“I’m focusing on France right now, and seeing what happens, and Italy will probably be the next option,” Peljto said. “France is my number one option.”

Last summer, the Crimson basketball team made a trip to France to play against various European teams. Peljto said she got a good feel for European game, and met coaches, a few agents and some people connected to the league.

“They haven’t really helped me in my search, but I’ll be excited to have people I know around next year,” she said. “I’ve kept in contact with them.”

Born in Bosnia, Peljto has in a sense been playing overseas her entire high school and collegiate career.

“I’ve been looking forward to going back to Europe for a long time, especially to be closer to home,” she said.

Peljto said she decided against playing at home in Bosnia, because the league has not really developed.

The fact that she still carries a Bosnian passport will also help her in the pursuit of an elite team, since most European leagues limit their teams to two Americans per roster.

Another prominent Harvard alum playing in France is Allison Feaster ’98, who plays for U.S. Valenciennes Olympic—a French league team that just recently won the EuroLeague Championship. At the conclusion of each country’s tournament, the top teams across the continent are invited to the EuroLeague Tournament. After scoring 22 points in the championship game, Feaster was named to the tournament All-Star Five.

Feaster also plays for the Charlotte Sting of the WNBA, and Peljto said she hopes that she will improve her game enough to have a better chance at joining Feaster.

She will spend her time adjusting to a new position, moving from the four, a forward position, to the three, a guard spot.

Thus far in her career, the 6’2 Peljto hasn’t had much of an opportunity at guard, and she will look to play more facing the basket, improve her passing and become more comfortable around the perimeter.

Depending on the team and league that signs her, she will be leaving anywhere from early August to September.

But for now, Peljto, like the rest of the class of 2004, has one focus—enjoying senior spring.

She is still lifting and running, but is relaxing and not playing much basketball.

“It’s kind of weird to take time off after not being able to for so long,” she said. “But I’m just enjoying it right now, and I’ll get back to work definitely this summer.”

—Staff writer J. Patrick Coyne can be reached at coyne@fas.harvard.edu.