Caitlin Clark's Celebrity Fans: From Jason Sudeikis to Travis Scott
Caitlin Clark. Adam Bettcher/Getty ImagesCaitlin Clark is changing the trajectory of women’s basketball with her record-breaking stats and long-range shots — and celebrities are taking notice. The senior Iowa Hawkeyes guard averaged 32 points per game during the regular season, and in March she became the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer across men’s and women’s basketball, breaking a 54-year-old record. In April 2024, Clark was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, when she was picked in the first round by the Indiana Fever. Clark led the Hawkeyes to a nail-biting victory over LSU — a team with another WNBA-bound All-American star, Angel Reese — in the Elite Eight game on April 1, and she will face off against Paige Bueckers of the UConn Huskies on April 5. The Iowa/LSU matchup attracted over 12 million viewers, becoming the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history, per ESPN. Clark’s talent has fueled an unprecedented interest in women’s basketball. Scho
Caitlin Clark is changing the trajectory of women’s basketball with her record-breaking stats and long-range shots — and celebrities are taking notice.
The senior Iowa Hawkeyes guard averaged 32 points per game during the regular season, and in March she became the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer across men’s and women’s basketball, breaking a 54-year-old record. In April 2024, Clark was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, when she was picked in the first round by the Indiana Fever.
Clark led the Hawkeyes to a nail-biting victory over LSU — a team with another WNBA-bound All-American star, Angel Reese — in the Elite Eight game on April 1, and she will face off against Paige Bueckers of the UConn Huskies on April 5.
The Iowa/LSU matchup attracted over 12 million viewers, becoming the most-watched women’s college basketball game in history, per ESPN. Clark’s talent has fueled an unprecedented interest in women’s basketball. Schools that host Iowa see attendance increases upwards of 150 percent compared to their other home games, and women’s college basketball is averaging a bigger audience than its men’s counterpart, increasing 60 percent across all networks.
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Everyone is talking about Clark — from the president of the United States to Ted Lasso himself. Keep scrolling for a look at Clark’s biggest celebrity fans, including Jason Sudeikis, Travis Scott, Joe Biden and Ice Cube:
Jason Sudeikis
Sudeikis stars on the Apple TV+ sports comedy Ted Lasso and is a longtime fan of women’s sports. The SNL alum showed his support for Clark and the Hawkeyes at the April 1 Elite Eight game, cheering on the team and even making the “you can’t see me” gesture after Clark hit a big shot in the game. (Clark and Reese have imitated the iconic John Cena gesture in previous games.)
This was the second Iowa game Sudeikis attended this season, and the actor is a frequent attendee of WNBA games as well. After Iowa’s 94-87 victory over LSU, Sudeikis was seen embracing Clark and even posing with the team in a celebratory photo.
The official March Madness women’s basketball Instagram account shared a clip of Sudeikis showing off his Togethxr brand sweatshirt reading “Everyone Watches Women’s Sports” after the game. Fans flooded the comments with requests for a Ted Lasso spinoff featuring a women’s soccer team.
Travis Scott
The rapper boasts over 55 million followers on Instagram, but Scott is not afraid to fanboy over Clark. Scott attended a Hawkeyes game in early March, cheering on Caitlin and posing with the team after the game.
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