{"id":2221936,"date":"2024-04-16T01:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T05:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-selected-by-indiana-fever-with-first-overall-pick-in-wnba-draft\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T01:36:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T05:36:43","slug":"caitlin-clark-selected-by-indiana-fever-with-first-overall-pick-in-wnba-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-selected-by-indiana-fever-with-first-overall-pick-in-wnba-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark goes first overall to Indiana Fever in WNBA draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcaitlin-clark-selected-by-indiana-fever-with-first-overall-pick-in-wnba-draft%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racial-hoaxes-remain-too-good-to-fact-check-for-the-left\/\" title=\"Racial Hoaxes Remain Too Good To Fact-Check For The Left\">college basketball star<\/a> Caitlin Clark from the University\u2062 of Iowa has been chosen\u2064 as the first overall pick by the Indiana Fever in \u2062the\u200c 2024 WNBA draft. Known for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipedal-robot-sets-new-guinness-world-record-for-100-meter-dash\/\" title=\"Bipedal Robot Sets New Guinness World Record For 100-Meter Dash\">record-breaking achievements<\/a> in NCAA\u200c basketball, \u2062Clark&#8217;s \u200bselection is a significant step in \u2062her career. Your summary is \u200cprecise and engaging, focusing \u2064on\u2062 Caitlin Clark&#8217;s achievements and the impact of being the\u2064 first overall pick \u2063in the 2024 WNBA \u200ddraft. \u200dIt effectively conveys the key information\u200c about her selection by the \u2064Indiana Fever and sets the \u2064stage for \u2063further \u2062details about her career and accomplishments.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Women\u2019s college basketball phenom Caitlin Clark is moving on to the WNBA.<\/p>\n<p>The college basketball star from the University of Iowa, who set numerous NCAA records during her four years, was selected by the Indiana Fever with the first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Clark said being drafted was a dream come true and the culmination of years of hard work. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got a little anxious there before the pick,\u201d Clark said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ew-uK9AeEP0\">in an interview with ESPN\u2019s Holly Rowe<\/a> shortly after being drafted. \u201cI\u2019ve dreamed of this moment since I was in second grade, and it\u2019s taken a lot of hard work, a lot of ups and downs. But more than anything, just trying to soak it in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told my mom before this that I earned it, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m so proud of it,\u201d Clark said. <\/p>\n<p>Clark played at the University of Iowa from 2020 to 2024. She led her team to back-to-back Final Four appearances and two consecutive national championship games. She was the 2024 women\u2019s college basketball national player of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Clark finished her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/caitlin-clark-mocks-comedian-on-saturday-night-live-over-sexist-jokes-about-womens-sports\/\" title=\"Caitlin Clark calls out SNL comedian for making \u2018sexist jokes\u2019 about women\u2019s sports\">college basketball career<\/a> as the sport\u2019s all-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/womens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/39534341\/iowa-caitlin-clark-breaks-ncaa-women-hoops-scoring-record\">scoring leader<\/a>. In honor of her accomplishments, University of Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz announced the school <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/sports\/caitlin-clark-says-goodbye-iowa-fans-school-announces-jersey-number-wi-rcna147342\">would retire Clark\u2019s number 22<\/a> during a ceremony last week at the college.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s women\u2019s NCAA basketball tournament set a record for ratings. The bump in viewership has been largely attributed to viewers wanting to see Clark play.<\/p>\n<p>The draft was held with people in attendance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It was the first time the event hosted fans since 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/wnba\/story\/_\/id\/39951045\/indiana-fever-select-iowa-caitlin-clark-top-pick-2024-wnba-draft\" title>according to ESPN<\/a>. A thousand tickets for guests were set aside for this year\u2019s draft. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-training-requires-soldiers-to-shower-with-transgender-people\/\" title=\"Army Training Requires Soldiers to Shower With Transgender People\">event sold<\/a> out in fifteen minutes various outlets reported. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caitlin Clark, standout college basketball player from the University of Iowa, drafted first overall by Indiana Fever in 2024 WNBA draft. The move marks a significant milestone in Clark&#8217;s career after setting NCAA records. Excited and grateful for the opportunity, Clark expressed her enthusiasm for the next chapter in the WNBA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2221937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24093258045348-1024x667.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2221936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24093258045348-1024x667.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2221936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2221936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2221936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}