The Caitlin Clark effect: College basketball's biggest star leaves her mark

Attendance increases by the thousands everywhere she plays, fans of all ages hope to meet her and little girls strive to one day match her.
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  • @MrJazzohjazz
    @MrJazzohjazz Жыл бұрын

    I love her game and her influence on our youth. She is great for the women's game which is growing in popularity. I'm a UCONN fan but deeply respect the game and this fabulous player. I wish Iowa all the best in the tournament ... with one exception, of course.

  • @billwell9266
    @billwell9266 Жыл бұрын

    I'm 50 and lived in or near Madison, WI my entire life. Never been a big basketball fan but have gone to the last 2 Iowa games at UW because my wife is a huge Hawkeye fan and I am now an Iowa and Caitlin fan.

  • @kentonpriestley3173
    @kentonpriestley3173 Жыл бұрын

    Caitlin is just a wonderful person who is inspiring to me. I just love her to pieces. She is great for the kids especially, boys and girls love her. I'm 65 and I love her.

  • @danielcurry4011
    @danielcurry4011 Жыл бұрын

    Young woman is awesome I looked at a video yesterday Caitlin Clark story from when she was a little girl to the present now a young lady turned 21 on January 22nd. People be glad her arrival happened on Tuesday January 22,2002.

  • @michaelhunt7494
    @michaelhunt7494 Жыл бұрын

    Im a 74 y/o Michigan State male alum. And a new convert to women's BB. Ive watched Iowa's entire NCAA tournament run on KZread plus the infamous Indiana last second shot game. I still get goosebumps watching her and the 22-23 team. It will be difficult to duplicate this years run in the next year but it ll be a there to watch them try.

  • @atpcliff
    @atpcliff Жыл бұрын

    I went to Auburn, and when I was there the women's basketball team were 2nd in the NCAA 4 out of 5 years. I played pickup with the women, and I have good skills. I am a 6'4" guy (played DIII basketball), and on Auburn women's team I could have started at shooting guard or small forward. I would've gotten CRUSHED inside, as center or power forward, as I am WAY too small. Even though their team was great, they had NO ONE who was even close in ability to Caitlin...NOWHERE close. She moves smoothly and effortlessly with the ball, and has the vision and passing ability like an NFL quarterback...AMAZING long-ball passes. Her long-distance shooting skills were WAY better than most guys playing college basketball. The only guy I saw in person/played against (pickup) who could shoot more long distance, easily, was Chuck Person. She could've started at shooting guard in the vast majority of guy's teams in today's college basketball (counting ALL the 4 year colleges, not just DI). She would be too slow to play point guard, and too small for small forward, but her shooting and passing is the key for the shooting guard position. We used to watch SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design), who was DIII. They had a girl as backup point guard, as they had no women's team (brand new school). Caitlin could've started at point guard, shooting guard or small forward for them, and they would've won a ton more games. When I played DIII, we played at GA Tech and lost by 4...we led almost the whole game. If Caitlin played for us, as shooting guard, we would have won, EASILY, if we had a three point line. Two of my grandparents were from Iowa (my parents went to Iowa State), and my Michigan grandparent went to Iowa, where his uncle was Professor of Physics at Iowa. He did field events for Iowa Track and Field and qualified for the US Olympic Trials, but didn't have the money to get there by train, so couldn't go. I also used to know the Iowa VB coach. Good to see Iowa showcased on the national scene...

  • @denniskaramitros216

    @denniskaramitros216

    Жыл бұрын

    That is a very interesting perspective as to how she could do with guys

  • @danielcurry4011
    @danielcurry4011 Жыл бұрын

    My first reaction when I watched Caitlin play should be the obvious Holy Crap her range in shooting !

  • @NicoleApodaca-vf9bh
    @NicoleApodaca-vf9bh Жыл бұрын

    She’s amazing and a great player❤❤❤😊😊😊

  • @philmanmontero2472
    @philmanmontero24722 ай бұрын

    Caitlyn is a great role model for young girls both as a basketball player & a decent person! More Power to her!

  • @hogcaller
    @hogcaller Жыл бұрын

    She's a great role model for these little girls, she's great for them !!!

  • @gsdunlap45
    @gsdunlap45 Жыл бұрын

    Moormores, not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Numbers don’t lie.

  • @Therealnugg
    @Therealnugg Жыл бұрын

    She has to be in 2k24 her jumpshot is 🔥🔥 I can make a deadly point guard for the W but I need her jumper 🥹🥹💯

  • @rickrobitaille8809
    @rickrobitaille8809 Жыл бұрын

    Walk the walk and shoot the lights out baby😂🇨🇦🇺🇸

  • @rickrobitaille8809
    @rickrobitaille8809 Жыл бұрын

    We love 😂this 🎯💥🇨🇦

  • @billzardus95
    @billzardus95 Жыл бұрын

    The referees decided Louisiana was going to win before the game started last night. WRZ 2023-04-03

  • @skylermummert24
    @skylermummert24 Жыл бұрын

    well your feeling is wrong for now

  • @waynegoin5534
    @waynegoin5534 Жыл бұрын

    If CC and Iowa was not in the final 4 outside of the 4 teams fans that were there hardly any body if not nobody would have tuned in to those games. If it was SC and LSU in the finals nobody would have tuned in to watch that NC game. too bad the thug refs had to ruin it.

  • @michaelmolitor7390

    @michaelmolitor7390

    22 күн бұрын

    yes thugs is correct

  • @Moormores
    @Moormores Жыл бұрын

    I have a feeling that Iowa will lose... Clark has yet to play against a real team or players. Hence the reason why Clark decided to go to Iowa. Clark sits on the bench at any other school.

  • @MrJazzohjazz

    @MrJazzohjazz

    Жыл бұрын

    Totally disagree .... so not correct ... actually a bit weird.

  • @hiimmisa

    @hiimmisa

    Жыл бұрын

    Weird to come onto a news report about her positive impact on the community just to say negative comments about her and her team, but you do you troll.

  • @cedriccarter8334

    @cedriccarter8334

    Жыл бұрын

    WHAT?!🤣🤣

  • @danpals7678

    @danpals7678

    Жыл бұрын

    You're crazy or blind. Leads in ppg and assists and has ten triple doubles and she plays in the big ten. Nobody comes close.

  • @hollyharvey1986

    @hollyharvey1986

    Жыл бұрын

    Not that I’m bringing race to the table bc I’ve played basketball since I was four years old, but it seems to have even more white girls playing basketball, running track.. awesome!

  • @bperol1900.
    @bperol1900.3 ай бұрын

    The goat of basketball.love it"🌹🌷👍