Skylar Diggins
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Diggins at the 2014 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
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| No. 4 – Dallas Wings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | WNBA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 2, 1990 South Bend, Indiana |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 145 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Washington (South Bend, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2009–2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 2013 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Tulsa Shock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–present | Tulsa Shock / Dallas Wings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Skylar Kierra Diggins (born August 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted 3rd overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2013 WNBA draft. In high school, she was the National Gatorade Player of the Year, the Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year, and a McDonald's All-American. Diggins played point guard for Notre Dame, where she led Notre Dame 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, while leading her team to a record of 35-2.
Diggins attended Washington High School in South Bend, Indiana. Diggins was a four-year starter and three-year team captain at Washington High School, where the Panthers had a combined record of 102–7. In her freshman year, she averaged 20.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists. 3.6 steals, and 1.2 blocks. As a sophomore, she averaged 24.4 points, 4.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 4.7 steals. During her junior year she averaged a state-best 29.5 points, in addition to 7.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 3.9 steals, and 1.7 blocks. As a senior, she averaged a state-best 29 points per game, along with 6.3 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.2 blocked shots. She tallied fourteen 30-point games in 26 games played, and narrowly missed a rare quadruple-double in the '08–09 season opener vs. LaPorte, finishing with 28 points, 12 assists, 12 steals and nine rebounds. Diggins finished her career with 2,790 points, the third-highest girls' scoring total in Indiana history for an average of 25.9 points per game. She scored at least 700 points in each of her final three seasons, which ranks as three of the top 23 single-season scoring marks in state history. She holds school records in all major statistical categories with 620 rebounds, 601 assists, 475 steals and 161 blocks.
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