Stephanie Douglas turns into the new day in age Harriet the Spy in this gripping, illuminating  and provocative account of her athletic journey from middle school, high school, college, to the pro’s and then to DESTINY.
 
During middle school and high school in Detroit, Michigan, Stephanie Douglas was a highly sought after basketball player. In a city rich with basketball history, the alluring guard was courted by top colleges, earned Nike and Street & Smith All American accolades, and was featured in USA Today as one of the top players in the United States.
 
Douglas’ youthful legend concealed a darker side, and her dream to play professional basketball soon became a nightmare of a chaotic college career (capped by multiple transfers and limited playing time). Spoon fed with the idea that professional basketball was not an option, Douglas then defeated the odds and landed a contract to play professionally in Europe (Germany and Spain). Additionally, when the World’s Famous Harlem Globetrotter’s signed her to become a female dribbler is when she realized every Detroit kid’s dream.
 
But off the court, Douglas was spiraling down and out. Heartbroken by unexpected injuries, encounters with unproductive agents, negative people, coaches and corrupt organizations, Stephanie began to question God. Gracefully, the answers spiritually given, led her into finding her destiny.
 
Open Gem is an excellent, comprehensive guide that provides players, parents, and coaches best practices in efforts to help navigate healthy basketball journeys for ALL!
 
Dramatic, RAW, brutally honest, and affecting, Open Gem is harrowing in Stephanie Douglas’ descent, and heartening in her arrival to destiny.