“I can’t wait for many more adventures together… love you,” Clark wrote to McCaffrey

Caitlin Clark and her boyfriend Connor McCaffery are celebrating their one-year anniversary!

The two former Iowa Basketball stars both shared social media tributes to mark the special occasion on Wednesday, April 24.

“One year of the best mems w my fav person 🖤 you make everyday better and I can’t wait for many more adventures together… love you 🤞🏻😇,” the newly drafted WNBA player, 22, captioned her Instagram post.

Clark’s upload featured a black-and-white photo of her and McCaffery, 25, sitting on a sofa together smiling. In the cute snap, she leaned against him as he held his arms around her.

“One year w the best 🫶🏼 doing life w u has been easy, and you never cease to amaze me.. can’t wait to watch u live out ur dreams in person 🤞🏼 love you ❤️,” the former Iowa college basketball player wrote as the caption for his carousel.

Like his girlfriend’s post, McCaffrey also began with a black-and-white photo of the couple together. However, it was a candid image instead.

Clark and McCaffery laughed as they looked into each other’s eyes for the sweet photo. The second slide was a video of Clark on the basketball court.

Caitlin Clark and Connor McCaffery.

Clark’s beau has not shied away from showing his support for her career.

When the Iowa Hawkeyes fell to South Carolina for the NCAA Championship game in early April, McCaffery still rooted for Clark.

Caitlin Clark and her boyfriend Connor McCaffrey.

“My GOAT,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories. Included in his post was an image of Clark leaving the court for the last time as a college athlete.

Although her team didn’t take home the title, Clark walked away with a game-high 30 points, including 18 in the first quarter. The 22-year-old shot 5-13 from the 3-point line and finished her career with 3,951 points.

Less than two weeks later, the Indiana Fever drafted Clark with the No. 1 overall pick at the 2024 WNBA draft at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Her parents Brent and Anne Nizzi-Clark, as well as her brothers Colin and Blake, were there. McCaffery also made sure not to miss the once-in-a-lifetime moment.

Clark and McCaffery are now reunited in Indiana — as she begins her WNBA career with the Fever, he’s working for the men’s team, the Pacers, as a team assistant.

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The 2024 WNBA draft brought in a record 2.45 million viewers — making it the most viewed draft in the history of the women’s league — according to an ESPN press release.

Clark’s first game with the Fever is scheduled for May 14, against the Connecticut Sun.

Not a single basketball fan was surprised when the Indiana Fever selected Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft.

Everyone assumed that would happen, especially after the season she just had at Iowa.
What people didn’t expect, however, was for Clark’s teammate, Kate Martin, to come off the board in the second round of the draft.

The Las Vegas Aces selected Martin 18th overall on Monday night.

Martin was nicknamed “The Glue” while at Iowa because she always kept the team together.

She played great defense, rebounded well, and would always come up big in crunch time.

As you’d expect, Clark was thrilled that Martin got drafted as early as she did.

Clark posted a selfie with Martin on Instagram along with this caption: “Couldn’t be happier for you.”

Martin spoke to ESPN after getting drafted by the Aces. She told Holly Rowe that she attended the draft in Brooklyn simply to support Clark.

“There are a lot of emotions right now,” Martin said.

“I’m really happy to be here. I was here to support Caitlin, but I was hoping to hear my name called.

All I wanted was an opportunity and I got it. I’m really excited.”

WNBA training camp begins on April 28. We’ll find out then if Martin can make an impact.

Caitlin Clark had a rivalry with Indiana during her college days at Iowa. But now that she’s been drafted No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever, she hopes Hoosier fans can root for her.

Attendance has dramatically increased for the Indiana women’s basketball team as coach Teri Moren has taken the program to new heights.

Indiana had its first-ever sellout crowd during the 2023 season finale against Purdue, and fans regularly pack Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for women’s basketball games now. Indiana ranked second in the Big Ten and fifth nationally in total attendance for women’s basketball during the 2023-24 season.

Perhaps the most raucous environment this past season was on Feb. 22, 2024, when Caitlin Clark led the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes into Assembly Hall to face No. 14 Indiana. Hoosier fans lined up outside hours before the game, dressed accordingly for a whiteout.

Roars rained down from the stands after baskets from Sara Scalia and Mackenzie Holmes, who combined for 49 points in the 86-69 Indiana win. Hoosier fans seemed almost as excited to see Clark miss a shot – she went 8-for-26, her third-lowest field goal percentage of the season – or commit one of her five turnovers.

Two months earlier, the Indiana Fever won the 2024 WNBA Draft lottery to get the No. 1 overall pick in April. Clark clearly would be the top pick if she decided to forgo her final year of collegiate eligibility and turn pro. But not all Fever fans felt great about that.

When Indiana hosted Iowa in February, one Hoosier fan held a sign that said, “Lin, we don’t want her!”

Indiana fans hold signs referring to Iowa and Caitlin Clark at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

That was a message to Lin Dunn, the general manager of the Fever, about Clark, who irritated some Indiana fans after years of battling Iowa for Big Ten titles.

A fierce competitor, Clark had a similar sentiment that she shared Wednesday at her introductory press conference with the Fever.

“I hated playing at Indiana and they hated me,” Clark said. “So hopefully a lot of them turn into Indiana Fever fans. They hated me for good reason. It’s a hard place to win at.”

Clark recalls Iowa had a game during the WNBA Draft lottery and she couldn’t watch it live. But despite the rivalry with Hoosier fans, she said the Fever picking No. 1 overall was on her mind as a top destination that night.

“I was hoping Indiana would get the first pick,” Clark said. “It would have made my life a lot better. When I saw that, I was pretty excited.”

Clark said she was ready for a new challenge after reaching the national championship in back-to-back seasons at Iowa. And being from West Des Moines, Iowa, she couldn’t script it any better to stay in the Midwest and play for the Fever.

Now she teams up with former Indiana Hoosier Grace Berger, who was taken No. 7 overall in the 2023 WNBA Draft by the Fever, and Aaliyah Boston, the No. 1 pick that year. For Clark, the talent around her, combined with a dedicated fan base, makes for a perfect fit.

“I can’t think of a better place for myself to start my career,” Clark said. “A place that loves basketball, supports women’s basketball and an organization that really does things the right way and has a championship pedigree.”