Clark went even further last week when she met Gottlieb after the Indiana Fever's practice at USC's Galen Center ahead of their matchup with the Los Angeles Sparks -- a game Clark sealed with two ridiculous 3-pointers in the final minute. She gave the USC coach her phone number and offered to help her and Watkins navigate the coming pressure.

In late April, Lindsay Gottlieb met Caitlin Clark for the first time, the next face of the WNBA humbly passing her collegiate crown to Gottlieb’s 18-year-old USC freshman. They ran into one another at the Wooden Awards at the Los Angeles Athletic Club,