Caitlin Clark Sits Courtside At Boyfriend's College Basketball Game Saturday
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Caitlin Clark's days of playing college basketball are over, but she's still a fan of the sport.
Clark has been spotted at a few different games since November, because she has loyalty to multiple programs. Of course, she's gone to watch her former teammates, the Iowa Hawkeyes, and will be in Iowa City on Feb. 2 when the school retires her jersey. On the men's side, she's also rooting heavily for the Butler Bulldogs.
Clark's boyfriend, former Iowa men's basketball player Connor McCaffery, is in his first year as an assistant at Butler. On Saturday, the Bulldogs hosted two-time defending national champion UConn, with Clark sitting courtside wearing a Butler hat.
Caitlin Clark is in the house supporting her boyfriend Connor McCaffery, an assistant coach with Butler. 🤍
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The Bulldogs battled, but ultimately fell to Huskies 78-74 to drop to 7-6 overall and 0-2 in the Big East.
It's been a banner month for Clark. Not only did Iowa announce when they will retire Clark's No. 22, but the all-time leading scorer in college basketball history was also named TIME Magazine's Athlete of the Year.
December capped off what was an incredible 2024 for Clark, who was also the WNBA Rookie of the Year after being the league's No. 1 pick and continued to massively boost the popularity of women's basketball.
"Personally, I'm just scratching the surface of what I can do and hopefully how I can change the world and impact people," Clark told TIME. "There's also been so many people that are not involved in women's sports, that are just in the workforce, or whatever they do, and they're just like, 'Thank you for what you do for women.' I've heard that a million times."
Though she was invited to play in the new Unrivaled women's 3-on-3 league, which begins next month in Miami, Clark declined the opportunity, at least this time around.
"I didn't rule out doing it in the future, but this year is just not the best for me," she said.
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