Arizona players from left to right: Monika Crank, Adia Barnes, head coach Joan Bonvicini and Marte Alexander talk strategy during a game against UCLA, March 7, 1998. Photo by David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

 David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

Joan Bonviciniย is one of 12 finalists for the Womenโ€™s Basketball Hall of Fame. Itโ€™s not a tough call. She should already be in. Bonvicini won 701 games at Long Beach State, Arizona and Seattle, and her 17-year run at McKale Center was more than the school couldโ€™ve expected. At 63, Bonvicini has retired from coaching and lives much of the year in Tucson while working as a Pac-12 Networks analyst.ย 

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