Caitlin Clark told reporters on Friday ahead of Iowa’s Sweet 16 game against Colorado that playing in the Olympics is a “dream,” and she will attend the upcoming USA Basketball training camp if Iowa does not make the Final Four. Given the circumstances, it’s understandable that she would like it to be a training camp that she must miss.
Earlier this week, USA Basketball announced the 14-player roster for the camp, which is set to take place April 3-5 in Cleveland, the same city that will host the Final Four April 5-7. Clark earned the call-up for the first time in her career, and is the only collegiate player in the group.
“USA Basketball, that’s your dream,” Clark said during a press conference on Friday. “You always want to grow up and be on the Olympic team. Lucky for me I have the opportunity to possibly not doing that because I want to be at the Final Four playing basketball with my team. But if not, that’s where I’ll be. People that are on that roster are people that I idolize and have idolized growing up. So just to be…
