DES MOINES, Iowa — When Caitlin Clark returns to Carver-Hawkeye Arena in May, there won’t be just a sold-out crowd hoping to witness some of her signature logo threes; a nationally televised audience will also be watching.

The Athletic reports that the Indiana Fever guard’s trip back to the University of Iowa in Iowa City for a May 4th exhibition game against the Brazilian National Team will be broadcast on ESPN. It is believed to be the first nationally televised WNBA exhibition game.

The former Hawkeye’s #22 hangs in the rafters at Carver-Hawkeye, after it was retired in a February 2nd ceremony.

Clark broke the NCAA career-points record for the NCAA in her senior season at Iowa, tallying 3,951 points. She’s the all-time leading men’s or women’s scorer in NCAA DI history.

The Indiana Fever drafted Clark #1 in 2024, and she went on to have a stellar rookie season. She broke the WNBA season assist record with 337 and also broke a rookie record for points with 769. She tallied up 122 three-pointers, which was the second-most in WNBA history.

Tickets to Fever’s exhibition game against the Brazilian National Team went on sale February 27th and were all snatched up in just over a half an hour by Kinnick Society Gold and I-Club level donors and Iowa women’s basketball season ticket holders. The tickets never made it to a public sale.

The Athletic reports tipoff for the May 4th game will be at 5:00 p.m. on ESPN. If there is a Game 7 in the NBA playoffs, the exhibition game would be moved to ESPN2.