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IOWA CITY — Chit-Chat Wright knew she’d follow assistant coach Lasondra Barrett from Georgia Tech to Iowa as soon as the true freshman found out.

Barrett recruited Wright to go to Georgia Tech, an ACC program right in her backyard. Then Barrett got the phone call to join the Iowa women’s basketball staff.

“I just knew I would have somebody up here that I had known and had already made a connection with,” Wright said. “That played a major role in my decision.”

Barrett is one of two new assistant coaches on the Hawkeye women’s basketball staff this season. Head coach Jan Jensen brought the pair in just a few months after the 2024-25 season ended.

Jasmyn Walker, Iowa’s other new assistant, is

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