TUCSON, Ariz. – Head coach Adia Barnes and the University of Arizona women's basketball team has hired three new members to their support staff. Meghan Schram has been hired as the Assistant Director of Basketball Operations while Alexus Atchley and Christine Clark have been hired as Graduate Student Managers.
 
Schram was brought to Tucson from Seattle, where she was a Graduate Assistant for the Washington Huskies under head coach Mike Neighbors. While at Washington, she assisted with the planning of team travel, program budgeting and other regular season activities. Schram also was a vital part of the behind the scenes operations during Washington's run to the Final Four last season.
 
She received her Bachelor's Degree from Eastern Oregon University in 2015 and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Immediately after graduating from Eastern Oregon in La Grande, Ore., she went on to get her Masters at the University of Washington while being a part of the women's basketball staff.
 
Atchley has a previous relationship with Barnes as she played at Washington for three seasons while Barnes was an assistant coach. During her time in Seattle, Atchley played in 75 games and started in 22 during her senior season last year.
 
She started the final 21 games of the season for Washington last year, including the team's first-ever appearance in the Final Four. During that time, she averaged 6.7 points and 3.2 rebounds per game while leading the team in three-point shooting percentage (39.8%) for the entire 2016-16 season.
 
Clark, a native of Tucson, has been playing Professional Basketball in Italy's Top League over the past two years.  Known for her ability to score, Clark was a Top-10 scorer in the league in both seasons.  In her final season, Clark finished second in the league for 3-point percentage shooting 42% from downtown.
 
Before her professional career, Clark attended Harvard University where she set an Ivy League record of 115 consecutive games started.  Clark also was a three-Time First Team All-Ivy League Selection and finished her collegiate career as fourth on the all-time scoring list with 1,711 points.  In addition, Clark was a member of the 2014 WBCA 'So You Want To Be A Coach' program, which aims to educate and aid young women interested in pursuing coaching. 
 
Clark, a Tucson High School Athletic Hall of Famer, won three State Championships in Hurdles and was a 3-Time All-State Selection in Basketball.  She also has established her own Skills Academy in Tucson to help provide more opportunities to young girls interested in basketball. 
 
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