Caitlin Clark received a hero's welcome to Gainbridge Coliseum on Wednesday (April 17) morning as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft stepped into her new home arena to flocks of fans and a packed opening press conference. "I'm super happy to be here. Thank you to the Fever, the Pacers. This is a dream come true," said Clark, a two-time National Player of the Year at Iowa and the all-time leading scorer in Division I basketball history. Indianapolis literally painted the town to usher Clark into a stadium adorned with a 20-foot banner, billboards and video displays of her in an already sold-out No. 22 Fever jersey. More than 6,000 people attended a draft party on Monday (April 15) to celebrate her arrival. Clark delivered an opening statement and paused mid-sentence to identify Tamika Catchings in an audience that included her parents. "I can't think of a better place for myself to start my career. A place that loves basketball, supports women's basketball, and an organization that really does things

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It is my honor to welcome for the very first time the 2024 WNBA Drafts No. 1 overall pick here to Indianapolis, please welcome Kaitlyn Clark.

Kaitlyn, the floor is yours.

Kaitlyn, the floor is yours.

Kaitlyn, the floor is yours.

I'm excited about that. I'm a vet, somebody that's been in the league for a really long time and obviously as a point guard you need somebody to lean on and have your back and ask questions. I don't have all the answers. Not everything is going to be perfect so I'm going to need people like that to surround myself with.

It's a powerful moment for me because I was a long time Christine Grant fan who was, I call her the mother of Title IX and so now we're seeing the fruits of what they did there and then she's also had a thankful parents.

They've become a great support system and so it's not surprising to me when you've got coaches like them, a family like these people, that she's turned out this well.

How do you keep all this in perspective, off the court, the focus, the attention, the non, every time I turn on TV, you're on. How do you keep this in perspective as a human being and a 22-year-old?

Yeah, it's definitely hard. I think at times, like, it doesn't feel real is like the biggest thing. I feel like I'm kind of stuck in a dream at times but I don't know.

It's true.

is like how grateful I am to have

this opportunity and you know

there's so many people that would kill to be

in my shoes when things seem like

they're long and they're tired and I have to

do this and I have to do that. I just try to remind myself

of how grateful I am and like

I get these opportunities.

You know, I'm lucky to have these moments

and you know, it can

all be taken away from you in a second so

just enjoy every single second

of it. Give it my best and

I think that'll work pretty well for me.

Thank you, Caitlin. Let's hear it one more time

for Caitlin Clark.

I want to thank all of you

very much for coming out this morning and

sharing this special morning with all of us.