The Athletic: Stephen F. Austin and the journey to secure an NCAA bid

As Gavin Kensmil worked his way toward a breakthrough of a basketball season, he occasionally spied the video crew on his junior college campus. They showed up at a few of his games. That was kind of cool, although Kensmil also knew they weren’t there for him. They were there to film his cheerleading team, which Kensmil found interesting. He’d met some of the subjects of the future documentary, remembered them from the second summer session, and they seemed nice enough.