Kim Barnes Arico
{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Kim Barnes Arico
| image = Kim Barnes Arico 2025 (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Barnes Arico in 2025
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Michigan
| current_conference = Big Ten
| current_record = {{Winning percentage|284|144|record=y}}
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|8|9}}
| birth_place = Mastic Beach, New York
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = Montclair State University
| player_years1 = 1988–1989
| player_team1 = Stony Brook
| player_years2 = 1990–1993
| player_team2 = Montclair State
| coach_years1 = 1996–1997
| coach_team1 = Fairleigh Dickinson–Madison
| coach_years2 = 1997–1999
| coach_team2 = NJIT
| coach_years3 = 1999–2002
| coach_team3 = Adelphi
| coach_years4 = 2002–2012
| coach_team4 = St. John's
| coach_years5 = 2012–present
| coach_team5 = Michigan
| overall_record = {{Winning percentage|554|350|record=y}}
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = * NYCAC (2002)
| awards = * WNIT/MBWA D-II Coach of the Year (2002)
- 2× NYCAC Coach of the Year (2000, 2002)
- 2× Big East Coach of the Year (2006, 2012){{cite news|title=SJU women's coach named Big East Coach of the Year|url=http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/10/sjucoachoftheyearbrief_all_2012_03_08_q.html|access-date=22 March 2012|newspaper=Times Ledger|date=12 March 2012}}
- 2× MBWA D-I Coach of the Year (2006, 2010)
- 2× Big Ten Coach of the Year (2017, 2022)
| coaching_records =
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Kimberly Ann Barnes Arico (born August 9, 1970){{cite web|title=Women's Basketball Coaches Career|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careercoach|website=NCAA|access-date=24 Sep 2015}} is an American basketball coach and the current head coach of the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team. She is the all-time winningest Michigan basketball coach.https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2025/02/12/kim-barnes-arico-passes-john-beilein-as-michigan-basketball-all-time-wins-leader/78489981007/ Previously, she was head coach of the St. John's Red Storm women's basketball team. She was inducted into the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.
Coaching career
On May 7, 2002, Barnes Arico was named the head coach at St. John's. She was named the seventh head coach in the then 28-year history of the women's basketball program. She holds the record for most wins at the program and led the Red Storm to their first Sweet Sixteen appearance in the 2012 NCAA tournament.{{cite news|title=St. John's clinches Sweet Sixteen berth|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2012-03-21/st-johns-clinches-sweet-sixteen-berth|access-date=22 March 2012|newspaper=Associated Press|date=21 March 2012}}
File:Kim Barnes Arico 169 wins.jpg in February 2012.]]
During the 2017–18 season, she became the winningest coach in Michigan Wolverines women's basketball program history. Through her 11 years as head coach, she has led Michigan to 10 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.{{cite web|url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2018/7/12/womens-basketball-barnes-arico-signs-contract-extension-through-2022-23-season.aspx?path=wbball|title=Barnes Arico Signs Contract Extension Through 2022-23 Season|access-date=July 12, 2018|date=July 12, 2018|first=Sarah|last=VanMetre|publisher=CBS Interactive|website=MGoBlue.com}} On September 10, 2021, Barnes Arico signed a contract extension with the Wolverines through the 2025–26 season.{{cite web|url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2021/9/10/womens-basketball-barnes-arico-inks-contract-extension-through-2025-26.aspx |title=Barnes Arico Inks Contract Extension Through 2025-26 |first=Sarah |last=VanMetre |access-date=September 11, 2021 |date=September 10, 2021 |publisher=CBS Interactive |website=MGoBlue.com}} On December 28, 2022, Barnes Arico won her 500th career game with a victory over Nebraska.{{cite web|url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2022/12/28/womens-basketball-fast-start-sends-wolverines-past-huskers-for-kbas-500th-win.aspx |title=Fast Start Sends Wolverines Past Huskers for KBA's 500th Win |first=Sarah |last=VanMetre |access-date=December 28, 2022 |date=December 28, 2022 |publisher=CBS Interactive |website=MGoBlue.com}}
On November 7, 2023, the University of Michigan Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics Warde Manuel announced an extension of contract through the 2027–28 basketball season, with an automatic one-year extension added each June, for J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Women's Basketball Head Coach Kim Barnes Arico.{{cite web|url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2023/11/7/womens-basketball-barnes-arico-inks-contract-extension-through-2028?elq_cid=29317&ehash=40c28477b3e9bbce5ee7cec48b3df672f60eb865fbc462f38295112bb4ae351f |title=Barnes Arico Inks Contract Extension Through 2028 |first=Sarah |last=VanMetre |access-date=November 8, 2023 |date=November 7, 2023 |publisher=U-M |website=MGoBlue.com}} Barnes Arico has led Michigan to 6 NCAA Tournament appearances, and have advanced to at least the second round each time. On December 16, 2023, Barnes Arico won her 250th game at Michigan with a victory over Miami (OH).{{Cite web |title=Brett, Three-Point Shooting Send U-M Past Miami (Ohio) |url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2023/12/16/womens-basketball-brett-three-point-shooting-send-u-m-past-miami-ohio |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=University of Michigan Athletics |language=en}}
On February 12, 2025, Barnes Arico led the Michigan Wolverines to a 70-67 victory over Indiana University, securing Barnes Arico's 279th victory at Michigan and a place in Michigan's record book as the all-time winningest basketball coach.https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2025/02/12/kim-barnes-arico-passes-john-beilein-as-michigan-basketball-all-time-wins-leader/78489981007/
Personal life
Kim Barnes Arico is married to Larry Arico, and they have three children. They lived in Glen Rock, New Jersey, when Kim was head coach at St. John's.{{cite web|last=O'Connor|first=Ian|title=Glen Rock's Kim Barnes Arico is St. John's miracle worker|url=http://www.northjersey.com/story-archives/o-connor-glen-rock-s-kim-barnes-arico-is-st-john-s-miracle-worker-1.1243796?page=all|place=Woodland Park, NJ|work=The Record|date=March 9, 2010|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113000541/http://www.northjersey.com/story-archives/o-connor-glen-rock-s-kim-barnes-arico-is-st-john-s-miracle-worker-1.1243796?page=all|archive-date=January 13, 2016}}
Head coaching record
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Fairleigh Dickinson–Madison Devils
| conference = MAC Freedom Conference
| startyear = 1996
| endyear = 1997
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1996–97
| name = FD–Madison
| overall = 13–11
| conference = 5–7
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = FD-Madison
| overall = 13–11 ({{Winning percentage|13|11}})
| confrecord = 5–7 ({{Winning percentage|5|7}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = NJIT Highlanders
| conference = Independent
| startyear = 1997
| endyear = 1999
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1997–98
| name = NJIT
| overall = 5–21
| conference = 3–17
| confstanding =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998–99
| name = NJIT
| overall = 11–16
| conference = 9–12
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = NJIT
| overall = 16–37 ({{Winning percentage|16|37}})
| confrecord = 12–29 ({{Winning percentage|12|29}})
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Adelphi Panthers
| conference = New York Collegiate Athletic Conference
| startyear = 1999
| endyear = 2002
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999–00
| name = Adelphi
| overall = 18–10
| conference = 16–6
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000–01
| name = Adelphi
| overall = 19–11
| conference = 16–6
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2001–02
| name = Adelphi
| overall = 28–3
| conference = 20–2
| confstanding =
| postseason = NCAA D-II Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Adelphi
| overall = 65–24 ({{Winning percentage|65|24}})
| confrecord = 52–14 ({{Winning percentage|52|14}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = St. John's Red Storm
| conference = Big East Conference
| startyear = 2002
| endyear = 2011
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2002–03
| name = St. John's
| overall = 8–19
| conference = 2–14
| confstanding = 14th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003–04
| name = St. John's
| overall = 10–18
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–05
| name = St. John's
| overall = 20–11
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason = WNIT Second Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2005–06
| name = St. John's
| overall = 22–8
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2006–07
| name = St. John's
| overall = 8–20
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007–08
| name = St. John's
| overall = 18–15
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason = WNIT Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2008–09
| name = St. John's
| overall = 19–15
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = T–13th
| postseason = WNIT Third Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2009–10
| name = St. John's
| overall = 24–6
| conference = 12–4
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2010–11
| name = St. John's
| overall = 22–11
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–8th
| postseason = NCAA second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2011–12
| name = St. John's
| overall = 24–10
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = St. John's
| overall = 176–134 ({{Winning percentage|176|134}})
| confrecord = 83–87 ({{Winning percentage|83|87}})
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Michigan Wolverines
| conference = Big Ten Conference
| startyear = 2012
| endyear =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2012–13
| name = Michigan
| overall = 22–11
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason = NCAA second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2013–14
| name = Michigan
| overall = 20–14
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = WNIT Third Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2014–15
| name = Michigan
| overall = 20–15
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = 8th
| postseason = WNIT Semifinals
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2015–16
| name = Michigan
| overall = 21–14
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = T-7th
| postseason = WNIT Semifinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =postseason
| season = 2016–17
| name = Michigan
| overall = 28–9
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = WNIT Champion
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = Michigan
| overall = 23–10
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = NCAA second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = Michigan
| overall = 22–12
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA second round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Michigan
| overall = 21–11
| conference = 10–8
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = Cancelled due to COVID-19
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–21
| name = Michigan
| overall = 16–6
| conference = 9–4
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Michigan
| overall = 25–7
| conference = 13–4
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Michigan
| overall = 23–10
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason = NCAA second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Michigan
| overall = 20–14
| conference = 9–9
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason = NCAA first round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2024–25
| name = Michigan
| overall = 23–11
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason = NCAA second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Michigan
| overall = {{Winning percentage|284|144|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|129|91|record=y}}
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{Winning percentage|554|350|record=y}}
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References
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External links
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- [https://mgoblue.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/kim-barnes-arico/4190 Michigan bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121101150824/http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/barnesarico_kim00.html St. John's bio]
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