Despite having graduated back in early May, the five seniors of the Michigan womens basketball team cant help but stay away from the arena they called home for the last four years.

Since the Wolverines season ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the five newest Michigan womens basketball alumni are well on their way in the real world.

As much as these kids have graduated, we will forever be their families, so they definitely come back as much as possible and they love Michigan and they love Ann Arbor, said Michigan Barnes Arico. This is kind of like home for them, so they dont want to leave.

But not everyone comes back frequently.

While her time as a Wolverine is over, former center/forward Rachel Sheffer is changing her maize and blue basketball jersey in for a brown and gold volleyball one.

Rachel Sheffer is probably the only one I havent seen that much of and I think thats because shes training, Barnes Arico said. Shes going to be playing volleyball this fall for Western Michigan, so shes still staying in shape, the shape of a college athlete.

Sheffer has a fifth year of eligibility and will attend graduate school at Western Michigan. NCAA rules allow athletes a fifth year of amateur status if they are pursuing a different sport.

Sheffer is not new to volleyball, having played in high school at Watervliet High School in Watervliet, Mich., where she was a two-time First Team All-State performer in 2007 and 2008. She also was a three-time First Team All-Conference honoree (2006-2008) and a three-time member of the All-Region team.

The other four former players, forwards Kate Thompson, Nya Jordan and Sam Arnold and guard Jenny Ryan, have taken different paths, but are no longer involved in college athletics.

Kate Thompson is always popping her head in here, Barnes Arico said. Shes working our mens camp right now (and) she looks skinnier then ever if thats possible. I dont think shes picked up her weight since her career ended so she looks rather thin, but she finished her physics class, has graduated and has been studying when shes not working camps or stopping by the office.

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