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MINNEAPOLIS – Dawn Staley is known for her no-nonsense coaching. But she is also sentimental.

After the Elite Eight, she scooped confetti into a cup to enjoy later. After the 2017 national championship, she presented a piece of the web she had chopped off to Carolyn Peck, the first black woman to win a championship. Peck had given Staley a piece of the white nylon she saved from in 1999 when Peck won the title with Purdue. Four years after Staley won her first championship, she sent another clipping of the 2017 web to every black women’s coach in the country.

Sunday night in Minneapolis, she stuffed a piece of that first net into her pocket as she coached top-seeded South Carolina against UConn No. 2.

A few hours later she added something to her collection. South Carolina defeated UConn 64-49 for Staley’s second national title. She climbed a ladder beneath the goal center nets, clipped the last dangling pieces of rope that her players and assistants hadn’t already cut off, then draped the whole thing around her neck, relishing the moment as she climbed onto one of the top ones Sprouts to Mary, J. Blige danced “Just Fine.”

She also has plans for this network. All this will not be hers for long. This also belongs to others, she sa.

“The web will represent something, something in our game, something that will advance our game,” says Staley.

She plans to share this web and mail the keepsakes to black male women’s basketball team coaches and black college basketball journalists—two grossly underrepresented groups.

“If I can be that ray of hope, if I can be a vessel for their success, I’m a willing giver of this game because the game has given me so much,” she says. “I mean so much. My cup is running out when it comes to what the game gave me, so I’m forever in debt trying to pay the game back.”

By defeating UConn, Staley became the first black coach – male or female – to win more than one Division I college basketball championship.

When Georgetown’s John Thompson became the first black coach to win a title in a sport often dominated by black players but mostly run by white men in 1984, he used the platform to speak out about racial inequality and discrimination. He paved the way for other black coaches, helped the Black Coaches Association, and put pressure on the NCAA to repeal Proposition 42.

by protesting walking off before a game.

Nolan Richardson, who also organized the BCA, won a title in Arkansas in 1994, followed by Tubby Smith in Kentucky in 1998 and Kevin Ollie at UConn in 2014. Peck was the only black coach with a title until Staley left her network in 2017 and again on Sunday. All were asked questions similar to those Staley answered on Sunday. Will this open more doors? Does she have to win two titles to prove herself?

Yet even now, even though that door has been pried open for almost 40 years, it often feels like someone on the other side is trying to shut it. The number of Black women coaches appears skewed compared to the number (40.7 percent) who practice the sport. Black women coaches accounted for just 18.5 percent of women basketball coaches, while black men held 4.65 percent of the roles in 2020-2021.

Staley thinks there is still so much to do. Trying to correct so many systematic errors through inspiration and example can be a daunting task.

“I felt a lot of pressure to win because I’m a black coach,” says Staley. “Because if we don’t win, you bring in… just one exam. For example: “You can’t coach, you had enough to make it, but you still failed.” You feel all of that, and you probably feel it ten times more than anyone because we’re on this platform. It makes me really emotional. It does. ‘Cause I’m their hope I’m the person they aspire to (because of) where I sit and win national championships. They want to do that.”

Towards the end of her post-game press conference, Staley implored black journalists to visit her.

“It’s going to be difficult to find out everything,” she says, “so if you can just email me or find my number, write me, send me your address, so I can make it happen.”*100033 *

Not because she has to. Not because she should. Not because it’s expected.

Staley just thinks the nets need to be delivered.

“I do that by simply giving them my time, expertise or just my opinion on things,” she says, “to help young coaches of all stripes.”

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2021 WBCA Coach of the Year Finalist
2021 Naismith Coach of the Year Semifinalist
AmeriCup Gold Medalist 2021
One of four coaches who led their alma mater to a title shot
One of 11 coaches who play and coach the NCAA tournament at their alma mater
First coach since 2016 to make the Final Four in his first five seasons as head coach
The youngest coach to make the Final Four since 2014
2nd best coach in school history
Second most 20-win season in school history
First coach in program history to win 20 or more games in four consecutive seasons
2021 USA AmeriCup Assistant Coach

Since returning to her alma mater as head coach in April 2016, Adia Barnes has established Arizona women’s basketball as a fixture on the national college basketball stage while also building her own legacy as one of the sport’s finest coaches. The program has soared to dizzying heights in record-breaking fashion in every aspect, including reaching the national championship game, signing elite recruits, and cementing its deep connections with the Tucson community.

The 2021-22 season was another stellar season, with Barnes becoming the first manager in program history to win 20 or more games in four straight seasons. Arizona hosted and competed in the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament at the McKale Center for the first time since 1998, achieving a record-breaking AP national ranking as high as fourth place in the nation.

Her sixth season at the helm of the program also included capturing the Pac-12 viewership crown with an average viewership of 7,822, which ranked sixth nationally. Barnes also continued her world coaching experience with another stint with Team USA Basketball and serving as the court coach for the US Women’s National Team Spring Training Camp.

In her fifth season, Barnes was a finalist for WBCA Coach of the Year and a semi-finalist for Naismith Coach of the Year. En route to the NCAA tournament, she became the 11th coach to play and coach at her alma mater in the NCAA tournament. When the Wildcats reached the National Championship Game, she became the fourth coach to lead her alma mater to the title game.

Barnes became the youngest coach to make the Final Four since 2014 and also became the first coach since 2016 to make the Final Four in his first five years as head coach. She also helped Arizona become the first team to reach the National Championship Game after missing the previous 10+ NCAA tournaments.

During the NCAA tournament, Arizona defeated UConn in the Final Four, marking the first time in school history Arizona had defeated both the nation’s No. 1 team and a 1-seed in the NCAA tournament.

During the truncated 2020-21 season, Arizona managed to win 20 games for the third straight year, a feat not seen since 2005. The Wildcats have been included in the AP Top 10 14 times and also included the top 25 all season.

The Wildcats finished second in the loaded Pac-12, their highest finish since the 2003-04 season when Arizona won the Pac-10. During the year, Arizona won the regular-season series against Oregon for the first time in 10 years, and also won Oregon and Oregon State that same weekend for the first time in 10 years.

Aari McDonald was individually named Pac-12 Player of the Year and Co-Defensive Player of the Year while being named All-American by the WBCA, Associated Press and the USBWA. She became Arizona’s first three-time AP All-American and two-time First Team WBCA All-American.

Sam Thomas was named Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year and received the Final Four’s Elite 90 Award, which goes to the student-athlete with the highest GPA of any Final Four competitor.Thomas was named an All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Defense for the second consecutive year and was a Senior CLASS Award nominee.

Cate Reese was named an All-Pac-12 for the second straight year, Trinity Baptiste was named an All-Pac-12 with honorable mention, and Lauren Ware was named an All-Freshman Pac-12 to win the postseason honors for the Complete Wildcats. Arizona has now been on the All Freshman team for four consecutive years.

In their fourth season at the helm, Barnes led Arizona to one of the most successful seasons in school history as the Wildcats finished the season with a 24-7 record, the second-most wins in school history. Arizona finished fourth in a loaded Pac-12 for the first time since 2011 and advanced to its first Pac-12 tournament semifinal since the 2011 edition of the tournament.

Because of this, Barnes was named a finalist for the WBCA and Naismith Coach of the Year Awards.

For the first time since 2005, Arizona won at least 20 games for the second consecutive year and at least 24 games in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history. The Wildcats won three games against top-10 opponents for the first time in school history and also beat their first top-five team in program history after beating No. 4 Stanford in overtime at the McKale Center.*100060 *

Additionally, Arizona’s win at Corvallis over No. 9 Oregon State marked the first time in school history that Arizona defeated a top 10 team on the road.

The Wildcats took part in the AP poll for the first time since 2004 and spent the final 16 weeks of the season in a league table. Arizona ended the year 12th in both the AP and Coaches polls, their highest finishing ranking since the 1998 season. The Wildcats ranked #11 in the AP poll on February 17.

Attendance at the McKale Center was the highest ever as the Wildcats finished second in the Pac-12 and 12th on the nation average (5,944). On January 24, 10,160 fans filled the stands to watch Arizona defeat Arizona State in the largest regular-season crowd in school history. The 11 best-attended games in school history took place during the Adia Barnes era, with six of them in the 2019-20 season.

The Wildcats were on track to enter the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005 and had a good chance of hosting the first two rounds, but the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19.

Barnes helped Aari McDonald win multiple All-America honors and the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award as she led the Pac-12 in goals and steals per game for the second straight season. She was also named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and was a finalist for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, Wade Trophy and Honda Award.

Cate Reese was named an All-Pac-12 and was also a finalist for the Katrina McClain Award for Best Power Forward in the Nation. In addition, Sam Thomas earned the Pac-12 All-Defense name and All-Pac-12 honorable mention. Helena Pueyo also received a Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention.

During their third season, Barnes led the Wildcats on a historic run to a WNIT title. Arizona finished the season with 24 wins, the most since the 2003-04 season, to complete the largest turnaround in school history as well as the largest turnaround of any school in the 2018-19 season.

The Wildcats won the 2019 WNIT title in front of record-breaking crowds at the McKale Center. The six postseason victories were played in front of a total of 45,602 fans. Arizona broke program and Pac-12 attendance records with a sell-out audience of 14,644 to win the championship game over Northwestern.

Sophomore Aari McDonald received national awards in 2018-19 after beating the school’s singles season record previously held by Barnes. McDonald was an Associated Press and WBCA Honorable Mention All-American while also being selected to All-Pac-12 and Defensive All-Pac-12 teams.

Part of Arizona’s all-time top-rated recruit, Cate Reese was a 2018-19 Pac-12 All-Freshmen team selection after receiving Freshman of the Week honors on three separate occasions during the season.

Barnes helped the Wildcats have their best year in the room, posting a team GPA of 3.2 that included the best semester in program history. The women’s basketball program has also won the Athletic Director’s Cup for Community Service three years in a row, awarded to the team that records the most community service hours with Arizona Athletics.

Off the court, she helped Sam Thomas get named First Team Pac-12 All-Academic and First Team CoSIDA Academic All-District. Lucia Alonso and Tee Tee Starks have also been named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Team.

In her second year as head coach, Barnes signed the highest-ranking enlistment in Arizona history as ProspectsNation.com ranked the fifth best in the country. 2018 was highlighted by five-star prospect Cate Reese, who became Arizona’s first McDonald’s All-American in program history. Reese also received an All-American honorable mention from the Naismith Trophy.

Barnes and Co. brought in four other signers, including Bryce Nixon, Semaj Smith, Shalyse Smith and Valeria Trucco. Semaj Smith and Trucco were also rated as five-star post players, Shalyse Smith was rated as a four-star forward, and Nixon as a three-star guard. Barnes and the rest of the coaching staff secured national letters of intent from prospects in Arizona, California, Italy, Texas and Washington.

Under her leadership, Sam Thomas was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and JaLea Bennett was named an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention. Thomas finished the season with the fourth most rebounds for a freshman in Arizona history (209) and had the 10th most points for a freshman (306) while leading all Pac-12 freshmen in rebounds, steals, blocks and minutes . Additionally, all three returnees from the 2016-17 season (Bennett, Lucia Alonso and Destiny Graham) all have career-best points and rebounds.

Barnes led the Wildcats to a 14-16 record in their first year at the helm with a 5-13 Pac-12 record. 14 wins is the most since the 2011-12 season and five conference wins is the most in the Pac-12 era for the Wildcats.

Under her stewardship, five Wildcats averaged career-high scoring, including LaBrittney Jones, who was named an All-Pac-12 averaging 15.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game. Jones is the first Wildcat to be named to the All Pac 12 since Davellyn Whyte joined the team in 2013.

Throughout the season, the Wildcats showed they never gave up, which is a trait Barnes instilled in the team. A perfect example was late in the season when the Wildcats went on a seven-game losing streak but ended the season 3-3.

On February 17, 2017, the Wildcats broke a four-game losing streak against rival Arizona State when they beat the Sun Devils 62-58. It was also special because at that point, Barnes had never lost to Arizona State as a player or coach.

Barnes is known as an excellent recruiter and brought five recruits to the 2017, which ranked #30 nationally. Those five include Kiana Barkhoff, Sam Fatkin, Marlee Kyles, Sam Thomas and Mallory Vaughn. Of those five signers, four were rated three stars by ESPN.com and Thomas was rated four stars. Four of the five signatories were named Player of the Year in their respective states.

Before Barnes signed five players in 2017, she had to work fast when she brought on guards Lucia Alonso and Bria Rice in 2016. Alonso started 27 games at the point guard position and shot 43% from threes, the second-highest three-point percentage in a season in school history.

In addition to her success on the court and in recruitment in 2017, Barnes made a point of getting better in the space and community. The Wildcats had their best academic semester in a decade and also led the athletic department in community service hours.

Barnes joined the Washington staff in 2011 and helped raise the Huskies’ profile at the Pac-12 and national levels, culminating in a trip to the Final Four that year.After three seasons on the staff, Barnes was promoted to recruitment coordinator, where she oversaw all aspects of recruitment, including budget, compliance and planning, in addition to her role in player development.

Prior to Barnes’ arrival for the 2011–12 season, Washington had not recorded a 20-win season in six years. Since then, the Huskies have posted five straight episodes, including a 26-win season this year.

While in Washington, Barnes coached Kelsey Plum, who was Washington’s first WBCA All-American in the 2015-16 season. She led the conference and was fourth in the nation as she averaged 25.9 points per game and led the country with 266 free throws in the 2015–16 season. Plum became the fastest player in the Pac-12 and the seventh fastest player in NCAA history to reach 2,000 points. As a sophomore, she was named a Wooden Top-15 nominee for averaging 22.6 points per game and setting a Washington school record of 45 points on November 14, 2015. Plum set the Washington record for a season and Pac-12 for points with 712 and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.

Barnes also coached Chantel Osahor, who became a star at the 2016 NCAA tournament. As a junior, she started every game and averaged a double-double with 10.1 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. She broke the Washington season record with 417 boards in 2015/16. Osahor was named the NCAA Lexington Region MVP for averaging 14.5 points and 15 rebounds per game. She dominated the regional finals as she scored 24 points and racked up 18 boards.

A three-time All-Conference pick and 1998 Arizona graduate, Barnes was named the 1997-98 USBWA First Team All-American and Pac-10 Player of the Year. Her 2,237 career points currently ranks ninth on the Pac-12’s all-time points list. After her collegiate career, Barnes played professionally for 12 seasons in the WNBA and abroad. She won a WNBA championship with the Seattle Storm in 2004, was named to Storm’s All-Decade Team, and also played for Cleveland, Minnesota, and Sacramento. Her career abroad included stations in Ukraine, Israel, Turkey, Russia and Italy.

In addition to her career as a player and coach, Barnes has been extremely active in the community through the Adia Barnes Foundation, which serves underserved youth and runs fundraisers and community projects such as school fundraisers. Barnes spent 10 years as the Seattle Storm TV analyst for NBA TV and FOX Sports Northwest, and also spent time as a color commentator on Storm radio shows.

Barnes is a native of San Diego, California and is married to Salvo Coppa, who coached for 14 seasons before coming to Arizona, including 10 professionally in Italy and with three different national teams. She is also the mother of a son, Matteo, and a daughter, Capri.

Adia Barnes is the head coach of the University of Arizonawomen’s basketball team. She was also a basketball player at the University of Arizona. She has also played for Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine at international level.

Adia Barnes began her professional basketball career in 1998. She has represented numerous clubs in a number of championships and tournaments. According to the latest ESPNreports, former WNBA star Adia Barnes led the Arizona Wildcats to the last four.

Adia Barnes Age, date of birth, birthday, family, what about her father, mother, where is Adia Barnes from? Early Life

The famous American basketball player Adia Barnes was born on February 3, 1977 (44 years old) in San Diego, California, USA. So she is of American nationality and of White ethnicity. Speaking of the zodiac sign Aquarius.

Adia Barnes mother

Continue to her family background which she gave birth to to her parents Peter Barnes (father) and Patricia McRae (mother). Her father, Peter Barnes, is a former American footballer. Speaking of her siblings, there is no information about her siblings.

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According to the report, Adia’s father and mother divorced when she was three years old. Unfortunately, we have no further information about her parents. Adia Barnes grew up in San Diego, California, where she attended Mission Bay Senior High School.

Adia BarnesSalary, net worth, how much does she make from her career?

According to numerous online outlets, famous basketball player Adia Barnes’ net worth improved dramatically in 2020-2021. As a result, Adia Barnes’ net worth at the age of 43 is $3 million. As a professional basketball player, she earned the money. She is originally from the United States.

And on to her salary: Adia Barnes annual salary is $407,500 as a professional basketball coach.

Is it available on any social media platforms?

As a famous American basketball coach, she is also popular on some social media with a good following like Instagram and Twitter. On Instagram she has more than 10,000 followers and on Twitter she has amassed more than 19.2k followers with a verified blue tick which is awesome.

She uploads her personal photos and videos from her daily life. But mostly uploads about her career on her social media, such as basketball content.

Adia Barnes Career with Highlights

2019:

The Wildcats, led by Barnes, will advance to the WNIT Finals where they would beat Northwestern to become the 2019 WNIT Champions.

2016:

Joan Bonvicini, Barnes’ Arizona coach, contacted her to see if she was interested in coaching. Barnes was already actively playing for the Storm at this point and turned down the offer. She would love to work in camps, however, but when the University of Washington’s new head coach, Kevin McGuff, approached her about conser coaching in 2011, she was persuaded and she joined the Huskies as an assistant trainer. On April 4, 2016, Barnes was named the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Arizona.

2010:

Barnes was named Director of Player and Coach Development at Seattle Academy in October 2010.

Barnes entered her third season with the Wildcats with high expectations after a rocky start to her coaching career. The team started the season 12-1 but eventually lost in the Pac-12 conference game. After finishing the regular season with 17 wins, the most since 2010-11, Arizona entered the conference tournament No. 8, knocking off USC to begin tournament play. The Wildcats finished the season 18-13 before being invited to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

2007:

Barnes joined The Storm radio coverage in 2007 as a color analyst.She previously worked as a commentator for World Championship tournaments. The games were played in Brazil, but broadcasts were made from a remote studio, making it difficult. Beginning in 2012, she co-hosted Storm radio and television shows with play-by-play announcer Dick Fain. During the 2010-11 season, Barnes was also the color analyst for air coverage of the Seattle University Redhawks women’s basketball games.

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Barnes, despite her popularity as an undersized post player in college, realized she would not be able to continue as a post player in the pros, so she wanted to morph into a guard. She was first signed by the now-defunct Sacramento Monarchs, where she played in 29 games and earned a seed in 16 of them.

Barnes was then traded to Minnesota and then to Cleveland where her playing time dwindled. She traveled to other countries to hone her skills and focus on turning pro. Adia was traded to the Seattle Storm in 2002, who were chosen to finish last in their division.

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Adia Barnes is a professional athlete who is married to Salvo Coppa. Her husband, whom she met in Italy, is also a basketball coach. The wedding took place on July 4, 2012. Adia and Salvo have two daughters, Peter Barnes and Patricia McRae.

Barnes Family, Husband, Baby

Adia Barnes keeps her intimate and romantic life to herself. Check back often as we continue to add new partnership information to this list. Let’s take a look at Adia Barnes’ former marriages, ex-boyfriends, and hookups. Adia Barnes decides not to mention her marital status or divorce.

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Speaking about her education, she probably did all of her education in her hometown. But the actual facts about her education and university or high school life have not yet been disclosed.

The information about her high school and university is still unknown, if it will be updated, we will update.

ADIA Barnes Arizona, radio show, coach, career

Adia Barnes attributes her success to her parents, who have both supported her career. Check out this post to know more about them. Adia Barnes is the University of Arizona’s sole women’s ball coach. Similarly, she was a former University of Arizona b-ball player.

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😂I was so pumped that it was the heat of the moment and it was meant to be a private moment with my team! I told them we believed in ourselves! Forget that I will go to war with you at any time !! Not the best look but loved on my team. 😊*100117 ** 100118* – Adia Barnes Coppa 🐻⬇️🌵👨‍👨‍👧‍👦❤️💙 (@adiabarnes) April 3, 2021

She also represented Ukraine with Dynamo Kyiv. Adias Barnes started her professional track and field career in 1998. She has won a number of titles and competed in a number of tournaments for various clubs.

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According to recent reports from ESPN, former WNBA star Barnes led the Arizona Wildcats to the Final Four.

Adia is also a strong woman who runs her own basketball base, Adia Bares Basketball Academy. She created an Instagram site for her Ball Institute. Adia’s Barnes True Net reserves have yet to be discovered. Her main source of income is her basketball career.

Adia Barnes apparent height, weight in 2021

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* 100185*Who isAdia Barnes?Adia Barnes is a successful basketball player. Adia was included in the list of prominent basketball players. Barnes is one of the richest basketball players born in the United States. She is also on the list of the most famous basketball players.

What is the nationality of Adia Barnes? How old is Adia Barnes?Adia Barnes was born in San Diego, California, USA, born February 3, 1977. That makes her 44 years old now. So she has American citizenship and is of white ethnicity. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.

Is Adia Barnes married? Any children?Adia Barnes is a happily married woman who she married in 2012 to her husband Salvo Coppa. They are getting married on the 4th of July.

How much does Adia Barnes make? She must have made good money with her career. However, we have estimated his net worth at $3 million.

Do youknow?Adia Barnes is the University’s Chief Women’s Basketball Coach ofArizona. She played collegiate basketball at the University of Arizona before playing seven seasons in women’s professional basketball in the Women’s National Basketball Association with the Houston Comets, Seattle Storm, Minnesota Lynx and Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA).

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The NCAA has hosted the women’s basketball tournament since 1982, but this is the first time we’ve seen two African-American head coaches in the Final Four. This is truly a historic moment not to be missed.

No. 1 South Carolina, led by legendary head coach Dawn Staley, meets No. 1Stanford. ET. No. 3 State Arizona, led by rising trainer Adia Barnes, will take on No. 1 UConn at 9 p.m. ET.

Gender as two African American head coaches speak during the women’s Final Four is unknown. But the fact that they’re both women is a huge win for women in sports, as Staley and Barnes are just two of 13 black female head coaches at Power Five conferences this season. Four of those were hired last year and seven of the 13 trainers in the same conference, the SEC.

Dawn Staley spoke about why representation at this level is so important ahead of Fray’s Final Four games:

“There are so many black coaches out there that don’t get an opportunity because if ADs don’t see it, they don’t see it, and they’re going to see it on the biggest stage of a fray night where two black women represented two programs in the Final Four, something that had never been done before. Our history here in women’s basketball is so full of so many black bodies that I think it’s long overdue for this to happen in 2021, but we’re proud.”

Staley is right, NCAA women’s basketball is diverse, but diversity isn’t at the top. According to NCAA diversity research data, there was just a three percent increase in black head coaches in women’s basketball between 2012 and 2020, from 21 percent to 24 percent. There was a seven percent increase in assistant coach positions from 39 percent to 46 percent.

While these increases result in a decline in the majority of white coaches, at both the head and assistant positions, these changes feel minor considering it took just under 10 years to make make small changes so sparingly.*100017 *

Staley’s comments continued:

Representation counts. … Don’t just give them the job. Bring her in. Question them. If you don’t hire them, let them know why. Let them know why so we can keep working at it and perfecting our craft and our profession because there are a lot of people out there who aren’t getting the opportunities that they should because that’s what can happen when you give black people woman a chance.”

The data also showed that black female head coaches accounted for 17 percent of all female head coaches in women’s football in 2020. That’s a three percent increase from 2012. The numbers support Staley’s contention that opportunities were not being awarded at a rate that promotes true diversity aspirations or belief in the abilities of black women in head coaching roles.

With these Final Four encounters taking the national stage on Fray and the talents of two African American coaches on full display, hopefully this game can serve as a launch pad for more diversity in women’s college basketball to serve. It could result in more black female coaches finally being given the opportunity to take on head coaching tenures at Division I institutions. But that remains to be seen.

Dawn Staley’s journey to coaching in South Carolina

Staley has had a remarkable career on the pitch, both as a player and as a coach. As a player at the University of Virginia, she led her team to three Final Fours and one national championship game. She finished her career there with 2,135 points and held both the NCAA record for steals (454) and the ACC’s best lead in assists (729), both of which have since been broken. Your #24 jersey will be retired in Charlottesville.

After her college career, she played overseas, eventually starting in the ALB and then the WNBA. Staley was Charlotte Sting’s ninth draft pick for the WNBA in 1999. Later in her career, she played for the Houston Comets and also had a long career with USA Basketball, where she helped the Americans win three gold medals in women’s basketball in 1996, 2000 and 2004.

Staley’s coaching career had already begun before her retirement. In 2001, Temple’s athletic director Dave O’Brien convinced her to become the head coach of the women’s basketball team while she was still playing in the WNBA. Staley continued to train and play for years until she retired from the sport in 2006. In May 2008, she announced that she was leaving Temple for a job in South Carolina.

The rest is history. While it would take a while to see South Carolina consistent in the latter rounds of the tournament, under Staley’s leadership, the program has made it to all three of its program’s Final Fours and won a national championship in 2017.

Adia Barnes’ way back to Arizona

The story of Adia Barnes has brought her circle back to her alma mater. Barnes was a member of the Arizona Wildcats women’s basketball team from 1994 to 1998. While there, she helped the Wildcats make their first-ever NCAA tournament appearance of their junior season. Despite being short for her post position, 5’11 Barnes set individual records, including career points and rebounds. He became the first Arizona player ever to be drafted into the professional leagues.

Barnes was drafted by the WNBA Sacramento Monarchs in 1998 and played in the league until 2004. From there she brought her talent to leagues abroad, where she continued to play until 2010.

In 2011, she joined the University of Washington women’s basketball coaching team under head coach Kevin McGuff. She spent six years in the program, helping the Huskies to three tournament appearances and one Final Four appearance in 2016 before accepting the job at her alma mater in Arizona.

It wasn’t the easiest transition. The Wildcats finished their first season under .500 and won just six games in their second. Nevertheless, she continued to build. From leading her team to her first NCAA appearance while playing in college to her first Final Four as a coach, her coaching career has closed.

Perspective of other current and former black women’s basketball coaches

The excitement of other women who have staked their claim in the history books of women’s basketball was more than apparent. Former player, coach and now analyst Carolyn Peck shared her excitement for the moment as she described her time as a coach and how the path to this moment was paved.

Peck has had a solid coaching career, coaching in Tennessee, Kentucky, Purdue, Flora and Vanderbilt. In 1999, Peck became the first black female head coach to win a national championship with the Purdue Boilermakers. She is just one of many African American coaches who have worked their way through coaching and have been waiting for this moment.

Rutgers women’s basketball legend and head coach C. Vivian Stringer also expressed her excitement in a letter to Staley and Barnes. She mentioned that she had dreamed about that day. Stringer was one of the first black coaches to make waves in the college coaching sea after coaching the inaugural NCAA tournament in 1982, and led her team to the Final Four.

Joni Taylor, current Georgia women’s head coach, fully supports this milestone. Taylor and Staley made history on March 7, becoming the first Black Head coaches to compete in a women’s Power Five Tournament Championship. Sa Taylor:

“You can’t dream what you can’t see. So [the SEC title game] was a chance for people to dream up something they’ve never seen before.”

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Today’s meeting between Dawn Staley’s @GamecockWBB and Joni Taylor’s @UGA_WBB is the first conference tournament final between two black head coaches in Power Five history! pic.twitter.com/P9sww0B17A

– SEC Network (@SECNetwork) March 7, 2021

This dream takes on new wings in this battle. Hopefully it will continue to build on the foundation that diversity can create in head coaching positions at the Division I level, not just for African American coaches but especially for Black women coaches.

This Final Four is about more than just the game; It’s about a bigger conversation about diversity, opportunity and equality, and you shouldn’t miss it.

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Adia Oshun Barnes (born February 3, 1977) is an American basketball coach and former player. She is currently the head coach of women’s basketball for the University of Arizona Wildcats.[1] She played at the collegiate level for the University of Arizona and played seven seasons in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) with the Houston Comets, Seattle Storm, Minnesota Lynx and Sacramento Monarchs. She has played internationally with Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine. Barnes has also served as the television color analyst for Seattle Storm game coverage.

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• 1995 – Pac-10 Conference Freshman of the Year[21]
• 1996 – WNIT Most Valuable Player[6]
• 1998 – Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year[21]
• 1998 – AP All-American (Third Team)[22]
• 1998 – USA Basketball Writers Association All-American (first team)[23]
• University of Arizona – Points Earned Career 2237[7]
• University of Arizona – Points Scored in a Season 653[7]
• University of Arizona Single Game Points Scored 35[7]
• University of Arizona Rebounds Career 921[7]
• 2003 – Inducted into the University of Arizona Hall of Fame[24]

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In 2007, Barnes became color commentator for radio coverage of the storm.[12] She had some experience as a commentator for the World Cup games. The games took place in Brazil, but the broadcasts were made in a remote studio, making it a challenge. Beginning in 2012, she began broadcasting Storm games for radio and television, along with play-by-play announcer Dick Fain. Barnes was also the color commentator for Seattle University Redhawks women’s basketball game radio broadcasts during the 2010–2011 season.

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In October 2010, Barnes was named Director of Player and Coach Development at Seattle Academy.[15]

Barnes was approached by her Arizona coach, Joan Bonvicini, to see if she was interested in coaching. At the time, Barnes was still actively playing for the Storm and turned down the opportunity.[16] However, she enjoyed working in camps, and when the University of Washington’s new head coach Kevin McGuff asked her to take over coaching in 2011, he was able to persuade her and she joined the Huskies as an assistant coach.] Barnes was born on April 4 Named head women’s basketball coach at the University of Arizona in 2016.

After a rocky start to her coaching career, Barnes entered her third season with the Wildcats with high hopes. The team started the year 12-1 but ultimately struggled when it came to Pac-12 conference play. After finishing the regular season with 17 wins, the most in the regular season since 2010–11, Arizona entered the conference tournament No. 8, knocking out USC to begin tournament play. The Wildcats would finish year 18–13 before finally being selected for the women’s national invitational tournament.

The Wildcats, led by Barnes, would make it to the WNIT Finals and knock out Northwestern to become the 2019 WNIT Champions.

The Wildcats defeated Indiana in 2021 to reach the school’s first-ever Final Four.[19]

On April 2, 2021, the Wildcats beat the University of Connecticut Huskies to advance to the school’s first NCAA tournament championship game.

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At 5’11”, Barnes wasn’t as tall as most post-position players at the prestigious Division I schools. University of Arizona head coach Joan Bonvicini didn’t initially think they would be able to would like to play at the Post, even after seeing a film of her play, however, after seeing her in person, she immediately offered a scholarship to Barnes, who enrolled at the school for the 1995 season Compare her to Charles Barkley from a Sports Illustrated writer.In her freshman year, she received Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, the first Arizona player to receive such an award.

In Barnes’ sophomore year, the team earned a WNIT b and won the championship. Barnes was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.[6] As a junior, Barnes helped the team make their first NCAA appearance. They won their first game against Western Kentucky and then lost by six points to runners-up in their group, Georgia.[6] She went on to set 22 individual records for the Arizona Wildcats, including career points and rebounds, many of which are still records.[7] She would go on to become the first Arizona player to be drafted into the professional leagues.

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Barnes grew up in San Diego, California and attended Mission Bay Senior High School in San Diego.[2] She is the daughter of NFL player Pete Barnes. He divorced Adia’s mother when she was three years old.[3] Over the course of her high school career, she amassed 1,112 blocks, the most ever recorded by a high school basketball player, 253 blocks ahead of second-place finisher Chris Enger.

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Barnes also played internationally with Dynamo Kyiv in Ukraine.[10] She played for several Euroleague teams, Priolo (Italy), Elitzur Rampla (Israel), Napoli BK (Italy), UMMC (Russia), Mersin (Turkey) and Pozzuoli (Italy).[11]

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Barnes married Salvo Coppa, a basketball coach she met in Italy, on July 4, 2012.[25] You have two children.

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24

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191

411

0.465

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3

0.333

81

131

0.618

103

130

233

7.8

99-5

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89

1

40

464

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30

26

849

28.3

209

396

0.528

3

104

154

0.675

73

148

221

7.4

113-8

38

96

8th

54

522

17.4

1996-97

31

31

883

28.5

232

452

0.513

1

5

0.2

133

182

0.731

112

143

255

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98-4

51

101

13

86

598

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1997-98

30

29

907

30.2

249

472

0.528

1

4

0.25

154

204

0.755

95

117

212

7.1

103-4

40

88

5

76

653

21.8

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121

110

3453

28.5

881

1731

0.509

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fifteen

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472

671

0.703

383

538

921

7.6

413-21

147

374

27

256

2237

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PPG

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16

21.3

0.395

0.298

0.744

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0.8

0.48

0.34

1.83

7.6

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4.8

0.304

0.333

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1.1

0.3

0.26

0.42

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2000
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3.6

0.6

0.5

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Cleveland

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17

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0.333

0.25

0.517

3.9

1.1

1.23

0.35

0.96

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24.8

0.381

0.387

0.571

4.1

1.4

0.69

0.44

1.13

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2004
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34

2

11.8

0.304

0.5

0.71

1.9

0.9

0.68

0.06

0.71

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51

15.3

0.366

0.337

0.632

2.6

0.9

0.64

0.21

0.98

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2

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0.227

0.4

1.4

0.4

0.25

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Even though Barnes was successful as an undersized post in college, she knew she couldn’t continue as a post player in the pros, so she decided to transition into a guard.Originally signed by the now-defunct Sacramento Monarchs, she played in 29 games and earned a starting position in 16 games. However, she was then traded to Minnesota and then Cleveland and saw her playing time dwindle. She played abroad to work on her skills and focused on becoming a specialist. In 2002, she was traded to the Seattle Storm, who finished second to bottom in their division. With Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson on the team, Storm coach Lin Dunn wasn’t looking for a goalscorer, so Barnes focused on becoming a switched-off defender. Her work efforts subsided and she helped the team reach the playoffs in only its third year of existence.[9]

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TUCSON, Arizona (KOLD News 13) – They say life is a balancing act. This statement applies to many people, including Adia Barnes, head of the University of Arizona Women’s Basketball Coach, and her husband, Salvo Coppa, Assistant University of Arizona Women’s Basketball Coach for her success on the court, but also for her outspokenness, mother of their two children Being Matteo and Capri.

Barnes has a busy schedule and every week is different. The day we went to her home, it was packed with meetings, parent-teacher conferences, and exercises. It certainly keeps Barnes and Coppa on their toes.

“You go to school to train, you kind of feel prepared, but you never feel ready to be a parent,” says Coppa. “It’s something so new.”

The parents have the same success off the pitch as on the pitch, with the help of good teammates.

“We kind of started a village of friends ‘, says Barnes.

Neither has family close by to help with their children, Barnes’ family lives in San Diego and Coppa lives in Italy.

‘It is a job of figuring out working out a nanny schedule, with our hours we need two people,” says Barnes. “Last week we had official visitors, so the two of them worked 90 hours together.”

They both admit, like everyone else, that they are not perfect parents. But they do their best to spend time with their K, coppa sa, even during basketball season.

“I think he knows what we’re doing, he knows we’re training. I don’t think he understands what the demands are,” Barnes says of his son. “He asked us why we couldn’t pick him up or drop him off.”

“One time we forgot about Matteo, we forgot about him at school,” says Barnes. “There are a lot of moving parts, but we are doing a good job. That’s what we signed up for.”

Being forgotten at school isn’t what reminds Matteo most of his mother.

“Celebrate when the team wins,” says Matteo.

* 100028*And his favorite win, he says, was in the Final Four.

From these answers, it’s clear that his parents don’t have typical careers. But they are still typical parents. His father buys him more toys than his mother, he says.

“We take care of them and sacrifice a lot for them. We have no social life. We do not care. We take all of our extra time and spend it with them,” says Barnes. “Sometimes it’s difficult and you don’t want to go to the zoo on your day off.”

But they do it anyway. Because at the Barnes-Coppa house, family comes first. That’s clear from the photos that adorn almost every wall and table in her home.

“That’s the most important thing to us,” says Barnes. “We would go away tomorrow. If it was related to my family and something was wrong, it wouldn’t matter.”

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So my question isn’t a basketball-related topic at all – maybe more of a socio-cultural one. Apologies if this belongs on the Area 51 forum instead.

Is Adia Barnes black? Does anyone know if she labels/identifies herself as such? She may be of African heritage/ancestry but I look at her and see a white/white woman walking by. I just saw this tweet from the WNBA’s account and was looking for clarification/confirmation/context. It’s also possible that the WNBA Twitter account accidentally referred to her as a black woman. (Over there they tend to make mistakes..) [EDIT: I learned it’s

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In general, I’ve long thought that one can have African American/African heritage without actually being black (ie, being “white-passing”), but I recognize that many people don’t have the same opinions as I do.

Anywho, what do you think about this? And let me preface that by saying that I hope this post/topic doesn’t offend people – certainly

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So, my question isn’t a basketball-related topic all – maybe more sociocultural. Apologies if this belongs on the Area 51 forum instead. Is Adia Barnes Black? Does anyone know if she labels/identifies herself as such? She may be of African heritage/ancestry but I look at her and see a white/white woman walking by. I just saw this tweet from the WNBA’s account and was looking for clarification/confirmation/context. It’s also possible that the WNBA Twitter account accidentally referred to her as a black woman. (You tend to make mistakes over there..) [EDIT: I’ve learned it’s a mistake!] In general, I’ve long thought that you can have African American/African heritage without actually being black ( ie “white-passing”), but I recognize that many people do not share my opinion. Anywho, what do you think about this? And let me say up front that I hope this post/topic will not offend people – certainly my intention. I just don’t like enough people here to stay, honestly. But if I find myself in your town observing your team, I might let you know. -Stormy

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Your Swahili name didn’t tell you?

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This is also an issue among Indians. Chelsea Dungee, for example, has a lot of Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma) blood, but at first glance you’d assume she’s black, and only black. She is mixed blood. In Canada they called them “Metis”, and in America there really is no other term than biracial.If you see Jude Schimmel walking down the street you would never know that she is half Umatilla while Shoni is darker and you would know that she is. To answer your question, there is no simple answer.

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“Is Adia Barnes black?” Well, her father is former NFL player Peter Barnes, so she’s at least half black in terms of ethnicity. I don’t know how she behaves. Discussing herself and Barnes as black coaches, I would assume Dawn Staley knows AB is considered black. I’ve always referred to Barnes as a fair-skinned or “mixed-race” black woman. In terms of skin color, African Americans range from black to white/white-passing and everything in between. There are many people who are now considered white who crossed over into white America, but would earlier (e.g., right after US emancipation) be considered “Negroes” even though they could pass.

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Didn’t the Swahili name give you away?

I love that Barnes is named after one of my favorite Yoruba goddesses (Oshun) (mdle name).

I love that Barnes (mdle name) is named after one of my favorite Yoruba goddesses ( Oshun) is named.

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Didn’t the Swahili name give you away?

I don’t know which names are Swahili and which are not.

Thanks everyone for your posts so far!

I don’t know which names are swahili and which are not. Thank you everyone for your posts so far!

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When they asked Staley that question last night, I was confused as to who they were talking about. I had to look up her ancestry.

A couple of times last year I thought she looked mixed race but then she looked white in some pictures and I never really thought about it again.So the last time you asked Staley that question At night I was confused who they were talking about. I had to look up her parentage.

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As far as I know, Peck was the first black (or black woman?) coach to win the NCAAW title? Peck is like dreaming of a near-future day when it won’t even be noticed that two black women are training in the Final Four. Hopefully that will normalize with so many up and coming Black and Black coaches.

All of this pointed to Adia Barnes being black.

Last night on the SportsCenter (or other similar ESPN show) after the Stanford/Louisville game, Carolyn Peck and a white man whose name I don’t know also spoke about this . Peck was eloquent.I wish I could find a video somewhere. As I understand it, Peck was the first black (or black woman?) coach to win the NCAAW title? Peck is like dreaming of a near-future day when it won’t even be noticed that two black women are training in the Final Four. Hopefully with so many rising black and black women coaches this will normalize. All of this implied that Adia Barnes is black.

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As far as I know, Peck was the first black (or black woman?) coach to win the NCAAW title?

Peck was both the first black coach and the first black women’s coach to win the NCAA tournament, and for many years remained the only one for many years

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Last night on SportsCenter (or another similar ESPN show) after the Stanford-Louisville game, Carolyn Peck and a man whose name I don’t know also spoke about this. Peck was eloquent. I wish I could find a video somewhere.

Was the man Steve Levy?

2:16 for the introduction to Peck

6:10 for Peck AwardsWas the man Steve Levy?2:16 for Intro to Peck6:10 for Peck Awards

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Yes it is^^ Thanks for tracking it down! I’m guessing what she says from about 6:35 a.m.

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I was also surprised to hear that Adia was mentioned as black. But sometimes it’s true I just don’t really notice, so I figured I wasn’t really looking. When someone asks me to describe someone else, ethnicity isn’t usually at the top of my “note list”.

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This is also an issue among Native Americans. Chelsea Dungee, for example, has a lot of Cherokee Nation (Oklahoma) blood, but at first glance you’d assume she’s black, and only black. She is mixed blood. In Canada they called them “Metis”, and in America there really is no other term than biracial. If you see Jude Schimmel walking down the street you would never know that she is half Umatilla while Shoni is darker and you would know that she is. To answer your question, there is no easy answer.

If you saw me walking down the street you would never know that I am 50% English and 40% Scottish.So I can definitely identify with Jude, my sister from another mister. So I can definitely identify with Jude, my sister from another mister….

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I was also surprised to hear that Adia was mentioned as being black. But sometimes it’s true I just don’t really notice, so I figured I wasn’t really looking. Usually when someone asks me to describe someone else, ethnicity isn’t at the top of my “note” list.

I want to encourage you to think a little more about your statement. If you don’t realize it, why would you be surprised to hear that she was black? I would say you would notice and your brain assumed she was white, so you were surprised to hear that she was black. This is not an attack. I just think it’s important for people who aren’t black to think more critically about how they think about race/ethnicity and learn more about how black people think about it. I have a question for you and I really want to hear your answer if you are ready to answer it. Why do you think ethnicity isn’t at the top of your list when describing someone? As a black woman, my African American essence is at the core of who I am. If someone described me and didn’t mention that I’m AA, I would think that they don’t see me, that I’m kind of invisible to them, and that if they don’t realize they are disregarding the history of African Americans in this country. I appreciate your thoughts and your willingness to speak up.

I urge you to think a little more about your statement. If you don’t notice, then why would you be surprised to hear she was black? I would say you would notice and your brain assumed she was white, so you were surprised to hear that she was black. This is not an attack. I just think it’s important for people who aren’t black to think more critically about how they think about race/ethnicity and learn more about how black people think about it. I have a question for you and I really want to hear your answer if you are ready to answer it. Why do you think ethnicity isn’t at the top of your list when describing someone? As a black woman, my African American essence is at the core of who I am. If someone described me and didn’t mention that I’m AA, I would think that they don’t see me, that I’m kind of invisible to them, and that if they don’t realize they are disregarding the history of African Americans in this country. I appreciate your thoughts and willingness to engage in dialogue.

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myrtle wrote:

I was also surprised to hear that Adia was mentioned as being black. But sometimes it’s true I just don’t really notice, so I figured I wasn’t really looking. Usually when someone asks me to describe someone else, ethnicity isn’t at the top of my “note” list.

I would like to encourage you to think a little more about your statement. If you don’t notice, then why would you be surprised to hear she was black? I would say you would notice and your brain assumed she was white, so you were surprised to hear that she was black. This is not an attack. I just think it’s important for people who aren’t black to think more critically about how they think about race/ethnicity and learn more about how black people think about it. I have a question for you and I really want to hear your answer if you are ready to answer it.Why do you think ethnicity isn’t at the top of your list when describing someone? As a black woman, my African American essence is at the core of who I am. If someone described me and didn’t mention that I’m AA, I would think that they don’t see me, that I’m kind of invisible to them, and that if they don’t realize they are disregarding the history of African Americans in this country. I appreciate your thoughts and your willingness to engage in dialogue.

They make some fair points, but there’s another element as well. Non-Hispanic whites in the US are taught that using race to describe yourself as a measure is never acceptable. Having prejudice of any kind in their ethnicity is perceived as racial bias. I think that’s where the split comes from in the minds of some.

I’m incredibly impressed that those posting in this thread were able to discuss this topic without assuming anyone’s motives. Open discussions like this are critical to making real progress.

You make some valid points, but there’s another element. Non-Hispanic whites in the US are taught that using race to describe yourself as a measure is never acceptable. Having prejudice of any kind in their ethnicity is perceived as racial bias. I believe that is the reason for the split in the minds of some. I’m incredibly impressed that those posting in this thread have been able to discuss this topic without assuming anyone’s motives. Open discussions like this are critical to making real progress.

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PG4ever wrote:

myrtle wrote:

I was also surprised to hear that Adia was mentioned as being black. But sometimes it’s true I just don’t really notice, so I figured I wasn’t really looking. Usually when someone asks me to describe someone else, ethnicity isn’t at the top of my “note” list.

I would like to encourage you to think a little more about your statement. If you don’t notice, then why would you be surprised to hear she was black? I would say you would notice and your brain assumed she was white, so you were surprised to hear that she was black. This is not an attack. I just think it’s important for people who aren’t black to think more critically about how they think about race/ethnicity and learn more about how black people think about it. I have a question for you and I really want to hear your answer if you are ready to answer it. Why do you think ethnicity isn’t at the top of your list when describing someone? As a black woman, my African American essence is at the core of who I am. If someone described me and didn’t mention that I’m AA, I would think that they don’t see me, that I’m kind of invisible to them, and that if they don’t realize they are disregarding the history of African Americans in this country. I appreciate your thoughts and your willingness to engage in dialogue.

They make some fair points, but there’s another element as well. Non-Hispanic whites in the US are taught that using race to describe yourself as a measure is never acceptable. Having prejudice of any kind in their ethnicity is perceived as racial bias. I think that’s where the split comes from in the minds of some.

I’m incredibly impressed that those posting in this thread were able to discuss this topic without assuming anyone’s motives. Open discussions like this are critical to making real progress.

I’m impressed too.I think many sports fans who comment on other sites could learn a lot from the WBB fans here. If you ever come to Ann Arbor for a Michigan WBB game in the future, let me know and we’ll go together!

I’m impressed too. I think many sports fans who comment on other sites could learn a lot from the WBB fans here. If you’re interested in coming to Ann Arbor for a Michigan WBB game sometime in the future, let me know and we’ll go together!

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So let’s say there is a group of players that coaches are talking about. (And that’s a valid question.)

Is it okay to say, “The black girl looks good”? I feel like I shouldn’t say that, shouldn’t use “black”. I feel like I have to say, “The girl in the red shorts looks good.”

In other settings, when you’re trying to impersonate a person in a group (not in a negative way, just to establish who’s being discussed), is it okay to say “Oh, the black guy”? Or again: “The guy in the blue shorts”?

It’s such a fine line (as an old white man). So let’s say there is a group of players that coaches are talking about. (And that’s a valid question.) Is it okay to say, “The black girl looks good”? I feel like I shouldn’t say that, shouldn’t use “black”. I feel like I have to say, “The girl in red shorts looks good.” In other settings, when you’re trying to impersonate a person in a group (not in a negative way, just to establish who’s being talked about), is it like that? Can you say “Oh, the black one”? Or “The guy in the blue shorts” again?

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ClayK wrote:

It’s such a fine line (as an old white man).

So let’s say there is a group of players that coaches are talking about. (And that’s a valid question.)

Is it okay to say, “The black girl looks good”? I feel like I shouldn’t say that, shouldn’t use “black”. I feel like I have to say, “The girl in the red shorts looks good.”

In other settings, when you’re trying to impersonate a person in a group (not in a negative way, just to establish who’s being discussed), is it okay to say “Oh, the black guy”? Or again “The guy in the blue shorts”?

OK, here’s an example from one of my granddaughters (I have 11 granddaughters, all but one of whom are somewhat multiracial). This girl’s mother is black (with some white of course because she and her family are quite fair) and her father is Puerto Rican. When she applied for college funds, she told me, “For some I can play the black card, for some I can play the Hispanic card, here’s an example from one of my granddaughters (I have 11 grandchildren, all but one of whom are multiracial ). This girl’s mother is black (with some white of course because she and her family are quite fair) and her father is Puerto Rican. When she was applying for college funds, she said to me, “To some I can play the black card, to some I can play the Hispanic card. Honestly, I’d rather just play the honor student card.”

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Posted: 4/1/21 2:39 PM :::

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myrtle wrote:

I was also surprised to hear that Adia was mentioned as being black. But sometimes it’s true I just don’t really notice, so I figured I wasn’t really looking. Usually when someone asks me to describe someone else, ethnicity isn’t at the top of my “note” list.

I would like to encourage you to think a little more about your statement. If you don’t notice, then why would you be surprised to hear she was black? I would say you would notice and your brain assumed she was white, so you were surprised to hear that she was black. This is not an attack. I just think it’s important for people who aren’t black to think more critically about how they think about race/ethnicity and learn more about how black people think about it. I have a question for you and I really want to hear your answer if you are ready to answer it. Why do you think ethnicity isn’t at the top of your list when describing someone? As a black woman, my African American essence is at the core of who I am. If someone described me and didn’t mention that I’m AA, I would think that they don’t see me, that I’m kind of invisible to them, and that if they don’t realize they are disregarding the history of African Americans in this country. I appreciate your thoughts and your willingness to engage in dialogue.

I have an honest question, if I may. If someone describes you to me as “an African American person,” what do you hope I can infer about you from that description?

Or would you expect it to be just part of how he/she refers to you as “African American”?

I have an honest question, if I may. If someone describes you to me as “an African American person,” what do you hope I can infer about you from that description? Or would you expect your label as “an African American person” to be only part of how it describes you?

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See article below.

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https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/basketball/arizona-coach-adia-barnes-finally-got-to-know-her-father-then-she-lost-him/article_9dd8efd3-0b00-5026-a1dd-26b558d40300.html

Here is a touching story about Adia and her father.

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PG4ever wrote:

myrtle wrote:

I was also surprised to hear that Adia was mentioned as being black. But sometimes it’s true I just don’t really notice, so I figured I wasn’t really looking. Usually when someone asks me to describe someone else, ethnicity isn’t at the top of my “note” list.

I would like to encourage you to think a little more about your statement. If you don’t notice, then why would you be surprised to hear she was black? I would say you would notice and your brain assumed she was white, so you were surprised to hear that she was black. This is not an attack.I just think it’s important for people who aren’t black to think more critically about how they think about race/ethnicity and learn more about how black people think about it. I have a question for you and I really want to hear your answer if you are ready to answer it. Why do you think ethnicity isn’t at the top of your list when describing someone? As a black woman, my African American essence is at the core of who I am. If someone described me and didn’t mention that I’m AA, I would think that they don’t see me, that I’m kind of invisible to them, and that if they don’t realize they are disregarding the history of African Americans in this country. I appreciate your thoughts and your willingness to engage in dialogue.

Thank you for your contribution. In general, I’m a terrible “descriptor”. Sometimes my blind roommate asks me what someone looks like. I’ll say something like “she has a great smile,” “she has long hair that’s pulled back in a ponytail.” When it’s a basketball player, I usually talk about how she plays. If it’s someone I’m working with, I usually tell them something about how we work together – what I think she does, what she’s good or bad at, how I relate to her on a personal level. Eventually, if he asks for something more specific, he will start asking specific questions: “Is she tall or short”, “Is her face long or round”, “What color is her hair”, “Notice her eyes”, ” What is she wearing” and if it doesn’t come up in the conversation he could later ask, “Is she Asian, Black, Hispanic, or White,” and if he asks that after I can’t see the person, I can often really do not answer. It even happens with players or people I hang out with a lot. I guess I’m just not good at visualizing or describing. I suspect that since your ethnicity is important to you, you would probably make it clear to me so that I would actually notice it and include it in my basic description. There are some people like Nneka and Chiney who constantly show their ethnicity, so that strikes me. I have white, black and half black, Asian and half Asian, Hispanic and half Hispanic close family members. When dealing with in-laws, nieces, nephews and cousins ​​I just don’t think about their race unless they get into a racial situation and tell me about it. I don’t know if that answers your question or not, but thanks for asking. At least that got me thinking.

Thank you for your contribution. In general, I’m a terrible “descriptor”. Sometimes my blind roommate asks me what someone looks like. I’ll say something like “she has a great smile,” “she has long hair that’s pulled back in a ponytail.” When it’s a basketball player, I usually talk about how she plays. If it’s someone I’m working with, I usually tell them something about how we work together – what I think she does, what she’s good or bad at, how I relate to her on a personal level. If he’s after something more specific he will eventually start asking specific questions: “Is she tall or short”, “Is her face long or round”, “What color is her hair”, “Notice her eyes”, “What is she wearing” and whether it doesn’t come up in the conversation he might later ask, “Is she Asian, Black, Hispanic, or White,” and when he asks that after I can’t see the person anymore, I often really can’t answer them. It even happens with players or people I hang out with a lot. I guess I’m just not good at visualizing or describing. I suspect that since your ethnicity is important to you, you would probably make it clear to me so that I would actually notice it and include it in my basic description. There are some people like Nneka and Chiney who constantly show their ethnicity, so that strikes me. I have white, black and half black, Asian and half Asian, Hispanic and half Hispanic close family members. When dealing with in-laws, nieces, nephews and cousins ​​I just don’t think about their race unless they get into a racial situation and tell me about it.I don’t know if that answers your question or not, but thanks for asking. At least it got me thinking.

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Posted: 04/01/21 21:24 :::

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myrtle wrote:

I’m generally a terrible “descriptor”.*

Sometimes my blind flatmate will ask me what someone looks like. I’ll say something like “she has a great smile” “she has long hair tied back in a ponytail” If it’s a basketball player, I usually talk about how she plays…

I would disagree: living with a blind person can qualify you to be one of the best “descriptors”. For real. Think about it…it’s just us *sighted* people making these racial distinctions from afar. (I may be wrong; I don’t know any blind people closely…can they tell racial differences when they’re in a group?) But serving as *eyes* for a blind person most likely allows you to hone your skills, that Estimating most important important to “see” another person.

Re: The original post, I certainly understand the backstory and even the need for Dawn to point out this milestone. Being my age I also have to add that it’s a bit bittersweet that CVS never got that NC – they certainly pay their dues to that end.

I can only hope that I live long enough to be in this time and space where everything is debatable and fair.

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(*unless you call me ‘freaky’!

I might disagree: living with a blind person can qualify you to be among the best of ‘ to belong to descriptors. Really. Think about it…it’s just us *sighted* people making these racial distinctions from a distance. (I may be wrong; I don’t know any blind people up close…can they racial distinctions tell when they’re in a group? ) But if you’re serving as *eyes* for a blind person, you can most likely hone your skills to gauge what matters most when you’re “seeing” another person Dawn, um to point out this milestone. Being my age I also have to add that it’s a bit bittersweet that CVS never got that NC – they certainly pay their dues to that end. I can only hope I’ve lasted long enough live be in this time and at this space where everything is debatable and passe. Oregon: Go Ducks!

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Posted: 4/2/21 9:58 am :::

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ClayK wrote:

It’s such a fine line (as an old white man).

So let’s say there is a group of players that coaches are talking about. (And that’s a valid question.)

Is it okay to say, “The black girl looks good”? I feel like I shouldn’t say that, shouldn’t use “black”. I feel like I have to say, “The girl in the red shorts looks good.”

In other settings, when you’re trying to impersonate a person in a group (not in a negative way, just to establish who’s being discussed), is it okay to say “Oh, the black guy”? Or again “The guy in the blue shorts”?

I can only speak for myself here. Any of these descriptions are perfectly fine. If one of the players was the only AA player or the only white player on the court, it would be easier/quicker to excuse her that way.

Because of our history, because racism is so ingrained in our culture and institutions, discussions of race/ethnicity are as complicated and charged as they would not be had our history not been what it was.

I can only speak for myself here. Any of these descriptions are perfectly fine. If one of the players was the only AA player or the only white player on the court, it would be easier/quicker to excuse her that way. Because of our history, because racism is so ingrained in our culture and institutions, discussions of race/ethnicity are complicated and charged in ways that they would not be if our history had not been what it was.

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summertime blues wrote:

ClayK wrote:

It’s such a fine line (as an old white man).

So let’s say there is a group of players that coaches are talking about. (And that’s a valid question.)

Is it okay to say, “The black girl looks good”? I feel like I shouldn’t say that, shouldn’t use “black”. I feel like I have to say, “The girl in the red shorts looks good.”

In other settings, when you’re trying to impersonate a person in a group (not in a negative way, just to establish who’s being discussed), is it okay to say “Oh, the black guy”? Or again “The guy in the blue shorts”?

OK, here’s an example from one of my granddaughters (I have 11 granddaughters, all but one of whom are somewhat multiracial). This girl’s mother is black (with some white of course because she and her family are quite fair) and her father is Puerto Rican. When she was applying for college funds, she said to me, “To some I can play the black card, to some I can play the Hispanic card. 100864*

It doesn’t have to be either/or. She may be the Black Hispanic honor student and be eligible for scholarships targeting African American students, those targeting Hispanic students, and those targeting honor students. This “playing the racing card” language makes it sound like black students get some sort of undeserved advantage over white students, and if you look at the data (number of black students on college campuses, scholarship money, etc.). not the case.

It doesn’t have to be either/or. She may be the Black Hispanic honor student and be eligible for scholarships targeting African American students, those targeting Hispanic students, and those targeting honor students. This “playing the racing card” language makes it sound like black students get some sort of undeserved advantage over white students, and if you look at the data (number of black students on college campuses, scholarship money, etc.). not the case.

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