Caitlin Clark’s boyfriend, Connor McCaffrey, sent her a sweet message after the Hawkeyes’ Iowa State star point guard narrowly fell short to the South Carolina Gamecocks in Sunday’s NCAA Women’s Tournament championship game. Ta.
McCaffrey reposted a photo of Clark leaving the court at the end of her college career on her Instagram Story with the caption, “My goat.”
McCaffrey, a former member of the Iowa State men’s basketball team and the son of Iowa head coach Fran McCaffrey, included two red heart emojis and a heart gesture emoji, which he posted during Clark’s senior season. It became his signature move on the court.
Clark, the consensus No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, reposted the message on his Instagram Story.
It’s unclear when exactly Clark and McCaffrey started dating.
Clark made their relationship public in August 2023 when she shared a photo of the couple on a boat.
“The best end to summer,” Clark wrote at the time, along with a black heart emoji.
McCaffrey continued to publicly support Clark until March Madness in 2024.
The 22-year-old Iowa native had 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the Hawkeyes’ 87-75 loss to South Carolina.
Clark, NCAA Division I’s all-time leading scorer, set a new record with 18 points in the first quarter in the 2024 title game. This is a record for most in a U.S. Championship game at one time.
She only scored 12 points in the final 30 minutes of the game, thanks to South Carolina’s defense and Gamecocks point guard Raven Johnson. Johnson held Clark to just seven points on 27 percent shooting while guarding him.
Before Sunday’s championship game, Coach Johnson said the matchup was “personal” after being upset by the Hawkeyes in last year’s Final Four.
johnson I also said When she felt “hurt” Clark waved her off during last year’s game. While protecting her on the key.
“All I want to say is that the revenge tour is over,” said the sophomore guard. He told ESPN’s Holly Rowe. After the Shamcocks defeated the Hawkeyes on Sunday.
Clark will likely head to Indiana, as the Fever has the No. 1 pick in the April 15 draft at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
