Rodeo Parade: 9 AM, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022
Adia Barnes has been named the Grand Marshal of the 97th Tucson Rodeo Parade. Barnes is a championship player, coach, sports broadcaster, mentor, and community leader.
In six short years since her return to Tucson, Adia Barnes has captivated the local community. As head coach of the University of Arizona Women’s Basketball program, she has instilled a passion in her team and the local fan base. The Arizona alum has won more games in her short tenure than any other Arizona coach in the same time frame, winning the 2019 Women’s National Invitational Tournament championship and bringing her team within one basket of winning the national championship in 2021.
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