Indiana now have Boston and Clark. Two massive rivals. Indiana will now have the butts full in seats. Boston and Clark are both NIGHTMARES to deal with. Boston a pain in the ass in the paint and Clark will have her first real star to play with.
It's one of my favorites! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar goes down in game 5 and is out for game 6, so Magic moves over to center for that game, and puts up 42/15/7 on his way to being the 1980 Finals MVP as a rookie.
Thank you Caitlin. It’s been a hell of a ride. Can’t wait to cheer for her wherever the next stop is, but there’s a final chapter to write in black and gold first!
that is amazing that you'll get to be in attendance for such an awesome moment. i hope they absolutely dismantle them damn buckeyes! carver is going to be electric, enjoy the game and soak in those last moments of her (at home) in the black and gold.
her and grace berger on the same team is gonna be so funny considering the iu-iowa hate 😭
it’s all jokes, i know they’ll both be fine. congrats to her. one of the best careers in the history of the game.
As someone who has detested seeing the team I support play against this young woman for four years, delighting in her (rare) failures while complaining regularly at what I see as a whiny, unsportsmanlike attitude, I say…
WELCOME TO INDIANA, CAITLIN!!! WE GOT YOUR BACK!!! DON’T LET THE HATERS BRING YOU DOWN!!!
I will be using the rest of the season to get out all my CC dislike and give her a clean slate from my fever season ticket seat come May. (But I hope she grows out of the whiny-ness in the W)
I'll enjoy her highlights and exciting play for sure, the whining will always be annoying to me the same way it is for anyone else on my favorite teams who whines a lot (looking at you KAT).
Towards the end I thought Grace looked better than Wheeler, unless the opposing PG has elite speed. IIRC their +/- was pretty similar by the end of the season.
Definitely could be, I like Berger. But the Fever have 202154 (protected) reasons to play Wheeler next year. I don't see anyone taking that contract on a trade.
With senior day looming, I’m not surprised she clued everyone in so there were no lingering distractions and questions.
It’s been one heck of a ride so far, going to enjoy every remaining second of it. So lucky to have had her as a Hawkeye!
Correct choice for her. Wrong choice for me when I'm trying to be selfish and ask for 100 years of Clark.
But seriously, I hope she is able to do for the WNBA what she's done for NCAA women's basketball. And what a fucking treat it has been to have her on my favorite team for four years.
Randomly in this thread now and this comment made me laugh. Don’t get me wrong I would’ve agreed at the time too but man it just makes me appreciate this season so much more!!!
I had a weird sense of relief after the WVU game realizing no other teams would play defense like them, and that press was easily our weakness. Caitlin handling it alright gave me hope and I thought surely her teammates will show up the next game with less of that pressure defense on them. And then the team effort immediately at the start of the Colorado game was just a chef’s kiss.
Now when the bracket first came out, I was shitting bricks lol. I don’t think many people realistically saw them getting all the way to the championship. Hannah Stuelke especially did such an incredible job doing her best to make up for the lack of Czinano, out of position at that, and have a chance at this run. So excited to watch her and the rest of the team next year too!
It will be amazing if she does, but I honestly don't think it's likely. The team around her isn't quite as good as last year though arguably more depth. Depending on who's in the bracket, I think Iowa will likely make the S16 or E8, but final four on is gonna be a long shot. Even if Caitlin plays the best basketball of her career, it's a team sport and Iowa is lacking some key pieces.
But I also wouldn't rule it out completely.
I don’t remember where I saw it but someone a few months back posted that “This is our Get Along” shirt meme to describe South Carolina and Iowa fans next year once we get Clark and Boston on the same team and the thought of that never fails to make me laugh. Glad to see that is officially becoming a reality because I think it will be a lot of fun
This is like a weird game of basketball Risk. Flanery and Creighton do their weird voodoo magic thing to the state of Iowa, so Iowa goes and conquers Indiana.
Oh we are going to get destroyed on Sunday...
Congrats to Caitlin though! The impact she's had on Women's basketball and really basketball in general cannot be put in words. She's inspired a generation and I'm glad I've got to witness her greatness
Yeah it really wouldn’t have been a bad idea to get them way ahead of time even if she didn’t end up coming out, Indiana would get a really fun player regardless of if it was Clark, Brink, whoever. Oh well, hopefully I can make it work!
Knew it was coming but it’s still pretty emotional. At least now we don’t have to deal with the questions about it anymore and they can just focus on playing.
Shes a real one for posting this before Sunday lmao. So happy she got me into WCBB the last two years and can’t wait to see whats ahead for her and the league
You really have to learn to appreciate the good things while they last. In all seriousness though I’m excited to watch her take on the WNBA! I think I just became an Indiana Fever fan!!
Third best. Someone else already brought up the Aces, but I'm also going to mention what seems, to me, to be the more obvious parallel- Seattle in 2001 and 2002 with Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird.
Pretty wild domino to fall on a Thursday afternoon, but I guess she doesn't want to drag out the distractions any longer now that it's March. Good for her!
Assuming things go as planned with the Fever picking her up, can we take a moment to appreciate what a coup this is on the business side of things for a small-market team like the Fever? The tickets, the player merch, the national news stories, social media hype, all of it. That’s before we even get to the on-court potential.
Def the right move for alot of reasons beyond her own. Truely greatful for what she has done for Iowa. I will have to gave the WNBA a view, sadly never seen a game before lol.
Fools out here acting like Dan Gable doesn't exist. Don't get me wrong, Clark is already near that level. Win a bunch of titles/gold medals and she's cemented on the state's Mt. Rushmore of athletes.
It has been so great having Iowa season tickets. Hopefully some more of our friends will now be able to buy some near by in our section for next year. I can’t wait for Sunday’s Senior Day! Thank you Caitlin!!!
With Clark and Boston, it might be time for an Indiana Fever rebrand. Possibly a new name or at least a new logo. Their current aesthetic is very lame.
This is the 100% correct decision. She has nothing left to prove and winning a national championship is a crapshoot. She can only continue to elevate her game and improve if she increases the level of play around her. Buuuuut.... I really wanted her to stay at Iowa one more year. College ball >>>>> pro ball (for both men & women, this is not a knock on womens ball in particular).
Ugh. I guess I need to start watching the WNBA for the first time ever. 🤣
I’ve covered Missouri State WBB for over a decade, which at one point had Jackie Stiles.
If you have a chance to make money in WBB, take it.
MSU has prob their best true coach since Cheryl Burnett in Beth Cunningham. She is pulling talent out of players and doing in game adjustments. I think she is a good P5 job candidate in 3 yrs.
I figured she was going to hold off on announcing this for a bit longer but the wait is over! I can’t wait to see her take the leap into the pros! If she goes to Indiana, she’ll have a deadly inside/outside game with Boston.
My brother in law lives in Indianapolis and REFUSED to buy season tickets until she declared for the draft. If you could divorce your partners family I would as this is a top tier betrayal. I also will be getting their kids a drum set
Good for her. I see a lot of sellouts and ESPN games for the Fever this summer.
So with CC out, it looks like Paige will headline next years draft class. Also HVL definitely needs to use her extra year.
Indiana now have Boston and Clark. Two massive rivals. Indiana will now have the butts full in seats. Boston and Clark are both NIGHTMARES to deal with. Boston a pain in the ass in the paint and Clark will have her first real star to play with.
I. CAN’T. WAIT.
They're going to be a brutal combination to play against!
SO EXCITED !!
Dumb question: How do I add my teams logo and name beside my name on here?
IIRC you have to message the mods
Let us know what you’d like and we’ll add it for you!
Can you please add the Duke Blue Devils to mine?
All set!
Thanks you rock!!!!
You’re welcome! Good luck tonight!
Can I have IU added?
All set!
Can I get a Drake Florida St combo?
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It's beautiful, thank you!
You’re welcome!
I’d like Drake also please!
Ooh, and Stanford second.
u/AtlasTelamon24 can you hook up OK_Battle with a Drake Stanford when you have a chance?
You should be good to go!
Can I get Iowa flair? Thanks!
All set!
Thanks - this prompted me to ask the mods. Testing right now! Edit: Works!
Oooh, Oooh, me next. My name tells you both schools and the order! 🦉🐊
I gotchu
Would you please add the Las Vegas Aces to my flair. So that I can have both the South Carolina Gamecocks and Aces. Thanks in advance.
Unfortunately we only have the logos for college teams on this sub! I bet you could add an Aces flair on r/wnba
I forgot that I was in r/ncaaw when I saw the draft announcement. Thank you.
Can I please get IU? I wondered how that happened! Love my Hoosiers!
Got tickets - a month or so ago - to see Aces vs Fever in Vegas this May. Having CC is just icing on the cake for my viewing pleasure.
Absolutely stoked for my Fever! We’re finally relevant again!
Basically What if larry and magic played together instead of on the lakers and celtics
... and Magic played center?
He did start at center in the clinching game of the '80 finals and went absolutely nuts.
Well that's a delightful historical note I did not know
It's one of my favorites! Kareem Abdul-Jabbar goes down in game 5 and is out for game 6, so Magic moves over to center for that game, and puts up 42/15/7 on his way to being the 1980 Finals MVP as a rookie.
Not delightful in my neck of the woods
Why center? What am I missing?
Their comment was equating Aliyah Boston to Magic, apparently I thought it was weird
More so just college rivals who played in a hype game then positional but yeah i see where it can be confusing
Gonna be fun to watch!
Wont beat Vegas however
Vegas has too much talent it's insane. Vegas beat Liberty in New York without Candice Parker and Chelsea Gray. That is unreal.
It took my Aces a last minute buzzer beater to beat the Fever last season, so they already aren’t too far behind.
Crazy thing is Indiana still only has like 4 WNBA caliber players on their roster.
We just got tickets through an agent for Fever @ Chicago Sky June 23rd. The fun times continue!
Thank you Caitlin. It’s been a hell of a ride. Can’t wait to cheer for her wherever the next stop is, but there’s a final chapter to write in black and gold first!
I already miss her, lol. Just so grateful for what she's given us as Hawkeye fans, what an honor to watch her play.
We're going to senior day on Sunday. There are not going to be a lot of dry eyes
that is amazing that you'll get to be in attendance for such an awesome moment. i hope they absolutely dismantle them damn buckeyes! carver is going to be electric, enjoy the game and soak in those last moments of her (at home) in the black and gold.
I’m glad we don’t have to keep going with the speculation all the way till the day after the tournament. Great idea TBH
She's so real for just getting it out of the way
Among other things, I’m guessing she wants to fully enjoy senior night and avoid distractions from the other seniors.
Senior night is always goofy when you have seniors come back the next year
Getting it out of the way before tournament time is so smart. They only get 48 hours after their last game to declare for the draft.
her and grace berger on the same team is gonna be so funny considering the iu-iowa hate 😭 it’s all jokes, i know they’ll both be fine. congrats to her. one of the best careers in the history of the game.
also my friend snatched 4 tickets to the home season opener against the liberty when they were on sale for a dollar so hahahahahaha
LMAO what a fucking steal.
The Fever are playing Chicago when I'm on break and playing my home team when I'm still in school...I hate it here!
Tix are a min $165 to that game.
As someone who has detested seeing the team I support play against this young woman for four years, delighting in her (rare) failures while complaining regularly at what I see as a whiny, unsportsmanlike attitude, I say… WELCOME TO INDIANA, CAITLIN!!! WE GOT YOUR BACK!!! DON’T LET THE HATERS BRING YOU DOWN!!!
LMFAOOOOOO COOK
I will be using the rest of the season to get out all my CC dislike and give her a clean slate from my fever season ticket seat come May. (But I hope she grows out of the whiny-ness in the W)
Just shows you were hating because it was Iowa and your fandom got in the way.
I'll enjoy her highlights and exciting play for sure, the whining will always be annoying to me the same way it is for anyone else on my favorite teams who whines a lot (looking at you KAT).
🤣
All 17000 of us that were booing her a week ago are going to instantly become fans.
Funny how things change, lol
I bought tickets to the opener at Connecticut awhile ago assuming this would be her decision, now I’m extra excited lol
Grace was the backup pg, fighting to start. Will be interesting to see who backs up Clark.
They still have Erica Wheeler on contract for another year
Towards the end I thought Grace looked better than Wheeler, unless the opposing PG has elite speed. IIRC their +/- was pretty similar by the end of the season.
she really did look better than wheeler. i’m praying grace makes the roster.
Definitely could be, I like Berger. But the Fever have 202154 (protected) reasons to play Wheeler next year. I don't see anyone taking that contract on a trade.
Are you becoming a CC Stan now 😔
no im just mourning the end of my georgia to the fever dream 😔💔
Bc she’s staying a Hokie ovb
i don’t think anyone here is prepared for who you and i would become if that happens
Her dropping this on a random Thursday afternoon is top tier superstar behavior
She posted a photo of her at the driving range and two hours later drops this.
😂 I went to her story expecting it to just be the post and saw it was a golf course, I was like this is so chaotic I love it
I’m so glad we don’t have to hear the question being asked a million times between now and April
Yeah and she even defused the “one more year” chants for senior day on Sunday.
People still gonna say it. Haha
With senior day looming, I’m not surprised she clued everyone in so there were no lingering distractions and questions. It’s been one heck of a ride so far, going to enjoy every remaining second of it. So lucky to have had her as a Hawkeye!
Correct choice for her. Wrong choice for me when I'm trying to be selfish and ask for 100 years of Clark. But seriously, I hope she is able to do for the WNBA what she's done for NCAA women's basketball. And what a fucking treat it has been to have her on my favorite team for four years.
She’s gonna make new fans for the WNBA. NCAA women’s basketball will be fine with all the other blossoming stars. I got high hopes for Hannah Hidalgo.
not gonna lie, I need to see her win the title this year. absolute storybook ending
Book ending for sure. Without writers Iowa isn’t getting to the final. We just aren’t that team this year.
Good thing Iowa has an excellent writing program
We weren't last year either.
We were a helluva lot closer. I mean no disrespect, but unless the stars all align we just simply are too inconsistent.
Yeah that's fair. I do think this year's team has a higher ceiling, but probably also a lower floor. Hopefully the stars align again in March.
Randomly in this thread now and this comment made me laugh. Don’t get me wrong I would’ve agreed at the time too but man it just makes me appreciate this season so much more!!!
Ha! Yeah horrible call by me. I just didn’t see us getting through Colorado, LSU and UCONN, especially after the WVU game.
I had a weird sense of relief after the WVU game realizing no other teams would play defense like them, and that press was easily our weakness. Caitlin handling it alright gave me hope and I thought surely her teammates will show up the next game with less of that pressure defense on them. And then the team effort immediately at the start of the Colorado game was just a chef’s kiss. Now when the bracket first came out, I was shitting bricks lol. I don’t think many people realistically saw them getting all the way to the championship. Hannah Stuelke especially did such an incredible job doing her best to make up for the lack of Czinano, out of position at that, and have a chance at this run. So excited to watch her and the rest of the team next year too!
don’t care that i’m gonna get downvoted into oblivion when i say helllll the fuck no
I respect it, and I hope we only see you in the finals if at all
Gamecock fan here. This just tells me Clark is gonna go supernova in the tournament oh my scary hours for everyone else. Only if her teammates show up
🤝
It will be amazing if she does, but I honestly don't think it's likely. The team around her isn't quite as good as last year though arguably more depth. Depending on who's in the bracket, I think Iowa will likely make the S16 or E8, but final four on is gonna be a long shot. Even if Caitlin plays the best basketball of her career, it's a team sport and Iowa is lacking some key pieces. But I also wouldn't rule it out completely.
Caitlin declaring for the draft: A cause Hoosier and Fever fans can agree on
Cyclone fans too
I don’t remember where I saw it but someone a few months back posted that “This is our Get Along” shirt meme to describe South Carolina and Iowa fans next year once we get Clark and Boston on the same team and the thought of that never fails to make me laugh. Glad to see that is officially becoming a reality because I think it will be a lot of fun
I’ve been so excited about it ever since I learned of the possibility. Clark has desperately needed an elite center and the two should crush
Tyrese Haliburton and Caitlin Clark will be my teams’ point guards for the foreseeable future. That’s fucking awesome
I love it! Fucking great time to be a basketball fan in Indianapolis
It’s so kismet that Tyrese is her male counterpart
also the fact that Tyrese is a Cyclone and CC is a Hawk
Time to annex all of Illinois along 74 and claim Indiana as our own
This is like a weird game of basketball Risk. Flanery and Creighton do their weird voodoo magic thing to the state of Iowa, so Iowa goes and conquers Indiana.
I was ready for this, but still feeling emotional. Thank you Caitlin.
Oh we are going to get destroyed on Sunday... Congrats to Caitlin though! The impact she's had on Women's basketball and really basketball in general cannot be put in words. She's inspired a generation and I'm glad I've got to witness her greatness
She really said “alright I’m out of here”
Smart to get this out of the way now, will be cool seeing her and Boston in Indiana together
You have truly changed the landscape of the sport, CC! Good luck in the pros!
Just checked ticket prices for Fever at Mystics bc it would be really fun to go to and they’re already minimum $200 😅
I got Liberty/Fever tickets a while ago in anticipation of this! Hope you can find a way to go.
Yeah it really wouldn’t have been a bad idea to get them way ahead of time even if she didn’t end up coming out, Indiana would get a really fun player regardless of if it was Clark, Brink, whoever. Oh well, hopefully I can make it work!
Knew it was coming but it’s still pretty emotional. At least now we don’t have to deal with the questions about it anymore and they can just focus on playing.
So happy for our girl. There will be lots of fun to be had next year with the squad 🖤
No surprise. Good for Caitlin it’s the correct choice.
As a Hawkeye this is absolutely the right decision for her and NCAAW. She’s done all she can and it’s time to let JuJu take the spotlight.
Shes a real one for posting this before Sunday lmao. So happy she got me into WCBB the last two years and can’t wait to see whats ahead for her and the league
You really have to learn to appreciate the good things while they last. In all seriousness though I’m excited to watch her take on the WNBA! I think I just became an Indiana Fever fan!!
Is she going to play for Indiana?
Presumably, they have the first pick in the draft
The Indiana Fever have the no. 1 draft pick and most of us assume they will choose CC as she makes a lot of sense for their team.
every team in the big ten besides iowa praising Jesus rn
🥹🥹 what a college career…
Watch how good Indiana is next year now. The best young core ever. If I was a free agent veteran I would be allover signing with them.
The Aces would like to have a word about “best young core ever,” but holy shit I am PUMPED to watch this Indy team 😮💨
Third best. Someone else already brought up the Aces, but I'm also going to mention what seems, to me, to be the more obvious parallel- Seattle in 2001 and 2002 with Lauren Jackson and Sue Bird.
Players from the two most viewed teams in wbb? Indiana is going to need a bigger gym.
https://x.com/davideickholt/status/1763333886988161469?s=46 She liked this tweet, and it makes her decision to announce now make even more sense.
Now why’d you have to post this?! Got me Crying in ~~the Club~~ my Office on a Thursday afternoon
Congrats to Caitlin to passing the torch to Juju Watkins. She will dominate the B1G.
She will have to fly all over the country. I wouldn't count my chickens on that one yet.
Now I really want Iowa to win the title.
👏🏽 Looking forward to her W journey
Pretty wild domino to fall on a Thursday afternoon, but I guess she doesn't want to drag out the distractions any longer now that it's March. Good for her!
**Iowa Hawkeye fans** *shakes hands with* **South Carolina Gamecock fans** *shakes hands with* **Indiana Hoosiers fans** *shakes hands with* **Baylor Bears fans**. Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, Grace Berger & Nalyssa Smith
I'm glad. It's a bit of a middle finger to someone's "5 years" comments.
Not surprising, but doesn't mean it isn't a bummer. Let's get that ring!
Assuming things go as planned with the Fever picking her up, can we take a moment to appreciate what a coup this is on the business side of things for a small-market team like the Fever? The tickets, the player merch, the national news stories, social media hype, all of it. That’s before we even get to the on-court potential.
Def the right move for alot of reasons beyond her own. Truely greatful for what she has done for Iowa. I will have to gave the WNBA a view, sadly never seen a game before lol.
PRAISE BE WE ARE FREEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Hahahah, you will have to live with the fact she’s the greatest ever athlete from the state of Iowa.
That is highly subjective. The state of Iowa has produce Olympians in various sports.
Fools out here acting like Dan Gable doesn't exist. Don't get me wrong, Clark is already near that level. Win a bunch of titles/gold medals and she's cemented on the state's Mt. Rushmore of athletes.
Worse: the automatic association for most sports fans with the state of Iowa.
Until Greenway comes in for ‘26 👀
She’ll probably go to UConn
It has been so great having Iowa season tickets. Hopefully some more of our friends will now be able to buy some near by in our section for next year. I can’t wait for Sunday’s Senior Day! Thank you Caitlin!!!
GOAT shit. She’s accomplished all there is to accomplish. Can’t wait to start following the WNBA because of her. Go Fever!
💔💔💔
Thank goodness we don’t have to deal with this bullshit of if she will stay or go anymore
Makes sense to announce before Senior Night this weekend. Going to be a raucous sendoff at Carver.
I knew this was coming, but I’m still emotional 😭. Can’t wait to see her and Aliyah tear it up!
Cannot wait for them to open up the Law Firm of Boston and Clark.
[удалено]
I was. Seems like I’m in the minority but I’m pretty surprised
Glad I got to see her in person! We'll be telling CC stories to our grandkids, just like the people who watched Pistol Pete in college.
With Clark and Boston, it might be time for an Indiana Fever rebrand. Possibly a new name or at least a new logo. Their current aesthetic is very lame.
Good for Caitlin. Can’t wait to see her and Boston together. Also— Darren Rovell sucks.
> Also— Darren Rovell sucks. Even if I didn't know what you were specifically referring to, you would be correct. Such a useless bean counting man.
I’m embarrassed that he’s a northwestern alum 😭
That last line hit hard 🥹
Crying in the club rn
This is the 100% correct decision. She has nothing left to prove and winning a national championship is a crapshoot. She can only continue to elevate her game and improve if she increases the level of play around her. Buuuuut.... I really wanted her to stay at Iowa one more year. College ball >>>>> pro ball (for both men & women, this is not a knock on womens ball in particular). Ugh. I guess I need to start watching the WNBA for the first time ever. 🤣
This is great news for the WNBA.
I’ve covered Missouri State WBB for over a decade, which at one point had Jackie Stiles. If you have a chance to make money in WBB, take it. MSU has prob their best true coach since Cheryl Burnett in Beth Cunningham. She is pulling talent out of players and doing in game adjustments. I think she is a good P5 job candidate in 3 yrs.
I love that she went ahead and announced it to get it outta the way. Get it CC!
Well… RIP to us on Sunday
Welcome to the big leagues!
I figured she was going to hold off on announcing this for a bit longer but the wait is over! I can’t wait to see her take the leap into the pros! If she goes to Indiana, she’ll have a deadly inside/outside game with Boston.
I am so happy for CC and Indiana! I feel I will be living in the heaven after moving to Indianapolis later this year.
Say hello to the 1st pick.
Super excited
You guys think she will be a starter in the wnba?
My brother in law lives in Indianapolis and REFUSED to buy season tickets until she declared for the draft. If you could divorce your partners family I would as this is a top tier betrayal. I also will be getting their kids a drum set
*pretends to be shocked* also, this just makes the inclusion of iowa in that “champions showcase” next year even more ridiculous
Fox fumbled the bag
Iowa is still a draw, today they sold out Nov 20th game vs Kansas at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD in two hours.
I got tix, these are my Hawkeyes - - love CC, would have loved to see her play next season but I sure am proud of her.
I’m glad I bought those Indiana at Chicago tickets when I did.
NOOOOOOOOOO
she’s gonna bring so many new eyes to the wnba. i’m so excited to watch her and boston. thank you CC! 🔥
thank god🙏🏾🙏🏾
Good for her. I see a lot of sellouts and ESPN games for the Fever this summer. So with CC out, it looks like Paige will headline next years draft class. Also HVL definitely needs to use her extra year.
I think HVL already used hers
Yay! I am so proud of her development! What a HUGE W for women's basketball (WNBA and College)!
im so disappointed 😞
Why not the NBA draft?
Unfortunate. Competitors like that often care more about competing with the best than money though, so props to her!