During the Cathedral scene, when Kathy comes in late and passes the recruiting poster down the row, all the nuns passing the poster are members of the 1972 Immaculata Championship team.
Kathy and Ed Rush make cameo appearances. Kathy as the bank teller and Ed as the supporter who "forgets" to take his lotion after donating.
Early in the film, when the girls are in the library talking about joining the basketball team, one girl explains that her boyfriend gave her his letter jacket and she shows the others. It says "O'Hara" on the back. Writer/Director Tim Chambers graduated from Cardinal O'Hara high school in Springfield, Delaware County, PA.
The film is based on the real-life story of Cathy Rush and the Immaculata College women's basketball team, which won three consecutive national championships in the early 1970s despite being from a small school with limited resources.
Filming took place in and around Philadelphia, including at Immaculata College and West Chester University. Although filmed in 2007, the movie faced distribution challenges and wasn't released until 2011.