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Adia Barnes
03/24/2012 Huskies One Win Away From WNIT Final FourWashington will host San Diego on Sunday at 12 p.m. 02/17/2012 Huskies Close Out Road Trip With TV Matchup At ArizonaThe Washington game against Arizona can be seen on FSN Sunday at 2 p.m. PST. 02/15/2012 Unleashed: Maybe UW's Best Freshman Seasons EverMasterful Tony Wroten and driven Jazmine Davis are lighting up the Pac-12 as new point guards. They could be the first Huskies hoops duo to win freshmen of the year awards in the same season. 02/15/2012 Unleashed: Maybe UW's Best Freshman Seasons EverMasterful Tony Wroten and driven Jazmine Davis are lighting up the Pac-12 as new point guards. They could be the first Huskies hoops duo to win freshmen of the year awards in the same season. 01/25/2012 Barnes Relishes Role On McGuff's StaffAdia Barnes had a rich and fulfilling career playing basketball. Now she's transitioning to life as a coach at UW Adia Barnes is beginning her first season as an assistant women's basketball coach with the University of Washington. The San Diego native has been an important part of the basketball community in the Seattle area for the past 10 years in three distinct fields - player, coach and broadcaster. Barnes will begin her fifth season as the color commentator for the WNBA's Seattle Storm. She has also provided color commentary for women's college basketball broadcasts on ROOT Sports (previously Fox Sports Northwest). Barnes teamed with play-by-play voice Dick Fain in 2010 to call the club's second WNBA title. She was also a factor in the Storm's first WNBA championship in 2004, but this time as a player. Drafted in 1998 by Sacramento, the former Arizona star played seven seasons in the WNBA, including three with Seattle. Her professional career spanned 12 seasons, including multiple stints in Europe in the Ukraine, Portugal, Israel, Russia, Turkey, and Italy. Barnes has extensive coaching ties in the Puget Sound region. She started the Adia Barnes Foundation in 2003, which serves to mentor and provide positive direction to Seattle-area youth. The San Diego native was most recently the Director of Player and Coach Development at Seattle Academy, a private school in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood. "I'm really excited to be a part of what Coach McGuff and his staff are building at Washington," Barnes said. "After meeting them and spending time with them, it was just the perfect fit. I've been a part of the Seattle community for 10 years and want to help influence young women's lives both on and off the court." Barnes is the all-time leading scorer in Arizona history, having scored 2,237 points during her tenure in Tucson. |
