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Former Notre Dame star Skylar Diggins-Smith has been named to the WNBA All-Star game.

NOTRE DAME —  Skylar Diggins a four-time All-America selection at Notre Dame from 2009-13 and holder of more than 30 program records, has been selected as a starter for the Western Conference in the 2015 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star Game, the league announced Tuesday night. This year’s WNBA All-Star Game will be played at …read more.

TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa Shock guard Skylar Diggins will miss the remainder of the 2015 WNBA season due to tearing her right Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). She will undergo ACL reconstructive surgery, but a date for the procedure has not been set at the time of this release. “I’m focused on getting healthy and stepping …read more.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Skylar Diggins, a four-time All-America selection at Notre Dame from 2009-13 and holder of more than 30 program records, has been selected as a starter for the Western Conference in the 2014 Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star Game, the league announced Tuesday night. This year’s WNBA All-Star Game will be played …read more.

McBride, Diggins Selected

January 13, 2014

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Notre Dame senior All-America guard Kayla McBride (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) and former Fighting Irish All-America guard Skylar Diggins (’13) are among 33 players who have been named to the 2014-16 USA Basketball Women’s National Team pool, from which the 2014 USA World Championship Team and (if the U.S. qualifies), the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team will …read more.

SOUTH BEND – Blessed. That’s the word that Skylar Diggins chose to use on numerous occasions as she was honored at Notre Dame on Saturday. It’s also an appropriate word that everyone who is fortunate to know the classy young lady with the million dollar smile and immense hoops skill set   could use too. …read more.

Irish Set To Honor Diggins

November 12, 2013

SOUTH BEND – Skylar Diggins raised the bar as a hometown hoops hero here. The University of Notre Dame, on Saturday, will appropriately enough in turn raise Diggins’ No. 4 jersey into its Ring of Honor. Diggins, a former superstar at South Bend Washington High School, will become just the fifth Irish player inducted into …read more.

Skylar Diggins has played her fair share of games in Indianapolis throughout her brilliant basketball career. She will play her first hoops contest though as a professional in the Circle City come Friday night. Diggins will return to the Hoosier State to lead her Tulsa Shock versus the Indiana Fever in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Tip-off …read more.

      It’s safe to say that Skylar Diggins had a pretty good day on Tuesday. The South Bend native and Notre Dame basketball star first was named to the Associated Press All-American team for the second straight year. Diggins then went out and scored a game-high 24 points to lead her No. 2 …read more.

Diggins A True Winner

March 5, 2013

SOUTH BEND – Skylar Diggins walked out of Purcell Pavilion late Monday night into the cold Indiana winter air as a winner. Just exactly the way she should have. The Notre Dame superstar and hometown hero had just finished warming the hearts of about 9,149 of her closest friends in a raucous, sold-out arena. Diggins …read more.

SOUTH BEND – A marquee matchup showcasing two of the top women’s basketball teams in the country was supposed to be the headliner Wednesday night in the Purcell Pavilion. A surprise appearance by Lil Wayne ended up stealing the show though in the early-season showdown on national powers. The famed rapper looked on from the …read more.

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