It’s not often fans get to see two of college basketball’s greatest players sharing the court at the same time, but that’s the case in the 2024 Final Four when Caitlin Clark and Iowa take on Paige Bueckers and UConn for a spot in the national championship.
Clark and Bueckers have followed similar paths to where they are now. The pair are former teammates, representing the red, white, and blue at the U-19 level together in 2019. The two entered the NCAA at the same time, wasting no time becoming household names in the women’s college hoops world. The duo are also two of the biggest stars in college basketball, making the women’s sport must-watch television.
The UConn sensation and the Iowa superstar already bested talented counterparts in the Elite Eight. Clark and the Hawkeyes outdueled Angel Reese and LSU to reach Cleveland, while Bueckers led the Huskies to a win over JuJu Watkins and USC — all on the same night.
The two previously met on the court in the Sweet Sixteen during the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Bueckers (18 points, nine rebounds, eight assists) led UConn to a dominant 92-72 win over Iowa, with Clark managing 21 points in the defeat.
But the twosome have grown leaps and bounds since their meeting during their freshman campaigns. Now, the March…
