Be bold.” That’s the message echoing through Moody Coliseum as Adia Barnes, one of college basketball’s most respected figures, was officially introduced as SMU’s new women’s head coach.

That term, “sleeping giant,” has been thrown around since Evans joined SMU in late March and hired Adia Barnes as head coach to rebuild the women’s basketball program just two weeks later.

Adia Barnes is building something special at SMU, and she’s bringing some familiar faces along for the ride. After a remarkable tenure as head coach at Arizona, Barnes is continuing her coaching ...

SMU women’s head basketball coach Adia Barnes (center) stands with SMU president R. Gerald Turner (left) and director of athletics Damon Evans during an introductory news conference at Moody ...

New head coach Adia Barnes is serious about turning the program around, and adding a top-20 portal player proves that SMU is willing to compete for high-end talent.

Greg Hansen's Notebook: In the two weeks since Adia Barnes left for SMU, Arizona women's basketball has upgraded its coaching staff and been successful in the transfer portal.

Arizona has hired Buffalo's Becky Burke as its women's basketball coach. Burke replaces Adia Barnes, who left to become SMU's coach last week. “Our model centers around identifying head coaches ...

That term, “sleeping giant,” has been thrown around since Evans joined SMU in late March and hired Adia Barnes as head coach to rebuild the women’s basketball program just two weeks later.

TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona has hired Buffalo's Becky Burke as its women's basketball coach. Burke replaces Adia Barnes, who left to become SMU's coach last week. “Our model centers around ...