Caitlin clark selected as wnba no. 1 draft pick by indiana fever


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Caitlin Clark was selected as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday. WHY IT MATTERS: The selection comes as no surprise as the former Iowa guard garnered national


attention for the "Caitlin Clark effect" that has brought with it a boom in NCAA women's basketball viewership and tickets sales, and huge anticipation over this year's


WNBA draft. * The expected pick by Indiana has already caused an uptick in interest and ticket prices for the Fever, per ESPN. MEANWHILE, LSU forward Angel Reese was picked by Chicago Sky — 


as Axios' Justin Kaufmann predicted. ZOOM OUT: A staggering 18.7 million people watched the South Carolina-Iowa women's NCAA title game earlier this month — a record for


women's college basketball and a five-year high for any basketball broadcast. GO DEEPER: How the WNBA draft could change everything _Editor's note: This article has been updated


with details of Angel Reese's move._