A special addition to Adia Barnes’ family arrived this morning with the birth of daughter Capri.
She is here!! Congrats to @AdiaBarnes and @CoachCoppa , and welcome baby Capri!! ❤️💙💕 pic.twitter.com/LmlHNagmz6
— InsideArizonaBasketball.com (@InsideAZWBB) September 15, 2020
Barnes, whose husband Salvo Coppa is one of her assistant coaches at Arizona, first tweeted this at about 5 a.m.:
Go time🙏🏼😱😰😷😇
— ADIA BARNES 🐻⬇️🌵🌞 (@AdiaBarnes) September 15, 2020
She also showed she continued to do coaching duties up until giving birth:
You know your a coach when you are sending work emails and text messages an hour before you go to have a baby. We are CRAZY….🤷🏽😬🥴🥰
— ADIA BARNES 🐻⬇️🌵🌞 (@AdiaBarnes) September 15, 2020
Barnes first informed the public about her pregnancy as a guest of the Eye on the Ball radio show on May 8.
“I found out the day after the UCLA game (on Jan. 31) — that’s the day I found out I was pregnant,” Barnes said.
Barnes, whose son Matteo is 5, said with a laugh about her pregnancy: “One positive thing about COVID-19 is that I’ve been able to hide.”
Barnes published a series of photos a few days ago with Salvo and Matteo stating, “Our last weekend as a family of three.”
#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/RtlPlKHWze
— ADIA BARNES 🐻⬇️🌵🌞 (@AdiaBarnes) September 13, 2020
Our last weekend as a family of three. Can’t wait until next week. Matteo is so excited!#BigBrother pic.twitter.com/qLolU4w7nq
— ADIA BARNES 🐻⬇️🌵🌞 (@AdiaBarnes) September 13, 2020
Barnes, 43, is entering her fifth season at Arizona, where she earned All-American honors in 1997-98. She is 68-60, including 48-20 in her last two seasons.
The Wildcats, who were 24-7 overall and 12-6 in the Pac-12 last season, were expected to host the first and second round of the NCAA tournament in March but COVID-19 thwarted their chance to be in March Madness for the first time in 15 years.
Arizona, led by All-American senior guard Aari McDonald, is expected to challenge for a Pac-12 title this season and make another run for the NCAA tournament.
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