On Saturday, former Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball teammates Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin faced off for the first time in the WNBA as the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Indiana Fever by a final score of 99-80.
Clark and Martin shared the court for Iowa for four seasons, enduring many ups and downs as teammates. They won many conference tournaments but also lost two NCAA Women’s College Basketball Championships together.
After the game on Saturday, Clark and Martin were seen with their former Iowa coach Jen Janson. The three were having a long conversation with each other right outside the locker rooms.
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A video of the three Hawkeyes was posted on social media by Vegas Sports Today.
“Caitlin Clark and Kate Martin embrace each other after Fever vs. Aces game. The two had a long conversation.”
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Kate Martin videos go viral as Las Vegas Aces play pranks on WNBA rookie from Iowa
Caitlin Clark isn’t the only former Iowa women’s basketball player taking the internet by storm this WNBA season.
That’s right, Kate Martin appears to fit right in with her team on the Las Vegas Aces. Multiple videos have gone viral on social media of the former Iowa Hawkeye women’s basketball player bonding with her new team.
Here are three Kate Martin moments that captured the internet.
Kate Martin getting hyped before a game against Caitlin Clark
The WNBA posted a video of Martin doing a pre-game boogie with her teammates before facing off against her former Hawkeyes teammate. The TikTok had more than 300,000 likes and another TikTok of Martin had over 600,000 likes with the caption “this is where she is meant to be.”
Kate Martin takes rookie hazing
At the end of May, Martin’s team surprised her with some new merch before a game. Only it wasn’t Nike or Adidas. Instead, Martin was seen sporting what’s known as the “Hello Kitty rookie backpack” as her initiation onto the Aces
She was seen in another hype video from the Aces walking with the backpack.
Kate Martin missed the Aces bus
It’s a good thing basketball players run a couple miles every game, because Martin had to put the burners on to chase after her team bus.
A video first posted on teammate A’ja Wilson’s Instagram Story showed the Aces’ team sharing a laugh while they drove off and Martin chased after the bus about to be left behind.
Regardless of the pranks, Martin seems to be settling in with her new team and having just as much as she did being a Hawkeye.
