Iowa star Caitlin Clark wasn't recruited by her beloved Connecticut Huskies, whose legendary coach, Geno Auriemma, said he had already committed to Paige Bueckers.
Caitlin Clark grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa, but was a Connecticut women's basketball fan. Her dream was to play for legendary coach Geno Auriemma, who has led the Huskies to a record 11 national titles. As a standout player at Downing Catholic High, Clark was recruited by seemingly every major college program in the country, with one significant exception — UConn. 'They called my AAU coach a few times, but they never talked to my family and never talked to me,' Clark told ESPN.
3 million viewers, making it the most-watched women's college basketball game of all time . The only men's NCAA tournament game with higher ratings this year was Sunday's North Carolina State-Duke game on CBS, which averaged 15.1 viewers. Iowa-LSU also was ESPN's most-watched college basketball game ever, men's or women's. Connecticut's Elite Eight win over USC later that night became the network's second-most-watched college basketball game, with an average of 6.
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