UA vs Washington St

β€œRecruiting is a lifeline, a process,” says Arizona women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes. β€œIt is a marathon and not a sprint.”

At the end of the summer basketball recruiting season, Arizona women’s coach Adia Barnes made an impact like few could’ve expected. One recruiting service, prospectsnation.com, ranks Arizona’s class No. 2 nationally. That’s crazy. In addition to a top Italian prospect, Barnes has commitments from players ranked No. 29 and No 47 nationally, which is a program-changer.


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Contact sports columnist Greg Hansen at 520-573-4362 or ghansen@tucson.com. On Twitter: @ghansen711