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Caitlin Clark Goes No. 1 In WNBA Draft, Ensuring Lots Of Indiana Fever Games On National TV This Year
Caitlin Clark, who helped grow women's basketball with her record-breaking college career at Iowa, was the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft.
Caitlin Clark, who helped grow the popularity of women’s basketball with her record-breaking college career at the University of Iowa, was the most no-brainer pick of the WNBA Draft on Monday, going No. Clark led Iowa to back-to-back NCAA women’s national championship games, most recently earlier this month when the Hawkeyes lost to undefeated South Carolina in the title game, a matchup that drew more viewers than the men’s finale for the first time ever and drew 18.7 million viewers. Clark’s popularity has boosted her own profile as well, with commercials for State Farm peppering this year’s Women’s NCAA Tournament coverage.
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