The Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball team held its first practice Friday as it prepares for the 2018-19 season.
The Wildcats are coming off a 6-24 campaign in which went 2-16 in the Pac-12, but they are expected to improve drastically this season, thanks to improved size, depth and talent.
In case you missed it, Arizona...
- added a top-10 recruiting class, highlighted by McDonald’s All-American Cate Reese
- returned All-Pac-12 Freshman forward Sam Thomas and junior point guard Lucia Alonso, a two-year starter who shot 39 percent from 3 last season
- has three transfers who are now eligible to play after sitting out last year — point guard Aarion McDonald (Washington), forward Dominique McBryde (Purdue) and guard Tee Tee Starks (Minnesota)
Third-year head coach Adia Barnes met with the media Friday to discuss the upcoming season and the ongoing rebuild, and here is what she had to say:
On how the team is handling increased expectations.