DETROIT -- The Detroit women's basketball team had four highly-touted prospects sign a National Letter of Intent at the beginning of the early signing period in November and have now added a talented transfer in Ellisha Crosby to that class.

Crosby will enroll in Detroit next year, but will sit out the 2012-13 season and have two years of eligibility left after that.

“I am extremely excited to announce the addition of Ellisha Crosby to the UDM women's basketball team,” said head coach Autumn Rademacher. “Ellisha had an outstanding homeschool career up in Traverse City and I know that she can come to the University of Detroit Mercy and make an immediate impact on our program.”

The 5-9 forward was recently a member of Cornerstone University where she suited up as a freshman during the 2010-11 campaign. As a rookie, she was second on the team in rebounding (6.3) and blocks (0.5), third in steals (1.37) and assists (1.7) and fourth in scoring (9.2), while helping the Golden Eagles to a 22-10 record and a bid into the NAIA National Tournament. She was also named to the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) All-Newcomer Team.

She played in 30 games with 14 starts and shot 46% from the field and 32% from three. She tallied one double-double, 12 double-digit scoring games and two 20-point performances, including a career-high 25 points.

Prior to her collegiate career, Crosby was one of the most prolific players in Michigan prep history, while playing for the Traverse City Lady Bulldogs Basketball in the West Michigan Homeschool Athletic Association (WMHSAA). She started every game in her varsity career, tallying 2,668 points – an average of 22.2 points per game – 1,540 rebounds, 638 steals, 592 assists and 400 blocks, leading her team to four consecutive Michigan Homeschool State Championships. 

She amassed an amazing four quadruple-doubles, 13 triple-doubles and 79 double-doubles. She had 64 career games with 20+ points, 25 with 30+, four with 40+ with her prep high of 50.

During her time, the Lady Bulldogs posted a 104-16 record with a pair of 27 and 25 win seasons, and took home a Homeschool Regional title in 2010 and captured a second-place finish in 2009.

As a senior, she averaged 29.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 5.7 steals, 4.1 assists and 3.2 blocks per game and was tabbed a first team National Homeschool All-American. She was also a second team All-America as a junior and was a two-time finalist for the “Pete Maravich Award” – given to the Nation's top homeschool Player with Moriah Jefferson of Connecticut taking home the honor in 2010 and Taber Spani of Tennessee in 2009.

“She comes from a basketball family, has excellent core values, is highly intelligent both on the court and in the classroom, and she can flat out shoot the basketball. She also has the ability to handle it in the open floor, she is a great passer, she can penetrate, and she may have the deepest 3-point range I have seen. I love kids that can stroke it and the fact that she is from Traverse City is like putting the cherry on the top,” added Rademacher, an All-State player from Traverse City herself as a prep.

Other awards in her career include a back-to-back All-Region accolades, four All-State first team selections, four All-State All-Tournament honors and she was also a three-time Traverse City Record Eagle News' All-Region pick. She twice won the NHSBC Christian Character Award and was a four-time team MVP and captain.

If homeschool athletes were recognized by the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), Crosby would be in the top 20 in 23 Michigan records, including topping the career list in points in a season (875 in 2010), career rebounds (1540) and rebounds in a season (429 in 2008). Her 2,668 points would be second all-time – 64 points shy of the record – as would her 638 career steals.