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Adia Barnes named to Naismith Coach of the Year late-season watch list for second straight year

The fans in Tucson know what they have in Arizona Wildcats head coach Adia Barnes. The Atlanta Tipoff Club agrees.

For the second straight season, Barnes was one of 15 coaches named to the late-season watch list for the Werner Ladder Naismith Trophy Women’s Coach of the Year. Last season, Barnes was one of the four finalists for the award.

“I’ll probably never win it but who knows,” Barnes said. “It was funny because last year when I saw it I was excited, like, ‘Oh that’s a cool honor.