I spoke to Tom Morrissey of West Haven when I was in the office on Wednesday night and he informed me of a new addition to former UConn guard Mel Thomas' book signing tour.

On Dec. 19 Thomas will be at the Irish-American Community Center in East Haven beginning at 7:30 p.m. to sign copies of her book "Heart of the Husky."

It will be a busy few days for Thomas. On Dec. 18 she will make stops in Enfield and Waterford. She will have a signing at the UConn Co-Op on Dec. 19 before making her way down to East Haven. On Dec. 20, she will make a stop in Glastonbury before flying home to Cincinnati for appearances on Dec. 21 and 22.

Morrissey was telling me of his connections with the Waterford Wildcats, the pro team in Ireland Thomas is playing for with the hopes of drawing interest from WNBA teams. I'm sure it is a subject I will address further in the coming weeks.

Speaking of the pro basketball circuit in Europe, I couldn't help but notice that the leading scorer in the women's EuroLeague is former Duke star Sheana Moesch who is not listed on any of the current WNBA rosters. The 27-year-old Moesch, who plays for Basket Lattes Montpellier of Lattes, France, is averaging 19.8 points a game on 53.3 percent shooting, a 44.4 3-point percentage while hitting more than 90 percent of her free throws. Moesch had scored at least 20 points six times in nine games including 21 points against Russia powerhouse Spartak Moscow Region which features WNBA stars Lauren Jackson, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird and Sylvia Fowles. At the press conference following his team's elimination from the WNBA playoffs, Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault said that adding a light's out shooter would be high on the team's list of priorities. I'm sure Moesch will have multiple suitors from the WNBA and knowing Thibault's impressive track record when it comes to scouting talent overseas, I'm sure he has been well aware of Moesch's scoring onslaught well before I was. It should be noted at Moesch is actually tied for the league lead in scoring with forward Anna Vajda of Hungary's Mizo Pecs.

It should be noted that 2008 first-round picks Essence Carson, Crystal Langhorne and Laura Harper are currently ranked third, fifth and sixth respectively in the scoring race. The Connecticut Sun's Lindsay Whalen (ZVVZ USK Prague) and Kerri Gardin (Jolly JBS Sibenik) are ranked 18th and 20th.

Here's a breakdown of former UConn and current Connecticut Sun players in the EuroLeague

UCONN GRADS
Svetlana Abrosimova (UMMC Ekaterinburg) 6.3 points per game
Sue Bird (Spartak Moscow Region) 10.3 points, 6.1 assists, 2.3 steals
Swin Cash (ZVVK USK Prague) 9.8 points, 5 rebounds, 1.4 steals
Asjha Jones (UMMC Ekaterinburg) 10.8 points, 5.1 rebounds
Diana Taurasi (Spartak Moscow Region) 16.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists

CT SUN PLAYERS
Svetlana Abrosimova (UMMC Ekaterinburg) 6.3 points per game
Kerri Gardin (Jolly JBS Sibenik) 14.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.3 steals
Sandrine Gruda (UMMC Ekaterinburg) 13.3 points, 5.4 rebounds
Amber Holt (MKB Euroleasing Sopron) 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2 steals
Asjha Jones (UMMC Ekaterinburg) 10.8 points, 5.1 rebounds
Evanthia Maltsi (ZVVK USK Prague) 14 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.4 steals
Lindsay Whalen (ZVVK USK Prague) 14.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.9 steals
Tamika Whitmore (Gambrinus) 10.6 points, 3.6 rebounds

It should be noted that we are in the midst of the two-week period where WNBA teams can send qualifying offers to their players who are not under contract. Gardin and Maltsi fall into this category along with Barbara Turner, Danielle Page and last year's third-round pick Lauren Ervin. Abrosimova and Tamika Raymond are unrestricted free agents while Jamie Carey is a restricted free agent. Gruda, Holt, Jones, Erin Phillips, Ketia Swanier, Whalen and Whitmore are all under contract.

As a footnote: Swanier (Utex Row Rybnik, Poland), Turner (Tarsus, Turkey), Danielle Page (Dunav Econt Rousse, Bulgaria) and Erin Phillips (Ramat Hasharon, Israel) are also playing overseas.

Beginning on Monday WNBA teams can begin talking to free agents but can't sign players until Jan. 5. It will the intriguing to see what happens in the player movement department in the next month or so.