Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever was present at the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025, observing the Iowa Hawkeyes and Wisconsin Badgers game. While showing support for her boyfriend in the Big East Tournament, Clark maintained a relatively low profile. The 23-year-old WNBA star was seen at Madison Square Garden on March 13, where the Butler Bulldogs faced a defeat against St. John’s Red Storm, as captured in images and videos shared by the New York Post. Clark’s boyfriend, Connor McCaffery, serves as an assistant coach for Butler’s men’s basketball team. During the game, Clark donned a Butler t-shirt and positioned herself behind the team’s bench, blending in with a Butler baseball cap and black hoodie.
Clark, who has been in a relationship with McCaffery since April 2023, was observed expressing frustration, at times standing and vocalizing during the match, as reported by the Post. McCaffery, the son of longtime Iowa Hawkeyes basketball head coach Fran McCaffery, commenced his role as an assistant coach at Butler in September 2024 following his tenure as a basketball development coordinator for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, who share an arena with Clark’s Indiana Fever. The couple first met while both were student-athletes at the University of Iowa, where Clark was rising as a prominent college basketball star.
McCaffery, a standout recruit entering Iowa in the 2017 class, garnered numerous academic accolades during his collegiate career. Clark took to Instagram to celebrate McCaffery’s new position at Butler, expressing her joy for him. In October 2024, the couple made their debut on the red carpet at the Golden Gala fundraiser supporting the Indiana Pacers Foundation.
