Colorado Buffaloes HC Deion Sanders urges Iowa’s Caitlin Clark to ‘finish strong’ in light of her historic NCAA season

Clark and the Hawkeyes will begin their quest to win the National Championship from the 20th of March.

Colorado Buffaloes HC Deion Sanders urges Iowa’s Caitlin Clark to ‘finish strong’ in light of her historic NCAA season

Caitlin Clark and Deion Sanders (via Instagram/IMAGO)

Caitlin Clark is HER. The Iowa star has broken a multitude of records this season in women’s basketball. She has been valued at $3.1 million in terms of NIL money and her name has brought hordes of fans to the games of the Hawkeyes and resulted in a bump in the broadcast viewership of the game.

As Clark heads into the final stretch of her collegiate career, another legend has some words of wisdom for her. Deion Sanders, affectionately known as Coach Prime by fans recently appeared on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon where he had some inspiring words for Caitlin Clark.

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Deion Sanders said:

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Caitlin, baby girl... We're coming down the homestretch. This is gonna be your last dance...I need you to finish strong. I don't care what they say about the WNBA, but I know what you're capable of.
Deion Sanders said

Caitlin Clark led the Iowa Hawkeyes to the Big Ten title on Sunday after they beat Nebraska 94-89. Now, the final stretch begins as March Madness is here. The matchups for the same will be announced on Sunday, the 17th of March at 8 PM ET on ESPN. Winning a national championship will perfectly cap off a historic season for Clark and the Hawkeyes.

Caitlin Clark has had a huge role in the promotion of women’s basketball in the NCAA

Coach Prime encouraged Clark to stay strong and close her historic season off with a championship. This will be her final season in the NCAA and the next step will be to enter the WNBA draft where she is guaranteed to be the first overall pick. Clark has played a big role in the promotion of women’s basketball.

FOX Sports revealed that women’s coverage averaged 436,000 views while men’s football averaged 346,000 views. There was a 66% jump in broadcasting numbers. Caitlin Clark has become the NCAA Division I basketball’s all-time leading scorer drawing over 3,388,000 views.

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Deion Sanders (Via KXAN)

The next chapter of her life is bound to be special. As of now, the Indiana Fever have the first pick in the Draft and after Clark announced her decision to enter the draft, ticket prices of the Fever doubled from $60 to $140.

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