A wide-ranging Q&A with Arizona coach Adia Barnes, who talks motherhood and basketball as the Wildcats get ready to face UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals.
PJ Brown LAS VEGAS — Adia Barnes finds a quiet corner to talk — or rather whisper, as she is losing her voice. Meanwhile, her husband, Salvo Coppa, reads to their 7-year-old son, Matteo, before putting him to bed.
Barnes, just like every working mom, said that every phase of being a parent is hard. The only thing that might be a little easier these days is that she is getting a little more sleep. A: “We don’t really talk about it. We said we were moving on. We didn’t play the way we wanted. We didn’t really compete, and I think that’s the most disappointing thing. Now it’s time to turn the page. We went from playing great against Utah and Colorado to playing the Oregons and not playing well. But it’s over with, and now it’s time to move on. But we should learn from that, because we lost to a team that was on a seven-game skid. We have to bring our ‘A’ game every day.
What did it feel like for you to see your name pop up as No. 15 in the second reveal for the NCAA Tournament and then not go out and lock up that spot, losing to Oregon an hour later? Last year you finished No. 20 in the AP poll and won 20 games in the regular season. You lost a close game in the Pac-12 Tournament. Cate Reese was injured. You ended up hosting the first rounds of the NCAA Tournament. This year, you were ranked No. 21 in the AP poll and won 21 games in the regular season. You’ve also beaten five ranked teams this year. Do you think you have a chance to host?
Now that Capri is 2½ years old — no longer a baby — you are in the next stage of being a mom to two young children. How is this different?
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