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Former Arizona head coach Joan Bonvicini weighs in on NCAA Tournament, Adia Barnes’ rise, and the keys to advancing

Adia Barnes and the Arizona women’s basketball team are heading back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005. Who better to discuss it with than Joan Bonvicini?

The winningest coach in UA history, Bonvicini was at the helm that season and also coached Barnes in the late-1990s. She is also an analyst for the Pac-12 Network and is well-versed on the current landscape of the sport.

So we caught up with Bonvicini, who now doubles a financial services professional at New York Life, to talk about Arizona’s upcoming NCAA Tournament run, Barnes’ rise as a head coach, Aari McDonald’s career and lots more.