2013
Selected 3rd overall by Tulsa Shock in WNBA Draft
Skylar Diggins
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Professional Basketball Player
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WNBA Comeback Player of the Year and five-time All-Star guard.
Essentials
- Full name
- Skylar Diggins
- Years active
- 2013–Present
- Position
- Point guard
- Nationality
- American
- Hometown
- South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
- College
- Notre Dame (2009–2013)
- Agent
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Essentials
- Full name
- Skylar Diggins
- Years active
- 2013–Present
- Position
- Point guard
- Nationality
- American
- Hometown
- South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
- College
- Notre Dame (2009–2013)
- Agent
- {{agent name}}
skylar's story
Skylar Kierra Diggins (born August 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Lunar Owls of Unrivaled. Diggins was drafted third overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2013 WNBA draft.
In high school, she was the National Gatorade Player of the Year and the Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year. She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and led the team to three consecutive Final Fours and two consecutive NCAA championship appearances.
She finished her Notre Dame career ranked first in points and steals, second in assists, and as a two-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation.
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Awards/Honors
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2020WNBA Comeback Player of the Year
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espn.com
Diggins becomes a WNBA star in Tulsa
ESPN detailed the breakout season that turned Diggins into an All-Star and the league's Most Improved Player.
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