Current:Home > ContactGive me a 'C'! Hawkeyes play Wheel of Fortune to announce Caitlin Clark as AP player of year -Prime Money Path
Give me a 'C'! Hawkeyes play Wheel of Fortune to announce Caitlin Clark as AP player of year
View
Date:2025-04-17 13:13:47
Caitlin Clark continues to rack up the postseason awards.
Less than 24 hours after winning her second consecutive Naismith National Player of the Year, the Iowa basketball star was named Thursday as the Associated Press' Women's College Basketball Player of the Year for the second straight year. And the Hawkeyes had some fun with the announcement to Clark: a game of Wheel of Fortune.
At what looked to be the end of the team's film session in preparation for Friday night's Final Four game vs. No. 3 seed UConn, Hawkeyes coach Lisa Bluder did her best Vanna White impersonation and served as the game-show hostess.
As Clark's teammates were close to solving the puzzle, sophomore forward Jada Gyamfi shouted out "Caitlin is coming back" to which the entire room busted out in laughter, including Clark.
Clark, the presumed No. 1 overall pick in this month's WNBA draft, is averaging 32.3 points per game in the NCAA Tournament this season. In what has been a year of Clark making history with new records day in and day out, she made more history Thursday as she became the first player to win the award in back-to-back years since Breanna Stewart won three consecutive from 2014 through 2016.
FOLLOW THE MADNESS: NCAA basketball bracket, scores, schedules, teams and more.
Clark is the first player to lead the nation in assists (9.0 per game) and in scoring (32.0 per game) in back-to-back seasons, according to Iowa's Sports Information Department.
The Hawkeyes play the Huskies on Friday (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) in the Final Four at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland.
veryGood! (54894)
Related
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- Optimism about the U.S. economy sends stocks to a new record
- Mandalorian actress Gina Carano sues Disney over firing
- Drug possession charge against rapper Kodak Black dismissed in Florida
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Colin Jost revealed as headliner for the 2024 White House Correspondents' Dinner
- Queen Camilla Gives Update on King Charles III After His Cancer Diagnosis
- Vets' jewelry company feels the 'Swift effect' after the singer wore diamond bracelet
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
- Meta announces changes for how AI images will display on Facebook, Instagram
Ranking
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- City drops charges against pastor as sides negotiate over Ohio church’s 24/7 ministry
- Drug possession charge against rapper Kodak Black dismissed in Florida
- A 200-foot radio tower in Alabama is reportedly stolen. The crime has police baffled.
- NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
- Frustrated Taylor Swift fans battle ticket bots and Ticketmaster
- Mandalorian actress Gina Carano sues Disney over firing
- City drops charges against pastor as sides negotiate over Ohio church’s 24/7 ministry
Recommendation
Highlights from Trump’s interview with Time magazine
Why do women look for freelance, gig jobs? Avoiding the 'old boys network' at the office.
Queen Camilla says King Charles III is doing 'extremely well under the circumstances'
Cowboys Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith growing very tired of former team's struggles
Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
For San Francisco 49ers coach Johnny Holland, Super Bowl LVIII isn't his biggest challenge
US Sen. Coons and German Chancellor Scholz see double at Washington meeting
Indianapolis man arrested after stabbing deaths of 2 women in their 50s