Paige Crozon is in Saskatoon this week after making her Olympic debut in Paris. The 3x3 basketball star brought back inspiration for some young athletes.
At a community camp on Aug. 15, the impact of Crozon's guidance was palpable. The young athletes were excited to be around an Olympian and three-time World Champion on the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series circuit.
The camp was organized by Jumpthruhoops, a youth development group that works to break barriers to accessing basketball. Crozon said she was excited to give back to the community that has supported her.
She said she faced her share of barriers growing up in Humboldt, Sask. "I grew up in a town of 5,000 and went on to earn a scholarship playing basketball, and then played professionally, and then I became a single parent to my five-year-old daughter, Poppy," Paige said. "I wasn't able to return to 5-on-5 professionally because of the family that I had.