NCAAPaige Bueckers confesses her admiration for one of the Boston Celtics’ champions
The rising popularity of women’s basketball — both in the NCAA and the WNBA — can be attributed to a handful of extraordinary talents that have inspired a new generation of fans to tune in. Two of them, Paige Bueckers and Caitlin Clark, faced off in an intense Final Four matchup last season — in which Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes defeated Bueckers’ Connecticut Huskies to advance to the national championship game.
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Nearly three months later, Clark is establishing herself as a rising star with the Indiana Fever , while Bueckers is gearing up for her final season at UConn before turning pro in 2025. While Clark has started to shine individually, the Fever are not yet close to the WNBA elite despite recent improvements — and that has sparked speculation over a once-unthinkable backcourt partnership in Indiana.
