Women’s basketball has now broken records, and some believe it has a lot more to do with Caitlin Clark than anything else.
The television broadcast of the South Carolina-Iowa game averaged 18.9 million viewers and peaked at 24.1 million, which is the most views ever recorded for a men or women’s college basketball game on an ESPN platform.
“She’s brought a bunch of eyes to women’s college basketball,” Jeffy tells Pat Gray, who adds, “It’s hard for me to believe. The most-watched basketball game of any kind?”
While it’s an impressive feat, neither Gray or Jeffy believe the viewership will continue once Clark moves on to the WNBA.
“In the future, without Caitlin, you know there will be a few more eyes brought to women’s basketball,” Jeffy says.
Gray wonders if “they will stay there,” and Jeffy predicts, “No way.”
Even the vice president has gotten in on the madness by recently feigning interest in women’s basketball, claiming that women’s teams were not allowed to have brackets until 2022.
“A bit of a history lesson, do you know that the women’s teams were not allowed to have brackets until 2022? Think about that,” Kamala Harris said, despite being wrong.
“People used to say, ‘Ah, women’s sports, who’s interested?’” She added.
“We’ll check back in with you next year after Caitlin’s gone,” Gray laughs.
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