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College Basketball Team Reveals Exciting Caitlin Clark News

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Parker Johnson | Last updated Apr 6, 2025 1:05 PM ET

Amid the drama of the NCAA women's Final Four, former Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark has been making moves on the college basketball scene.

No, that is not a reference to her appearance on ESPN's Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi alt-cast of the national championship game between No. 1 seed South Carolina and No. 2 UConn on Sunday.

Rather, the NCAA's all-time leading scorer has struck up a new relationship with a less-storied women's college basketball program: Florida Gulf Coast University.

On Friday, the FGCU Eagles announced the hiring of former Iowa assistant Raina Harmon as their new head coach, drawing a strong response from Harmon's former pupil, Clark.

"It's go Eagles now! @raina15 EARNED IT!" the Indiana Fever guard wrote on her Instagram story after seeing the news.

Clark also followed up with a comment on the FGCU women's basketball Instagram post, begging: "Merch needed."

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Less than 24 hours later, the Eagles responded to Clark's request.

Specifically, FGCU mascot Azul the Eagle made sure that the Iowa legend had her wishes fulfilled by packing a special shipment of merch.

they answered the call ‍↕️ https://t.co/h3DczmNa6Q pic.twitter.com/2CbhR0Sxg6
— lo (@caitscroptop) April 6, 2025

"The goat of women’s basketball became an eagles fan today," wrote a member of the FGCU athletics media team, who posted the behind-the-scenes video on TikTok on Saturday.

While it may not have drawn the attention of the UConn-South Carolina showdown on Final Four weekend, Clark's new relationship with FGCU and continued support of Iowa was a positive example of her ability to bring together different corners of the women's basketball community.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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