Caitlin Clark: Women’s sports have a new hero as the basketball phenomenon goes global with a spectacular college career.
Caitlin Clark became the all-time leading scorer in men’s and women’s NCAA college basketball, attracting record crowds to Iowa Hawkeyes games.
Is this just the beginning of this new sporting phenomenon after being picked first overall by the Indiana Fever in the WNBA?Caitlin Clark. The name should register with you, although you may not fully understand why.
Basketball, particularly women’s collegiate basketball, is not as popular on this side of the Atlantic as it is in the United States. However, Clark’s name has surpassed those bounds in recent months as a result of her unrivaled talent on the court and meteoric rise domestically.
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Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever’s first pick in the WNBA draft, says the prospect of playing with the finest players in the world makes her eyes light up.
Talent that prompted the Indiana Fever to select her with the first pick in the WNBA Draft, that has Nike willing to pay $28 million for an eight-year relationship, and that saw a record 18.9 million television viewers watch her final college appearance for Iowa in the National Championship game.
In preparation for her debut season, average ticket prices to The Fever increased from $60 last year to almost $300.
And this could be just the beginning. Clark’s impact on women’s basketball and women’s sports in general might be seismic.
