Current:Home > InvestGive me a 'C'! Hawkeyes play Wheel of Fortune to announce Caitlin Clark as AP player of year -Elevate Profit Vision
Give me a 'C'! Hawkeyes play Wheel of Fortune to announce Caitlin Clark as AP player of year
Will Sage Astor View
Date:2025-04-10 21:51:29
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! (78271)
Related
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- Five-time WNBA All-Star understands Caitlin Clark's growing pains: 'Happens to all of us'
- Lawsuit filed in the death of dancer with a peanut allergy who died after eating mislabeled cookie
- MLB's five biggest surprises: Are these teams contenders or pretenders in 2024?
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Las Vegas Aces' Becky Hammon, A'ja Wilson: Critics getting Caitlin Clark narrative wrong
- Takeaways: How an right-wing internet broadcaster became Trump’s loyal herald
- Man throws flaming liquid on New York City subway, burns fellow rider
- 'Most Whopper
- Sophia Bush Responds After New Pics With Ashlyn Harris Spark Engagement Rumors
Ranking
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- Boston Celtics are one win from NBA Finals after Game 3 comeback against Indiana Pacers
- Huey Lewis on bringing his music to Broadway in The Heart of Rock and Roll
- Families of Uvalde shooting victims sue Meta, video game company and gun manufacturer
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Trump TV: Internet broadcaster beams the ex-president’s message directly to his MAGA faithful
- Lenny Kravitz on a lesson he learned from daughter Zoë Kravitz
- 2 climbers die on Mount Everest, 3 still missing on world's highest mountain: It is a sad day
Recommendation
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
Takeaways: How an right-wing internet broadcaster became Trump’s loyal herald
Drowning is a top cause of death for young children. Here's what parents should know.
Leclerc takes pole position for Monaco GP and ends Verstappen’s bid for F1 record
McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
What you can do to try to stay safe when a tornado hits, and also well beforehand
Here’s what every key witness said at Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Closing arguments are coming
Drowning is a top cause of death for young children. Here's what parents should know.