Caitlin Clark Finally Gets Engaged And Announced Wedding Date With her success at Iowa and her move to the professional ranks, Clark—the first overall choice in this year’s draft—has only become more famous in the last two years.
Jennifer Rizzoti, the chair of the U.S. selection committee, stated that Caitlin Clark’s Olympic prospects are still up in the air, as the announcement of the Team USA women’s basketball roster on June 1st will largely depend on how Clark begins her WNBA career.
Clark was unable to attend the U.S. training camp in early April due to a scheduling conflict with the Final Four, where she led Iowa to the championship game.
“You always want to introduce new players into the pool whether it’s for now or the future,” Rizzotti said according to The Associated Press on April 22. “Obviously, we adhere to our core values of skill, positional fit, commitment, and experience. It must be a synthesis of a whole body of work. Some people won’t be treated fairly, even now.
It is rare for WNBA rookies to make the Olympic squad. The last time it occurred was with Breanna Stewart, the first pick in the 2016 WNBA draft who assisted the United States in winning gold in Rio de Janeiro.
Stewart said to Nhi Nguyen of The Los Angeles Times on April 17 that Clark “is obviously a great player and what she’s been able to accomplish in college, and now she’s taking it to the next level in the WNBA, and we’ll see how things go.
” “Obviously, playing with the other players listed on this roster is what I want to do. Although I’m not sure what it will be, Caitlin has undoubtedly played for USA Basketball in the past, and I don’t think her tenure with the team will end anytime soon.
