Barnes has also served as a TV color analyst for Seattle Storm game broadcasts.

[4] At 5 ft 11 in, Barnes was not as tall as most post position players at the highly regarded Division I schools.

[5] In Barnes's sophomore year, the team earned a WNIT bid and won the championship.

With Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson on the team, Storm coach Lin Dunn wasn't looking for a scorer, so Barnes concentrated on becoming a shut-down defender.

[13] Barnes was also the color commentator for the radio broadcasts of Seattle University Redhawks women's basketball games during the 2010–2011 season.

[14] In October 2010, Barnes was named Director of Player and Coach Development at Seattle Academy.

[17] Barnes was named head women's basketball coach at the University of Arizona on April 4, 2016.

[18] After a fairly rough start to her coaching career, Barnes entered her third season with the Wildcats, with high hopes.

[19] On April 2, 2021, the Wildcats beat the University of Connecticut Huskies to reach the school's first NCAA tournament championship game.

Conference tournament champion Barnes on July 4, 2012, married Salvo Coppa, a basketball coach she met in Italy.