Becky Burke turns to Louisville ties for Arizona assistant coach Devan Newman
TUCSON, AZ - FEBRUARY 17: Arizona Wildcats head coach Becky Burke during the third quarter of a women's basketball game between the Colorado Buffaloes and the Arizona Wildcats on February 17, 2026, at McKale Center at ALKEME Arena in Tucson, AZ. (Photo by Christopher Hook/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Devan Newman has been in the coaching business since Arizona head coach Becky Burke was in college. That’s how Burke met her newest assistant.
“I am thrilled to welcome Devan to our staff,” Burke said in the program’s press release. “She has a wealth of knowledge and experience at every level of college basketball. She comes from a basketball family, and I have a long-standing relationship with her.
She is going to be an excellent addition to our program and somebody that I am very excited that our players get to be around every single day. She’s of great character and about all the right things. Arizona women’s basketball just got better!
” View this post on Instagram Newman started her college coaching career as a graduate assistant at Louisville in 2008. Burke was on the team from 2008-2012. Burke’s newest hire climbed the ladder to special assistant to the head coach and assistant director of operations before leaving in 2011.
“I am overjoyed and grateful to be joining Becky and her staff at the University of Arizona,” Newman said in the program’s press release. “I have known Becky from her playing days at Louisville and her passion for the game, fierce competitiveness, and relentless work ethic is infectious. She is a winner and I can’t wait to get in the trenches with her and grind every day to help the Wildcats program achieve success.