Arizona Daily Star
The Arizona Board of Regents unanimously approved a contract extension that will give UA women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes an effective 34% raise to $580,000 next season.
Barnes’ reworked five-year contract runs through 2025-26, with Barnes receiving higher salaries every season up to $770,000 in the final year.
"It's just been an amazing turnaround of our women's basketball program over the last five years," UA athletic director Dave Heeke said while presenting the proposed contract via Zoom. There's been "competitive growth, excellence of our student-athletes across the board academically, and our community engagement.