Caitlin Clark is Saving Women’s Basketball
How Clark’s Phenomenal Play has Revolutionized the NCCAWB
The NCAAWB has been at an all time recently, with Caitlin Clark being the star of the show. She is an amazing player who can score from all facets of the game, especially from behind the three point line. Despite Iowa’s loss in the championship, it was still in an exciting fashion with Clark dropping 30 points with 8 threes. Additionally, Clark also broke the women’s record for most points in the postseason for the NCAA. All of this has brought many new viewers to women’s basketball and may revive the sport.
A common comparison for Caitlin Clark has been Stephen Curry, due to the volume and efficiency of three point shots both make. While it might be too far to compare her to an NBA all-time great, their stats in the tournament have been similar. Curry averaged 28.6 points in his junior year, while Clark has averaged 27.7. Furthermore, Curry was making 3.8 threes per game on 38.7% efficiency, while Clark has also been making 3.6 threes per game on 38.7% shooting.
The sport has not just been revolutionized by Clark, but the viewership has also expanded substantially. In Iowa’s game against Louisville, in the elite eight, the number of viewers was at 2.3 million at one point, which has been higher than any NBA regular season game thus far. And that was only the elite eight, imagine the amount of viewers that the final four and championship game had!
We will have to wait one more year for Clark to be eligible to be drafted into the WNBA, and who knows how great she could be. In the meantime, we will get to watch one more amazing season for her at Iowa and see her breakout more and more records.
Caitlin Clark has been phenomenal! What do you think of her play and have you been watching the tournament? Let me know in the comments below.
