Arizona womenโs basketball coach Adia Barnes remains hospitalized after being diagnosed with a kidney infection.
Barnes posted a message to social media early Thursday morning, saying that sheโs still in the hospital and โeverybodyโs treating me good.โ
โEven though I look like Iโm dead โ or dang near โ Iโm actually OK: I just have a kidney infection,โ she said. โNot COVID. But at this point, I wish I had COVID versus a kidney infection.โ
Barnes said she didnโt know what caused her kidney infection. She had no early symptoms. โAnd then I started getting fevers,โ she said. โFevers at my age are not fun.โ
Barnes, 45, has been ill for most of this week.
The Wildcatsโ popular coach has had an eventful offseason, welcoming in the highest-rated freshman class in program history, hiring a new special assistant to the head coach, Bett Shelby, and announcing a December game against powerhouse Baylor in Dallas.
Just Monday, Arizona received a commitment from Jada Williams, a five-star guard from La Jolla Country Day in San Diego.
One of the greatest players in UA history and a $1-million-a-year coach in the ultra-competitive Pac-12, Barnes led the Wildcats to the 2021 Final Four, where they advanced to the national championship game before losing to Stanford. The UA made the round of 32 in this yearโs NCAA Tournament.