Kim Barnes Arico

Kimberly Ann Barnes Arico (born August 9, 1970) is an American college basketball coach, currently the Wolverines women's basketball head coach at the University of Michigan. She was hired in 2012 and is the all-time winningest coach in program history. Barnes Arico was previously the head coach at St. John's University from 2002 to 2012. She has been the Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) coach of the year three times, as the best coach in the New York metropolitan area, and a conference coach of the year six times.

Early life Barnes Arico was born on August 9, 1970 in Mastic Beach, New York, and attended William Floyd High School in Long Island. Barnes Arico was awarded the MBWA D-II Coach of the Year, set a program-record for single-season wins, 28, and advanced to the 2002 NCAA D-II Sweet Sixteen.

St. John's On May 7, 2002, Barnes Arico was named the head coach at St. John's University for the Red Storm. She was named the seventh head coach in the then 28-year history of the women's basketball program. She led the Red Storm to their first ever Sweet Sixteen appearance in the 2012 NCAA tournament and held the record for the all-time wins until her successor, Joe Tartamella, surpassed her in 2022. She was the Big East Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2012.

Barnes Arico after her school-record 169th win with the St. John's Red Storm in February 2012

Michigan On April 20, 2012, Barnes Arico was named the ninth head basketball coach at the University of Michigan for the Wolverines. During the 2017–18 season, she became the winningest coach in program history. Through 11 years as head coach, she led Michigan to ten 20-win seasons, with the only exception being the 2020 season impacted by COVID-19. On July 12, 2018, Barnes Arico signed a contract extension with the Wolverines through the 2022–23 season. On September 10, 2021, Barnes Arico signed a contract extension with the Wolverines through the 2025–26 season. On December 28, 2022, Barnes Arico won her 500th career game with a victory over Nebraska.

On November 7, 2023, the University of Michigan Athletic Director, Warde Manuel, announced a contract extension through the 2027–28 basketball season, with an automatic one-year extension added each June. On December 16, 2023, Barnes Arico won her 250th game at Michigan with a victory over Miami (Ohio).

On February 12, 2025, Barnes Arico led the Michigan Wolverines to a 70-67 victory over Indiana, securing her 279th victory at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Already the women's all-time leader in wins, she gained a place in Michigan's record book as the all-time winningest basketball coach, passing the men's all-time leader, John Beilein. Barnes Arico has led Michigan to nine NCAA tournament appearances, and advanced to the second round eight times, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2021 and Elite Eight appearances in 2022 and 2026. Emma Arico joined the Michigan Wolverines women's lacrosse team in 2024, and Trevor Arico was given a graduate assistant coaching role by Dusty May with the 2025–26 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. Barnes Arico was inducted into the William Floyd High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007, Adelphi University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.

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