The NCAA's all-time leading scorer was drafted by the Indiana Fever with the number one pick
Caitlin Clark, n University of Iowa shooting guard who helped spark an explosion in NCAA women's basketball and pass Pete Maravich as the NCAA's all-time leading scorer, was selected as the top pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday. .
Clark will join last year's Number One pick, power forward Aliyah Boston, at Indiana. “Obviously, playing with Aliyah lights up your eyes as a point guard.” he said Clark during the 2024 WNBA draft. “I can't imagine a better place.”
A registration 18.7 million people tuned into the South Carolina-Iowa women's NCAA title game last week, according to ESPN. It was the most-watched basketball game since 2019, when the men's NCAA title game between Virginia and Texas Tech drew 19.6 million on CBS.
Although Clark has yet to play her first major league game, her impact on the WNBA is already being felt. The fever confirmed a “spike” in ticket interest, according to ESPN, which also noted that the team had gone on sale for one game before Monday. According to the report, Vivid Seats reported that the team's regular season opener, a road game against the Connecticut Sun on May 14, saw ticket prices increase 91 percent after Clark declared for the draft. meanwhile, the Fever on May 16 opens house against him Freedom of New York saw a reported 50 percent price increase.
Clark, LSU's Angel Reese, Stanford's Cameron Brink and other stars in women's college basketball are expected to herald a new era in the WNBA, which has seen record viewership in 2023.
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