Adia Barnes, who nearly led the Arizona women’s basketball team to a national championship in 2021, is leaving her alma mater to become the head coach at SMU.

SMU has become a destination for coaches across the country, and that was only further reinforced by news of its next women’s basketball coach.. The Mustangs have hired Arizona’s Adia Barnes ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Southern Methodist University has officially hired Arizona’s Adia Barnes as its next head women’s basketball coach, the university announced Saturday.

DALLAS — 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.

New SMU athletic director Damon Evans fired women’s basketball coach Toyelle Wilson on March 30 after a 10-20 season. "We are happy to welcome Adia to the Mustang family," Evans said Saturday.

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 ...

SMU is likely to hire Arizona’s Adia Barnes as its next head women’s basketball coach, sources told On3’s Talia Goodman on Friday. It’s the first major hire for new athletic director Damon ...

SMU is likely to hire Arizona’s Adia Barnes as their next head women’s basketball coach, sources told On3. Barnes, a former WNBA player and standout for the Arizona Wildcats during her ...

Adia Barnes was named SMU's new women's basketball coach after nine seasons at Arizona, where she led the Wildcats to the national championship game four years ago.