It all started on a miniature hoop in the basement of a family home nestled in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pa., 27.1 miles outside the Steel City. Merely 10,000 people reside in the compact city burrowed in Pennsylvania’s Westmoreland County, just north of Interstate 76. The town is relatively small; a railroad line horizontally intersects the suburb.
There are pictures of Ciara Gregory during a time before she could remember, holding a basketball, playing with her older brother in the streets where she grew up. She played with all the boys in the YMCA league. The older, more experienced competition placed Gregory on the fast track to success.