There was so much black and yellow in Iowa City on Friday that Wiz Khalifa might have to don a Hawkeye on his whip and diamonds.
Over 10,000 fans showed up to a downtown celebration to recognize the historic season of the Iowa women’s basketball team, which culminated in their first Final Four appearance since 1993 and becoming the national runner-up. Even though the Hawkeyes came up short to the champion LSU Tigers, they have helped take women’s college basketball into the stratosphere as the national final was watched by a record audience of 9.9 million and was the top story of every major sports media outlet the following day.
The game and its broader impact is still being discussed.
All of the players and coaching staff were on stage and recognized before the throng of fans on a beautiful 85-degree spring afternoon. Among the illustrious guests there to help with the festivities were University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson and Iowa City mayor Bruce Teague, who proclaimed April 14 to be “Iowa Women’s Basketball Team Day”.
Speaking on behalf of the team were head coach Lisa Bluder and National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark.
Bluder was recognized as the winningest head coach in program history with 494 wins with the Hawkeyes. She has 851 wins in…
