Arizona head coach Becky Burke at the Big 12 Womens Basketball Tournament during a first-round game against Arizona State. Mar. 4, 2026 in Kansas City, MO | Photo by Big 12 Confer ence/Denny MedleyArizona womens basketball head coach Becky Burke continues to fill out her staff as players prepare to arrive in Tucson for summer workouts. Move-in date for the players is set for this weekend. When they arrive, there will be a new performance enhancement coach. The program announced the hiring of Emily Meinert on Wednesday morning.Welcome to the Wildcat Family, Emily Meinert! : https://t.co/dax0yqpoCypic.twitter.com/UkEiav9YSW Arizona Basketball (@ArizonaWBB) June 10, 2026Meinert spent the last two seasons working with the New Mexico womens basketball team on strength and conditioning. Her experience working directly with womens basketball student-athletes, combined with her energy, passion and commitment to player development, makes her a tremendous addition to our staff, Burke was quoted in the programs press release.Meinert was a graduate assistant and assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Louisiana Monroe prior to joining the staff at New Mexico. She worked with womens basketball, softball, and mens and womens golf during her time at ULM. She simultaneously earned her masters degree in applied exercise science from the institution.Meinert played basketball for three years at Northern Illinois and two at Parkland College. At NIU, she also worked with the strength and conditioning staff assisting with daily operations and athlete development initiatives.