Skylar Diggins and producer Crystal McCrary are the figureheads behind a new documentary set to air on Nickelodeon in two months that chronicles a pre-teen girls AAU basketball team.
The series, titled “Little Ballers Indiana” will feature six members of the Sky Digg Ballers 11-12 year old team that is coached by Diggins’ stepfather.
It reminded me a lot of when we were young and coming up. It was fun seeing it come full-circle. I’ve been in their shoes, not too many years ago.
–Skylar Diggins
One of the areas that stuck out for her was the ability to see the process young kids go through.
You never really see when the kids are growing up; the process.
–Skylar Diggins
The idea to do something for the girls team came up when a similar documentary aired on Nick that highlighted boys youth basketball. Diggins felt that given how big basketball is in Indiana that it can be a springboard for the project.
Everybody knows about Hoosier Hysteria. There are girls from my hometown that love the game. Crystal took an idea and brought it to life. She’s amazing.
By: Akiem Bailum (@AkiemBailum on Twitter, Instagram)
