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| Caitlin Clark selected No 1 by Indiana Fever in WNBA draft | Caitlin Clark selected No 1 by Indiana Fever in WNBA draft |
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| Caitlin Clark talks of her excitement at being picked by Indiana Fever in the WNBA draft | Caitlin Clark talks of her excitement at being picked by Indiana Fever in the WNBA draft |
| Caitlin Clark talks of her excitement at being picked by Indiana Fever in the WNBA draft | Caitlin Clark talks of her excitement at being picked by Indiana Fever in the WNBA draft |
| Women's college basketball superstar Caitlin Clark has been drafted into the professional league as the first overall pick by the Indiana Fever. | Women's college basketball superstar Caitlin Clark has been drafted into the professional league as the first overall pick by the Indiana Fever. |
| "I can't wait," said Clark, 22, who had been expected to be first off the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft board. | "I can't wait," said Clark, 22, who had been expected to be first off the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft board. |
| She is considered one of the greatest collegiate players of all time. | She is considered one of the greatest collegiate players of all time. |
| Athletes from colleges across the US were also looking for their shot to go pro during the annual WNBA draft. | Athletes from colleges across the US were also looking for their shot to go pro during the annual WNBA draft. |
| Clark is the all-time leading scorer across men's and women's college basketball, racking up the most three-point shots ever in a single season - a record previously held by professional player Steph Curry. | Clark is the all-time leading scorer across men's and women's college basketball, racking up the most three-point shots ever in a single season - a record previously held by professional player Steph Curry. |
| "I'm excited," the former Iowa Hawkeyes sensation said at a news conference after Monday's announcement. | "I'm excited," the former Iowa Hawkeyes sensation said at a news conference after Monday's announcement. |
| "This is the most competitive league in the entire world, less than 144 spots. So you better bring it every single night." | "This is the most competitive league in the entire world, less than 144 spots. So you better bring it every single night." |
| Clark said in an interview with ESPN: "I dreamed of this moment since I was in second grade, and it's taken a lot of hard work, a lot of ups and downs." | Clark said in an interview with ESPN: "I dreamed of this moment since I was in second grade, and it's taken a lot of hard work, a lot of ups and downs." |
| She entered the WNBA draft after concluding her final season as a senior at Iowa University. | She entered the WNBA draft after concluding her final season as a senior at Iowa University. |
| In her final game, Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks on the sport's biggest stage - the women's NCAA tournament championship. | In her final game, Clark's Iowa Hawkeyes lost to the South Carolina Gamecocks on the sport's biggest stage - the women's NCAA tournament championship. |
| The game was one of the most viewed ever in college basketball - men's or women's - with 24 million tuning in. Tickets were sold for as high as $11,000 (£8,850). | The game was one of the most viewed ever in college basketball - men's or women's - with 24 million tuning in. Tickets were sold for as high as $11,000 (£8,850). |
| Many attribute the swell in interest in women's college basketball to Clark. Her influence on the game has been dubbed the Caitlin Clark Effect. | Many attribute the swell in interest in women's college basketball to Clark. Her influence on the game has been dubbed the Caitlin Clark Effect. |
| WNBA draft watchers were also looking out on Monday for the University of South Carolina's Kamilla Cardoso, who was drafted third by the Chicago Sky; and Louisiana State University's Angel Reese, who was also drafted by Chicago as seventh pick. | |
| Jenny Nguyen, owner of the Sports Bra, a bar in Oregon that shows only women's sports, told the BBC: "I've been watching women's basketball for decades. | |
| "It feels like everyone else is just catching up... it's about damn time." | "It feels like everyone else is just catching up... it's about damn time." |
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