Still wondering how to craft your perfect bracket? Tune into the Quest for the Perfect Bracket live show on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET for tips, factoids and happenings around March Madness bracketology.When Caitlin Clark was in high school, her dream school to attend was UConn. But UConn never actively recruited her and Geno Auriemma never reached out. “The lack of interest from UConn stung,” writes ESPN’s Wright Thompson in the profile.
“Honestly, it was more I wanted them to recruit me to say I got recruited,” Clark told Thompson. “I loved UConn. I think they’re the coolest place on Earth, and I wanted to say I got recruited by them. They called my AAU coach a few times, but they never talked to my family and never talked to me.”
While Clark considered Iowa State, Texas, Oregon and Oregon State, she eventually narrowed her list to Iowa and Notre Dame.
Clark grew up in a Catholic family and attended a Catholic school from kindergarten through 12th grade, giving Notre Dame an edge.
Clark initially gave a commitment to Notre Dame’s former head coach Muffet McGraw and informed Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder of the decision. But an official announcement never came and Clark changed her mind to attend Iowa instead.
“I’m 17 years old and I’m sitting in my room and I’m sweating my ass off,” said Clark. “I’m about to call [McGraw]. She is an intimidating individual. She was really understanding. She kinda knew. She was great. Then I called Coach Bluder.”
The Detroit Pistons have signed forward/center Chimezie Metu to a 10-day contract.
Metu, 6-9, 225, is a five-year NBA veteran and has appeared in 246 career games (31 starts) for San Antonio, Sacramento and Phoenix. The No. 49 overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, Metu holds career averages of 5.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.4 blocks in 12.8 minutes per game.
Metu appeared in 37 games (five starts) for the Phoenix Suns this season and averaged 5.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 12.1 minutes. A native of Los Angeles, CA, Metu played collegiately at the University of Southern
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss his team’s game at the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night. Antetokounmpo is dealing with left hamstring soreness.
The veteran forward was forced to miss the Bucks game against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday due to the same injury. Overall, Antetokounmpo has missed only four games this season.
Milwaukee enters play on Wednesday trailing Boston by 10 games for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
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