Caitlin Clark’s Parents Have Strong Feelings About Indiana Fever in Year Two

Clark's mom and dad attended the preseason game the Fever played at the familiar confines of Carver-Hawkeye Arena, where her No. 22 jersey was retired after a record-breaking NCAA career with the Iowa Hawkeyes. 

It was roughly a two-hour drive from where they raised Clark and her two brothers, Blake and Colin, in West Des Moines.

Anne brought cookies for the ESPN crew covering the game. Brent, who used to coach his daughter, did an interview with Holly Rowe expressing the couple's initial impressions of the new-look Fever under White.

"I commented to my wife earlier, it seems like — and I think Steph White is reinforcing this — she says you do not hold the ball more than one second," the former two-sport college athlete said. "It’s quick decision making, they’re moving the ball and that leads to a lot of points."

In classic Clark fashion, Caitlin's dad brought up the officials without any prompting. When asked what he learned during his daughter's first season, Brent said, "there’s a lot of room for improvement there, particularly in the officiating."

No matter how the season starts against Chicago, the Fever point guard can fall back on the certainty of her parents any time she needs.

"She'll look to the stands every so often and I try to give her some reassurance," her dad said in 2023. "I try to do the best I can."