Goddess of records ‘Clark effect’ US women's college basketball watched by 12.3 million people
Clark ranks first in NCAA men's and women's career with 6 triple-doubles this season
American women's college basketball star Caitlin Clark (University of Iowa) is selling out every stadium she visits this season. Clark signing autographs surrounded by fans on the home court of the University of Iowa. As crowds of spectators flocked to each game in which Clark played, a new term, ‘Clarknomics,’ was coined.
The quarterfinals of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's basketball tournament attracted more viewers than the National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals last season. Caitlin Clark (22, University of Iowa, photo) is the effect.
ESPN, which broadcast the game on the 2nd when the University of Iowa defeated Louisiana State University 94-87, announced on the 3rd that a total of 12.3 million people watched the 'March Madness' game, citing viewership research company Nielsen. It is a record that surpasses the average number of viewers (11.64 million) for the NBA Finals in the 2022-2023 season and is the highest ever for an NCAA basketball game for men and women broadcast by ESPN. 스포츠 토토사이트
Point guard Clark has 3,900 points and 1,132 assists in NCAA games. Both scores and assists are the highest records in NCAA Division 1 history across the men's and women's divisions. In NCAA women's basketball history, the only players to rank first in scoring and assists are Clark in the 2021-2022 season and Clark this season. Clark also ranks first in the men's and women's divisions in career triple doubles (26), including the most six this season, and is first in the women's division in the number of successful 3-point shots (540). This is why Clark is called the ‘goddess of records’.
Of course, popularity is also good. The University of Iowa game was sold out regardless of whether it was a home game or a visiting game. The number of social media followers is close to 1.5 million. Clark received $3.1 million (about 4.185 billion won) from Nike and others through the NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) contract, which allows NCAA athletes to receive sponsorship from companies. Jackie Young (26, Las Vegas, $252,450), the highest-paid player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) this season, would have to play for 12 years to earn this money.
Clark has also reserved the first overall pick in the WNBA rookie draft to be held on the 16th. Her goal, of course, is to bring her alma mater its first championship trophy. Last year was the first time that Iowa University advanced to the NCAA tournament finals. In last year's finals, they lost to this season's quarterfinal opponent Louisiana State University, failing to achieve their first win. The University of Iowa will attempt to advance to t he finals for the team's second time against the University of Connecticut on the 6th. 슬롯사이트 순위