Skylar Diggins

ABOUT SKYLAR DIGGINS

Notre Dame women's basketball star point guard who was selected third overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2013 WNBA Draft. She was an All-American each of her four years at Notre Dame, setting school records for career points, steals, and double-figure scoring games.

As a four-year starter at Washington High School in Indiana, she led her team to a record of 102-7 while winning the 2007 state championship. She was named Indiana's Miss Basketball in 2009.

She signed with Jay-Z 's Roc Nation Sports in 2013, joining the likes of NFL wide receiver Victor Cruz and MLB second baseman Robinson Cano .

She was born in South Bend, Indiana to Tige Diggins and Renee Scott. She has brothers named Tige, Destyn, and Maurice, as well as a sister named Hanneaf. In May 2017, she married longtime love Daniel Smith. They announced they were expecting their first child together in October 2018. They had a son named Seven in 2019 and a daughter in 2023. In November 2024, she filed for divorced from Smith.

She was drafted into the WNBA the same year as Brittney Griner , two picks after.