Caitlin Clark has already revolutionized women’s college basketball thanks to a legendary career at the University of Iowa.
Now, it’s her turn to make a lasting impact in the WNBA.
As the first overall pick, expectations are sky-high for her debut season with the Indiana Fever.
While the team is hopeful that Clark will bring trophies to the franchise, her teammates are thinking even bigger.
The Fever have also played home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which holds 9,100 people.
The entirety of the 2024 home schedule for the Fever is expected to be played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, which has a capacity over 17,000.
Clark is going to draw an impressive amount of fans to games, which should help the franchise and the WNBA make more money, helping all of the players in the process.
She was a shoe-in at number one overall, and the Indiana Fever had jerseys ready to be sold ahead of their big pick.
Then again, not even they had anticipated just how popular the pick would be, with the jerseys selling out in under an hour after the pick was made.
Clark sold out arenas with her mere presence during her college days, and she is already having that impact for the Fever at professional level.
The impact is something 2022 number two pick NaLyssa Smith has detailed in a recent comment, saying: “We used to play in a barn with six fans. Now we’re going to be playing in sold-out arenas.”
