Sky-high ticket prices for Caitlin Clark’s return to Iowa for Fever preseason game

OWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark fans will have to pay a premium on the secondary market if they want to be at Carver-Hawkeye Arena for Sunday’s matchup between the WNBA’s Indiana Fever and the Brazilian national team.

The average paid price of $440 per ticket on the secondary market as of Wednesday has made it the most in-demand event involving Clark, according to ticketing technology company Victory Live, which analyzes sales across the secondary market.

Clark will be playing on the court where she rose to stardom with the Iowa Hawkeyes. The all-time leading scorer in Division I history is from West Des Moines and played for the Hawkeyes from 2020-24. She was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft and the league’s rookie of the year.

  • FILE - Iowa guard Caitlin Clark makes a heart gesture after the team's NCAA college basketball game against Michigan, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. Clark broke the NCAA women's career scoring record. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File)
  • FILE - Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) scores against Colorado during the first half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game in the NCAA ournament in Albany, N.Y. Saturday, March 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
  • FILE - Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates during Senior Day ceremonies following a victory over Ohio State in an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Cliff Jette, File)
  • FILE - Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts during a first-round WNBA basketball playoff game against the Connecticut Sun, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
  • FILE - Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) plays against the Dallas Wings in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
  • FILE - Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark (22) goes to the basket against Las Vegas Aces' Jackie Young (0) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Sept. 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
  • FILE - Iowa guard Caitlin Clark talks with assistant coach Jan Jensen during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Drake, Nov. 19, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)
  • FILE - Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark (22) goes to the basket against Las Vegas Aces' Jackie Young (0) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game, Sept. 11, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
  • Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) shot over Connecticut Sun forward Brionna Jones (42) in the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
  • Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) signs autographs for fans before a WNBA basketball game against the Minnesota Lynx, Sunday, July 14, 2024, in Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP)
  • Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) works to regain control of the ball against Chicago Sky guard Dana Evans during a WNBA basketball game Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)
  • Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark greets Ashton Kutcher, left, after a 78-73 win over the Los Angeles Sparks in a WNBA basketball game in Los Angeles, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
  • Fans watch Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark warm up for the team's WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
  • Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) puts up a 3-point shot to score against the Connecticut Sun during the fourth quarter of a WNBA basketball game, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
  • Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) is introduced before the team's preseason WNBA basketball game against the Atlanta Dream in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
  • FILE - Iowa's Caitlin Clark, left, poses for a photo with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, right, after being selected first overall by the Indiana Fever during the first round of the WNBA basketball draft, April 15, 2024, in New York. The wait for full-time charter flights for WNBA teams finally is over with commissioner Engelbert announcing Tuesday, May 7, the league's plans to start the program this season. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)
  • Indiana Fever's Grace Berger, from left, Caitlin Clark and Erica Wheeler pose for a photo during the Indiana Fever media day, Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
  • Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark holds her jersey following a WNBA basketball news conference, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
  • Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) shoots a three-point basket over UConn guard Ashlynn Shade, right, during the second half of a Final Four college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
  • AP's Nancy Nussbaum poses for a photo with Iowa's Caitlin Clark after giving her the AP NCAA Women's Player of the Year award Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
  • Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after defeating LSU in an Elite Eight round college basketball game during the NCAA Tournament, Monday, April 1, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
  • Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives to the basket against Colorado guard Kindyll Wetta (15) during the fourth quarter of a Sweet Sixteen round college basketball game during the NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
  • Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after making a three-point basket in the second half of a second-round college basketball game against West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament, Monday, March 25, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
  • Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) stands on the court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Nebraska in the final of the Big Ten women's tournament Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Asking prices on the secondary market Wednesday for the preseason game ranged from $146 to $2,368.

The previous high average paid price for a Clark game was $411. That was March 3, 2024, when she scored 35 points against Ohio State to pass Pete Maravich as the Division I career scoring leader.

Victory Live also reported that the average paid price for a Fever away game in the 2025 season was $272, up from $171 in 2024. The average is $197 for a Fever home game, more than double the $92 home average last season.

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