For Iowa fans caught up in Caitlin Clark mania, she revealed a potential doozy on the Dan Patrick Show this morning.
Forget about one more season with the Hawkeye superstar. How does two more seasons with Clark donning black and gold beyond the end of this year sound?
After host Dan Patrick asked how important the WNBA was to Clark, she revealed that she is mulling whether or not to play at Iowa for two more seasons.
“Very important. That’s where I want to be, but I have another year here and possibly one more after that just because of COVID, so probably will have to make a decision on that sometime next year. I really have no clue of what I’m going to do. Stay for an extra year or leave after next year, but I love watching the WNBA,” Clark said of the WNBA.
Being the professional that he is, Patrick of course followed up on that by asking again if she would seriously consider two more years in Iowa City and why.
“Yeah. I don’t know. I think I just like love this place. I love getting to play in front of a sold out crowd every single night. I don’t know. I love college basketball. I don’t know. It would be hard to leave. I think what we’ve been able to build has been super special, too. But, more than anything, I love this program, I love getting to play for coach (Lisa) Bluder, I love getting to play with my best friends.
“They’re not only my teammates, but I hang out with them every second off the court. It would be really hard to leave that, especially when you know you can go to the WNBA even the year after that. But, yeah, I mean, there’s pros and cons to both sides. I think it’s been hard for a lot of college athletes to decide what to do just because there are pros of staying in college but also your dream of reaching the next level is right there as well,” Clark said.
Clark playing two more years with the Hawkeyes would be huge news for the Iowa women’s basketball program. The full response to Dan Patrick’s WNBA question is included below. Plus, several of the other items they touched on and reaction from Hawkeye fans to this bit of news.
Here’s the full interview with the Dan Patrick Show as well.