Caitlin Clark and Connor McCaffery’s relationship was destined to work because of one special detail

WNBA star Caitlin Clark is never far away from the public eye since being drafted into the big league after shining with the Iowa Hawkeyes in the NCAA. While her on-court brilliance is played out for everybody to see, less specifics are known about her personal life.

That is even true of her relationship with Connor McCaffery, despite their love being widely spoken about. They are known to be a strong relationship, but not much beyond that is public knowledge.

McCaffery, though, revealed some details about their story back in March.

How did Caitlin Clark and Connor McCaffery’s relationship start?

“We were always friends,” McCaffery said. “Our teams hung out together, we had good relationships with the women’s team and we eventually just started hanging out. Really, at first, it was no different than it had ever been.

“It was just kind of easy how it all worked out, you know.”

The pair’s relationship began at the University of Iowa, from where Connor graduated and then landed a coaching role with the Indiana Pacers.

Clark, in fact, was the person who made their relationship public, posting a photo of them together on a boat.

Naturally, McCaffery is supportive of the Indiana Fever, who drafted Clark in the WNBA Draft.

Caitlin Clark autographed card

A one-of-a-kind card autographed by Clark has recently sold for almost a quarter of a million dollars – $234,850, to be precise – becoming the second-highest sale for any women’s sports card. Now, Clark just just behind the tennis and sporting legend that is Serena Williams.

Williams‘ path card holds the record at $266,400.

It isn’t the first time that a Clark card has made waves this year either. In September 2024 she had the highest-selling women’s basketball card at ‘just’ $84,000, but this latest sale has blown that figure out of the water.

This card sows Caitlin in her Fever gear, and it had sold for $10,000 on WNBA Draft night.