Natasha Adair

Natasha Adair
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamArizona State
ConferenceBig 12
Record19–40 (.322)
Biographical details
Born (1972-09-07) September 7, 1972 (age 52)
Silver Spring, Maryland
Playing career
1990–1992Pensacola JC
1992–1994South Florida
Position(s)Power forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1998–2004Georgetown (assistant)
2004–2007Wake Forest (assistant)
2007–2012Wake Forest (associate)
2012–2014College of Charleston
2014–2017Georgetown
2017–2022Delaware
2022–presentArizona State
Head coaching record
Overall186–183 (.504)
TournamentsNCAA: 0–1 (.000)
WNIT: 3–3 (.500)
WBI: 3–2 (.600)

Natasha Denean Adair (née Barnes; born September 7, 1972) is the current head women's college basketball coach for Arizona State. Adair took over for the Sun Devils after a previous stint at Delaware, appearing in the NCAA Tournament in 2022.

Playing career

Born Natasha Deanean Barnes in Silver Spring, Maryland, she attended Albert Einstein High School, where she was a track star, leading her team to the state championship and the Penn Relays Invitational, before switching to play basketball. She went on to be named as a USA All-American in high school basketball and began to receive interest from several college coaches, namely University of Connecticut's Geno Auriemma.[1]

Following Adair's anterior cruciate ligament injury in 1990, Auriemma did not want her on his team. However, University of South Florida Coach Trudi Lacey called with a plan for Adair to go to Pensacola, Florida, to receive treatment. After the treatment, she could play at Pensacola Junior College and, if recovery went well, transfer to South Florida. Adair went to Pensacola and played the following season, leading her team in rebounding and to two state championships. Lacey monitored her progression, and Adair transferred to South Florida. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in communication and still maintains the single season rebounding record.[1]

Coaching career

Following Adair's playing career, she went on to be an assistant coach at Georgetown (1998–2004) and Wake Forest (2004–2012). At Georgetown, she was primarily responsible for the post players. At Wake Forest, she was recruiting coordinator and post coach, before being promoted to associate head coach in 2007.[2]

In 2012, Adair became College of Charleston's women's head basketball coach. In her first season there, Adair guided her team to 16 wins and a spot in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) postseason tournament.[3] During the 2013–14 season, Adair's team had a 19–15 record, marking the third-highest win total in the school's Division I era. The squad also finished third in conference play and advanced to the semifinals of both the Colonial Athletic Association Championship and the WBI.[4] In 2014, Adair was introduced by Georgetown's Director of Athletics Lee Reed as the Hoyas' ninth women's head basketball coach.[2]

Head coaching record

Source:

  • CAA 2017–18 Women's Basketball Standings[5]
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
College of Charleston (Southern Conference) (2012–2014)
2012–13 College of Charleston 16–16 11–9 T–5th WBI second round
College of Charleston (Colonial Athletic Association) (2012–2014)
2013–14 College of Charleston 19–15 9–7 T–3rd WBI third round
College of Charleston: 35–31 (.530) 20–16 (.556)
Georgetown (Big East Conference) (2014–2017)
2014–15 Georgetown 4–27 2–16 10th
2015–16 Georgetown 16–14 9–9 T–5th WNIT first round
2016–17 Georgetown 17–13 9–9 6th WNIT first round
Georgetown: 37–54 (.407) 20–34 (.370)
Delaware (Colonial Athletic Association) (2017–2022)
2017–18 Delaware 19–13 11–7 T–4th
2018–19 Delaware 16–15 11–7 T–3rd
2019–20 Delaware 12–17 8–10 T–6th
2020–21 Delaware 24–5 16–2 1st WNIT semifinals
2021–22 Delaware 24–8 15–3 2nd NCAA first round
Delaware: 95–58 (.621) 61–29 (.678)
Arizona State (Pac-12 Conference) (2022–2024)
2022–23 Arizona State 8–20 1–17 12th
2023–24 Arizona State 11–20 3–15 11th
Arizona State (Big 12) (2024–present)
2024–25 Arizona State 0–0 0–0
Arizona State: 19–40 (.322) 4–32 (.111)
Total: 186–183 (.504)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Personal life

Adair has two children.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b McKinney, Paul (November 15, 2012). "Basketball Built Upon the Foundation of Family". cofcsports.com. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  2. ^ a b {{cite On March 29, 2024 ASU and Natasha Adair matrually agreed to part ways. web|url=http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/natasha_adair_894932.html#%7Ctitle=Natasha Adair|website=guhoyas.com|access-date=November 1, 2015}}
  3. ^ "Women?s Hoops Knocks Out Northern Kentucky, 60-54; Advances To WBI Semifinals". College of Charleston Athletics. 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ^ "Women?s Hoops Knocks Out Northern Kentucky, 60-54; Advances To WBI Semifinals". College of Charleston Athletics. 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  5. ^ "Colonial Athletic Association". www.caasports.com. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  6. ^ Menchaca, Ron (March 26, 2014). "Standing Tall: Natasha Adair". cofc.edu. Retrieved November 1, 2015.