Kelsey Plum’s path to the Pac-12 all-time scoring record started three years ago at Saint Mary’s.
It was the first game for her and Washington women’s basketball coach Mike Neighbors, who convinced the Poway, Calif., native that she and the Huskies could mutually benefit from a collaboration in which she became the centerpiece of the program.
That game and Plum’s rapid ascent to the top of the conference’s career scoring list began with a play called “Twirl Side,” which was designed to get her an open three-pointer in the corner.
To no one’s surprise, Plum made her first basket.