ASU women's basketball is parting ways with head coach Natasha Adair after three seasons, ASU announced on March 8.
"We appreciate Coach Natasha Adair's leadership and professionalism in guiding Sun Devil Women's Basketball over the past three seasons," said ASU athletic director Graham Rossini in a press release. "She and her staff built meaningful connections throughout the Valley, and we respect how she represented ASU during her time in Tempe. A national search for the next leader of our program will begin immediately."
During her tenure, the Sun Devils accumulated a 29-62 overall and 7-47 conference record. The only worse three-year stretches in program history include the team's first three seasons in existence and the three seasons leading up to head coach Charli Turner Thorne's 25-year tenure.
This season, the Sun Devils posted a 10-22 record while going 3-15 in the Big 12. This season's loss tally is tied for the most in school history since 1993-94.
ASU last qualified for the NCAA Tournament in the 2019-20 season. The Sun Devils used to be a constant in the tournament as they qualified seven straight seasons with Turner Thorne at the helm.
ASU didn't record a winning record in any of the last five seasons split by Turner Thorne and Adair. Adair's Sun Devils never finished higher than 11th place in the Pac-12 Conference or Big 12.
Edited by Jack Barron, Sophia Braccio and Natalia Jarrett.
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