There were no videos of fans lined up for city blocks waiting to enter college basketball arenas hours before tipoff this week. No fans cramming into walkways, hanging over tunnels begging for autographs from the brightest, most well-known star in college basketball.
That’s because the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team had the week off waiting for Selection Sunday after winning their third consecutive Big Ten tournament championship.
Caitlin Clark, the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer, is not only the face of Iowa basketball and both the men’s and women’s tournaments this year.