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Caitlin Clark took time to reminisce about her basketball beginnings and express her gratitude towards her father. The leading scorer in the NCAA comes from a family with a natural talent for athletics and has displayed her dribbling skills since the age of five (via HawkFanatic).
In an interview with ESPN, Clark credited her father who served as her first coach.
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"I give a lot of credit to my dad. He was my first-ever basketball coach, but he was the guy that would never let me shoot threes when I was a young kid because he knew my form would be awful." said Caitlin Clark
The $3.1 million NIL valued (according to On3) Iowa guard further said,
"I probably didn't like it at the time and I was mad at him about it, but looking back, like shooting form fundamentals are the best thing."
Brent Clark graduated from Simpson College in Iowa in 1988. While at the school, he made significant contributions to the basketball and baseball teams, earning himself four-year letter-winner status in both sports.
Caitlin Clark is dominating US sports betting
ESPN has reported that Caitlin Clark is dominating the world of sports betting in the US.
"If they're playing, that's always the women's game with the highest handle," said Grant Tucker, Caesars Sportsbook's lead college basketball trader, to ESPN.
Last season, Iowa's matchups in the national championship, Elite Eight, and Final Four saw the highest betting activity, driven by Clark's stellar performances. Games featuring Iowa saw a 55% higher handle compared to others in the 2023–24 season, as reported by Tipico Sports Book.
"Iowa's certainly a team that's been attracting a lot of business on our network for the future book. That's a liability for us now. Of course, that's the Caitlin Clark factor," said DraftKings director of sportsbook operations, Johnny Avello, told ESPN.
According to Bet MGM, the game against Ohio State, where Clark surpassed Pete Maravich's record, was the highest bet game this season through tickets, and Iowa's game against Nebraska on Feb. 11 was the highest through handles.
