2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 21
Desiree Elmore
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Capital Prep
- Hometown:
- Hartford, Conn.
Bio
Freshman Season (2016-17)
Appeared in 24 games in her first season on campus ... Ranked second among Orange freshmen in scoring, averaging 2.3 points per game ... Notched six points against North Carolina (3/2) in the ACC Tournament second round ... Blocked two shots, a career high, against Wake Forest (2/23) ... Notched a career-high 15 points against Niagara (12/10) … Was an efficient 7-for-9 from the field against the Purple Eagles … Tallied four points and four boards against Central Connecticut State (12/4) ... Notched eight points and two steals against George Washington (11/25) at the Gulf Coast Showcase … Pulled down six boards, a personal best, at Stony Brook (11/18) … Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Rhode Island (11/11).
High School
Appeared in 24 games in her first season on campus ... Ranked second among Orange freshmen in scoring, averaging 2.3 points per game ... Notched six points against North Carolina (3/2) in the ACC Tournament second round ... Blocked two shots, a career high, against Wake Forest (2/23) ... Notched a career-high 15 points against Niagara (12/10) … Was an efficient 7-for-9 from the field against the Purple Eagles … Tallied four points and four boards against Central Connecticut State (12/4) ... Notched eight points and two steals against George Washington (11/25) at the Gulf Coast Showcase … Pulled down six boards, a personal best, at Stony Brook (11/18) … Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Rhode Island (11/11).
High School
A five-star recruit, ranked the No. 51 player in the Class of 2016 by espnW HoopGurlz … Syracuse’s first five-star recruit since Brianna Butler … Ranked the No. 13 guard in her class by espnW HoopGurlz … Participated in the 2014 United States U17 national team trials … 2016 McDonald’s All-America candidate … 2015-16 New Haven Register Connecticut Player of the Year … Four-time all-state honoree … Led Capital Prep to four consecutive state championship titles … In her four seasons, Capital Prep never lost to a team from the state of Connecticut … Her squad finished No. 1 in the New Haven Register state rankings all four seasons she played … Finished her scholastic career with school records in points (2,233), rebounds (1,318), steals (389), and blocks (267) … As a senior, averaged 26.7 points, 15.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 3.7 steals, and 3.5 blocked shots per contest … Played for the iExcel Walsh AAU program, which is one of the top-ranked AAU teams in the nation.
Personal
Personal
Desiree Jae-Nicole Elmore … Born June 1998 in Hartford, Conn. … Daughter of Tonish and Leon Elmore, Sr. … One brother and one sister … Majoring in communications and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
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