Story Links Elon, NC – Charlotte Smith, head coach of Elon University women’s basketball, has announced that 2017 Elon graduate Essence Baucom will join the workforce as an assistant coach. As a two-time team captain, Baucom competed for Phoenix from 2014-17 and spent the past season as an assistant coach at Furman. “We’re excited to have one of our very own on the Elon Women’s Basketball team,” said head coach Charlotte Smith. “Essence was instrumental in building a championship program here at Elon as a player. She had a tireless work ethic and I am confident that she will instill the same mentality in our players.” In their only season with Furman, Baucom helped the Paladins set an 11-14 record that included a 9-1 mark at home. Prior to that, she spent two seasons as a research assistant at NC State and earned her Masters degree. At NC State, she helped the Wolfpack to a 28-4 record and the program’s first ACC tournament championship since 1991. She worked with the NC State guards, matchmaking and training preparation. Prior to joining NC State, Baucom was an assistant coach at Lakeside High School in Atlanta, Georgia. She also spent some time as a facility and sporting event / summer camp coordinator at Elon. Baucom started 93 of their 96 career games in Marron and Gold and ended their Elon career with 382 assists, placing them seventh on Elon’s best list of all time. Her assists per game average of 4.0 ranks third in program history. As a senior, she was named to the CAA All-Tournament Team after scoring 16 points in a 78-60 win over James Madison in the CAA championship game. The Phoenix finished the season on a 27-7 record and received an 11-seed in the 2017 NCAA tournament, the program’s first application. Baucom also played an important role in the Elon WNIT loungers in 2015 and 2016. Baucom has two Bachelor degrees from Elon: Sports and Event Management and Marketing with a minor in Business Administration. She also earned her Masters in Liberal Studies from NC State in May 2020.
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