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Caitlin Clark is 'the sole reason' for the surge of interest in women's basketball, national-championship-winning South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley said Wednesday.
Over the last 13 months, the television viewership record for a women's basketball game has been broken four times, with a Clark-led Iowa team participating in all four contests.
First, it was Iowa against LSU in last year's national championship game followed by the Hawkeyes final three games of this year's NCAA Tournament, culminating with a matchup against Staley's Gamecocks, which was watched by an average of 18.7million.
The spotlight has never been brighter on Clark, who was selected No 1 overall by the Indiana Fever in Monday's WNBA Draft.
Staley's comments came alongside Clark's introductory press conference with the Fever, where Barstool's Dave Portnoy branded a journalist as a 'sexist pervert' and is demanding his employer take action after his awkward exchange with Clark.
Clark has been part of the rise in popularity of women's basketball over the last few years
Staley is viewed as a pioneer in women's basketball and has given plenty of credit to Clark
