It is also the first time the WNBA Draft has drawn more than 1 million viewers, and it also flew past the TV figures of the MLB and NHL drafts in 2023, according to various reports.
ALEX RASKIN AT THE WNBA DRAFT IN BROOKLYN - Caitlin Clark is officially a member of the Indiana Fever after being taken first overall by the struggling club in the WNBA Draft.
There has been quite the brouhaha these past few days since women's basketball phenom Caitlin Clark was picked first in the WNBA draft, and it was announced that her annual salary for her rookie season would be $76,535. The shrieking harridans of the "GENDER PAAAAAAAY GAP!!!!!!" squad were immediately deployed, and they haven't yet stopped shouting.
Caitlin Clark, the star shooting guard from the University of Iowa who has
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. NCAA stars Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are going pro. The WNBA Draft was held last night in Brooklyn in front of 1,000 fans. The tickets sold out within 15 minutes of them going on sale… everyone hoping to see history in the making.
NCAA scoring record-holder Caitlin Clark was widely expected as first pick, as rival Angel Reese also chosen as seventh pick in first round
To the surprise of no one, Caitlin Clark, college basketball’s all-time leading scorer after a remarkable four-year career at Iowa, was taken with the No. 1 pick.
Caitlin Clark appears to be on the cusp of setting another record, as she reportedly is preparing to sign an eight-year, $28 million deal with Nike that includes a signature shoe.
After thanking Caitlin Clark following a victory over her in the national championship game earlier this month, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley made the case that Clark deserves first and foremost credit for exploding interest in the sport. In an interview on Bernstein & Holmes on 670 The Score in Chicago on Wednesday, Staley
She was the top pick in the draft Monday, but Caitlin Clark won’t be the highest-earning rookie — at least not in terms of the WNBA’s rookie pay scale.
The unprecedented attention Caitlin Clark has brought to women's basketball has also put the massive salary disparity between the WNBA and the NBA under the microscope. The University of Iowa star was taken by the Indiana Fever with the No. 1 overall pick of the WNBA Draft on April 15 after a season in which she set records on the court and in the television ratings for women's basketball. She is expected to sign a four-year, $338,000 contract with the Fever as part of the WNBA's rookie wage...
The announcement was made Monday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.