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Oregon Women’s Basketball Q&A With Desert Swarm

Related Topics: Adia Barnes, Aari McDonald

ATQ: Head coach Adia Barnes is now in her seventh season for the Wildcats. Before her arrival in 2016, the previous 11 seasons were lackluster, even taking into account the difficulty of playing in the Pac-12 conference. Coach Barnes has turned the program around and is on a consistent upwards trend. What have been the keys to her continued success?

Kim Doss: Adia Barnes’ sustained success at Arizona comes down to recruiting. She’s not afraid to run her team like a pro team, taking advantage of the “free agency” nature of college sports these days.