Arizona State fired Natasha Adair after three seasons with the Sun Devils, a source with knowledge of the move told The Athletic on Saturday.
The Sun Devils missed the postseason in each season under Adair, finishing in last and second-to-last in the Pac-12 during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons. Last season, after the program had moved into the Big 12, ASU went 3-15, finishing second-to-last and losing to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament.
The Arizona State job is the second to open in the Big 12 (behind Houston, which fired Ronald Hughey last week) and the fourth in a power conference. Mizzou and Auburn parted ways with their head coaches last week.
It’s been a few seasons since the Sun Devils achieved real success. They haven’t been ranked or had a winning season since 2019-20, and last made the NCAA Tournament in 2018-19.
Adair had been brought in as the successor to Charli Turner Thorne, the winningest coach in program history. Turner Thorne spent 25 years with the Sun Devils, leading them to 14 NCAA tournament appearances.
While Adair looked to build on Turner Thorne’s legacy, ASU failed to make any inroads within the state or conference. Over Adair’s three seasons, the Sun Devils went 1-8 against Arizona and Grand Canyon. They were routinely one of the worst…
