on her skills and concentrated on becoming a specialist. In 2002, she was traded to the Seattle Storm, who were picked to finish second to last in their division. With Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson on the team, Storm coach Lin Dunn wasn't looking for a scorer, so Barnes concentrated on becoming a shut-down defender. Her work effort paid off, and she helped the team to make the playoffs in only their third year of existence. [9]

International

Barnes also played internationally with Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine. [10] She played for several Euroleague teams, Priolo (Italy), Elitzur Ramla (Israel), Napoli BK (Italy), UMMC (Russia), Mersin (Turkey), and Pozzuoli (Italy). [11]

Broadcasting

In 2007, Barnes became a color commentator for the radio coverage of the Storm. [12] She had some experience as a commentator for the World Championship games. The games were held in Brazil, but the broadcasts were done in a remote studio, making it a challenge. As of 2012, she did broadcasts of Storm games for both radio and TV, along with play-by-play announcer Dick Fain. [13] Barnes was also the color commentator for the radio broadcasts of Seattle University Redhawks women's basketball games during the 2010–2011 season. [14]

Coaching

In October 2010, Barnes was named Director of Player and Coach Development at Seattle Academy. [15]

Barnes was approached by her Arizona coach Joan Bonvicini to see if she was interested in coaching. At the time, Barnes was still actively playing for the Storm, and turned down the opportunity. [16] However, she enjoyed working at camps, so when the new head coach of the University of Washington, Kevin McGuff, asked her in 2011 to consider coaching, he was able to persuade her, and she joined the Huskies as an assistant coach. [17] Barnes was named head women's basketball coach at the University of Arizona on April 4, 2016. [18]

After a fairly rough start to her coaching career, Barnes entered her third season with the Wildcats, with high hopes. The team began the year 12–1, but ultimately struggled when it came to Pac-12 conference play. After finishing the regular season with 17 wins, their most in the regular season since 2010–11, Arizona entered the conference tournament as the No. 8 seed, knocking off USC to begin tournament play. The Wildcats would finish the year 18–13, before ultimately being selected for the Women's National Invitation Tournament.

The Wildcats guided by Barnes, would make it to the WNIT Final, knocking off Northwestern to become the 2019 WNIT Champions.

The Wildcats beat Indiana in 2021 to reach the school's first ever Final Four. [19]

On April 2, 2021, the Wildcats beat the University of Connecticut Huskies to reach the school's first NCAA tournament championship game.

University of Arizona statistics

Source [20]

YearGPGSMin.Avg.FGFGAPct.3FG3FGAPct.FTFTAPct.ORDRTot.Avg.PF-DQATOBSTPts.Avg.
1994-95 30 24 814 27.1 191 411 0.465 1 3 0.333 81 131 0.618 103 130 233 7.8 99-5 18 89 1 40 464 15.5
1995-96 30 26 849 28.3 209 396 0.528 0 3 0 104 154 0.675 73 148 221 7.4 113-8 38 96 8 54 522 17.4
1996-97 31 31 883 28.5 232 452 0.513 1 5 0.2 133 182 0.731 112 143 255 8.2 98-4 51 101 13 86 598 19.3
1997-98 30 29 907 30.2 249 472 0.528 1 4 0.25 154 204 0.755 95 117 212 7.1 103-4 40 88 5 76 653 21.8
Career 121 110 3453 28.5 881 1731 0.509 3 15 0.2 472 671 0.703 383 538 921 7.6 413-21 147 374 27 256 2237 18.5

WNBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader
†Denotes seasons in which Barnes won a WNBA championship

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
1998 Sacramento 291621.3.395.298.7442.90.80.50.31.97.6
1999 Minnesota 1904.8.304.333.5001.10.30.30.00.41.1
2000 Cleveland 503.6.600.000.5000.40.80.00.00.41.6
2001 Cleveland 301.01.000.000.0000.30.00.00.00.00.7
2002 Seattle 261719.0.333.250.5173.91.11.20.31.03.5
2003 Seattle 161624.8.381.387.5714.11.40.70.41.15.5
2004 † Seattle 34211.8.304.500.7101.90.00.70.10.72.0
Career7 years, 4 teams1325115.3.366.337.6322.60.90.70.21.03.8

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2000 Cleveland 401.5.500.000.0000.30.50.00.00.30.5
2002 Seattle 2225.0.444.500.0004.01.51.50.03.55.0
2004 † Seattle 606.5.273.000.2501.30.80.50.20.21.2
Career3 years, 2 teams1227.9.364.400.2501.40.80.50.10.81.6

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Arizona Wildcats (Pac-12 Conference)(2016–2024)
2016–17 Arizona 14–165–13T–9th
2017–18 Arizona 6–242–1611th
2018–19 Arizona 24–137–118th WNIT Champions
2019–20 Arizona 24–712–64thPostseason not held
2020–21 Arizona 21–613–42nd NCAA Runner-Up
2021–22 Arizona 21–810–64th NCAA Second Round
2022–23 Arizona 22–1011–7T–4th NCAA Second Round
2023–24 Arizona 18–168–107th NCAA First Round
Arizona Wildcats (Big 12 Conference)(2024–present)
2024–25 Arizona 4–00–0
Arizona:154–100 (.606)68–73 (.482)
Total:154–100 (.606)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and achievements

Personal life

Barnes on July 4, 2012, married Salvo Coppa, a basketball coach she met in Italy. [25] They have two children.

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