University of Arizona Athletics

Aari McDonald joined the Arizona Women's Basketball staff as Director of Recruiting Operations in September 2022. An alumna of the Wildcats program, McDonald's role includes overseeing all recruiting logistics, assisting with on-campus visits and managing recruit information as well as social media content. She will serve on staff while fulfilling her WNBA commitments with the Atlanta Dream.

McDonald was a 2021 All-American and 2021 Pac-12 Player of the Year and became the third overall selection of the 2021 WNBA Draft by the Atlanta Dream, Arizona's highest draft pick in program history. The Fresno, California native went on to be named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team in her first season as a professional.

After transferring to Arizona as a sophomore, McDonald made history in her first season on the court for Arizona in 2018-19. She broke Adia Barnes' single-season scoring record by tallying 890 points, which ranks fourth in Pac-12 Conference history. McDonald graduated from the University of Arizona as the program's career leader in points per game, third place in career points, a two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year as well as the 2020 recipient of the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. She was inducted into the Ring of Honor in the rafters of McKale Center in January of 2022.