Caitlin Clark’s boyfriend pays tribute to Iowa star in the cutest way after NCAA title game loss

Caitlin Clark’s boyfriend paid tribute to the Iowa star in the cutest way on social media after the NCAA women’s championship, while calling his girlfriend ‘the GOAT’ even as her college career comes to an end without Titles.

On Sunday, Connor McCaffrey, Clark’s boyfriend, shared a photo of the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer (in both men’s and women’s basketball) walking off the court for the last time as an Iowa Hawkeye on his Instagram Story with the legend of the acronym used. calling someone (or something) the “greatest of all time.”

McCaffrey, a former member of the Iowa men’s basketball team and son of Iowa head coach Fran McCaffrey, included two red heart emojis and a pair of heart gestures, which was Clark’s signature on-court celebration during his season senior.

Clark, who is the consensus No. 1 overall pick in this year’s WNBA draft, later reposted the message on her own Instagram Story.

It’s unclear exactly when Clark and McCaffrey started dating.

The couple went public with their relationship when she shared some photos of herself with McCaffrey on a boat in August last year.

“Best end to summer,” Clark captioned her post at the time, including a black heart emoji.

McCaffrey was also amazed by his girlfriend’s 41 pieces against LSU in the Elite Eight round last week.

“I have no words for this one,” he wrote alongside ESPN art outlining Clark’s stats on his Instagram Story at the time.

Clark’s boyfriend isn’t the only one calling the 22-year-old point guard ‘the GOAT,’ as South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley used the acronym to describe Clark in her post-championship victory speech on Sunday.

‘[…] I personally want to thank Caitlin Clark for elevating our sport,” Staley said after the Gamecocks defeated the Hawkeyes, 87-75, on Sunday.

‘She carried a heavy burden for our sport. …Caitlin Clark, if you’re there, you’re one of the GOATS of our game. We appreciate you.’