When Angel Reese‘s LSU Tigers defeated Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes in the NCAA tournament championship game, it became the single most watched game in women’s NCAA basketball history. In the wake of the victory, Reese and Clark have broken the internet with discussions about their fire, swagger and impressive skills on the basketball court.
Make no mistake, these are two of the best players in women’s basketball today, and they still have another full year of college hoops to dominate before they take their talents to the next level.
While I can’t wait to see these two titans run it back next season, let’s take a sneak peek today at what we have to look forward to when they join the professional ranks. Spoiler alert: Both players are set to change the game, impacting the way women’s basketball is played and marketed in the best way possible.
The next Steph
Clark earned the Naismith Award this season as the best women’s college basketball player in the country. She averaged 27.8 PPG, 8.6 APG, 7.1 RPG, 1.5 SPG and 0.5 BPG, numbers slightly better than but right in line with what she has produced all three seasons of her college career. But the skill that sets Clark apart from her peers and pretty much any of her illustrious predecessors is her…