Senior send-off
Desiree Elmore and Jasmine Smith may not have started their college basketball careers as Pirates, but they enter their senior years with a chance to leave a lasting mark.
Elmore comes into this season on 702 career points for the Pirates—the 47th all-time in program history—and could become the 23rd member of the 1,000-point club by the end of it. She was immense for the Pirates in the paint last season, averaging 13 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. She closed out her junior year with a 26-point performance in a loss to DePaul—the eventual tournament champions—in the Big East Tournament semifinals.