After Iowa played in the four most-viewed women's college basketball games ever, and one of the biggest in the history of the sport, Magic Johnson praised Caitlin Clark.
Caitlin Clark set, and broke, her own record three times in her final three college games. Iowa's 2023 championship rematch against LSU in the Elite Eight averaged over 12 million viewers and peaked at 16 million, then the most-watched women's college basketball game on record. Then, their Final Four matchup against UConn surpassed that, and their championship game against South Carolina blew right past it.
The Gamecocks’ win over the Hawkeyes drew in 18.7 million viewers to ABC’s coverage with a peak of 24 million viewers during the game, according to . The number is up 89% from last year and 285% from the 2022 national championship. said the game was the most-watched sporting event outside of American football and the Olympics since 2019. South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley thanked Clark for 'lifting up our sport,' and the soon-to-be No. 1 WNBA Draft pick received further praise from basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.
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