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Reuters
06-04-2025
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- Reuters
Adia Barnes takes over as SMU's women's basketball coach
April 6 - SMU named Adia Barnes, formerly of Arizona, as its head women's basketball coach. In nine seasons at Arizona, the 48-year-old Barnes led the Wildcats to four consecutive postseason appearances and five straight 20-win seasons. Arizona reached the championship game of the Women's NCAA Tournament in 2021, losing to Stanford 54-53. She has a career 169-114 record at Arizona, where she took over the program at her alma mater before the 2016-17 season. Contract terms were not announced. "I'm truly excited for the opportunity to be the next head coach at SMU," Barnes said. "Having seen the commitment and alignment on the Hilltop, I believe we can compete on the national stage and for (Atlantic Coast Conference) championships," she said in a news release issued Saturday. "My family and I can't wait to get to Dallas and I can't wait to get to work!" Before accepting the job in Arizona, she was an assistant coach at Washington. Barnes was a high school star at Mission Bay High in San Diego, then played at Arizona and was named Pac-10 Player of the Year following the 1997-98 season. She played pro basketball for 12 seasons in both the WNBA and overseas, and won the WNBA championship with the Seattle Storm in 2004. At SMU, Barnes replaces Toyelle Wilson, who was fired after a 55-64 record in four seasons. The Mustangs were 10-20 this season, including 2-16 in ACC play. --Field Level Media
Miami Herald
06-04-2025
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- Miami Herald
Adia Barnes takes over as SMU's women's basketball coach
SMU named Adia Barnes, formerly of Arizona, as its head women's basketball coach. In nine seasons at Arizona, the 48-year-old Barnes led the Wildcats to four consecutive postseason appearances and five straight 20-win seasons. Arizona reached the championship game of the Women's NCAA Tournament in 2021, losing to Stanford 54-53. She has a career 169-114 record at Arizona, where she took over the program at her alma mater before the 2016-17 season. Contract terms were not announced. "I'm truly excited for the opportunity to be the next head coach at SMU," Barnes said. "Having seen the commitment and alignment on the Hilltop, I believe we can compete on the national stage and for (Atlantic Coast Conference) championships," she said in a news release issued Saturday. "My family and I can't wait to get to Dallas and I can't wait to get to work!" Before accepting the job in Arizona, she was an assistant coach at Washington. Barnes was a high school star at Mission Bay High in San Diego, then played at Arizona and was named Pac-10 Player of the Year following the 1997-98 season. She played pro basketball for 12 seasons in both the WNBA and overseas, and won the WNBA championship with the Seattle Storm in 2004. At SMU, Barnes replaces Toyelle Wilson, who was fired after a 55-64 record in four seasons. The Mustangs were 10-20 this season, including 2-16 in ACC play. --Field Level Media Field Level Media 2023 - All Rights Reserved
Yahoo
05-04-2025
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- Yahoo
SMU names Adia Barnes new women's basketball coach after 9 seasons at her alma mater Arizona
SMU names Adia Barnes new women's basketball coach after 9 seasons at her alma mater Arizona DALLAS (AP) — Adia Barnes was named SMU's new women's basketball coach Saturday after nine seasons at Arizona, where she led the Wildcats to the national championship game four years ago. Barnes takes over an SMU program that is coming off a 10-20 record in its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Mustangs were 2-16 in league games. Advertisement The hiring came a week after SMU fired Toyelle Wilson, who was 55-64 overall in four seasons. SMU's only NCAA Tournament appearance was in 2007-08. Arizona was 169-114 under Barnes and made four consecutive NCAA women's tournaments from 2021-24, including a 54-53 loss to Stanford in the 2021 national title game. The Wildcats were 19-14 in their first Big 12 season, going 10-8 in conference play. After scoring 2,237 points at Arizona from 1994-98, Barnes played professionally for 12 seasons in the WNBA and overseas. She was on Seattle's WNBA championship team in 2004. She also served as an assistant coach at Washington. 'Having seen the commitment and alignment on the Hilltop, I believe we can compete on the national stage and for ACC championships," Barnes said. 'My family and I can't wait to get to Dallas and I can't wait to get to work.' Advertisement Arizona in a statement thanked Barnes for her nine seasons and 'her profound impact' on the Wildcats program. ___ AP March Madness bracket: and coverage: Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here.
Associated Press
05-04-2025
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- Associated Press
SMU names Adia Barnes new women's basketball coach after 9 seasons at her alma mater Arizona
DALLAS (AP) — Adia Barnes was named SMU's new women's basketball coach Saturday after nine seasons at Arizona, where she led the Wildcats to the national championship game four years ago. Barnes takes over an SMU program that is coming off a 10-20 record in its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Mustangs were 2-16 in league games. The hiring came a week after SMU fired Toyelle Wilson, who was 55-64 overall in four seasons. SMU's only NCAA Tournament appearance was in 2007-08. Arizona was 169-114 under Barnes and made four consecutive NCAA women's tournaments from 2021-24, including a 54-53 loss to Stanford in the 2021 national title game. The Wildcats were 19-14 in their first Big 12 season, going 10-8 in conference play. After scoring 2,237 points at Arizona from 1994-98, Barnes played professionally for 12 seasons in the WNBA and overseas. She was on Seattle's WNBA championship team in 2004. She also served as an assistant coach at Washington. 'Having seen the commitment and alignment on the Hilltop, I believe we can compete on the national stage and for ACC championships,' Barnes said. 'My family and I can't wait to get to Dallas and I can't wait to get to work.' Arizona in a statement thanked Barnes for her nine seasons and 'her profound impact' on the Wildcats program. ___
