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Collegiate star drives up ticket prices for Aces home games

Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives to the basket between Ohio State guard/forward Taylor Thie ...
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives to the basket between Ohio State guard/forward Taylor Thierry, left, and guard Rikki Harris (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Cliff Jette)
Future professional basketball player Caitlin Clark is already moving ticket prices higher in t ...
Future professional basketball player Caitlin Clark is already moving ticket prices higher in the WNBA, including two games when the Indiana Fever visit the Las Vegas Aces. 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)
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) takes a 3-point shot over Ohio State defenders during the second ...
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) takes a 3-point shot over Ohio State defenders during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Cliff Jette)
Ohio State guard Celeste Taylor (12) drives to the basket under pressure from Iowa guard Caitli ...
Ohio State guard Celeste Taylor (12) drives to the basket under pressure from Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Cliff Jette)
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives to the basket under pressure from Ohio State guard Jacy Sh ...
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives to the basket under pressure from Ohio State guard Jacy Sheldon (4) and forward Rebeka Mikulasikova (23) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Cliff Jette)
Iowa guards Kate Martin, second from left, greets Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) after they were ...
Iowa guards Kate Martin, second from left, greets Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) after they were introduced during Senior Day ceremonies following their victory over Ohio State in an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Cliff Jette)
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after a foul by Ohio State during the second half of a ...
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after a foul by Ohio State during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Cliff Jette)
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Div ...
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark (22) celebrates after becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball during the first half of a college game, Sunday, March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Cliff Jette)
By Marvin Clemons Las Vegas Review-Journal
March 4, 2024 - 10:59 am
 

Caitlin Clark is affecting Las Vegas Aces ticket prices while still in college.

The Iowa Hawkeyes senior is one of basketball’s brightest stars and set the all-time NCAA scoring record Sunday — men or women — with 3,685 points. She declared for the 2024 WNBA draft Thursday and the Indiana Fever have since provided obvious hints on social media they intend to select Clark first overall April 15.

The Fever are scheduled to play the Aces at Michelob Ultra Arena on May 25 and July 2. Ticket prices for those two games are currently the highest of any Aces home game, according to the secondary ticket marketplace TickPick.

Tickets for the May 25 game start at $76 and go as high as $1,098 for a fourth-row seat as of Monday. Tickets for the Fever’s other Las Vegas visit July 2 start at $58 and go to $1,096 for the same fourth-row seat.

By comparison, tickets for the Aces’ May 21 game against Phoenix start at $17 and go to $256. The team’s WNBA Finals rematch against the New York Liberty on June 15 at Michelob Ultra Arena start at $42 and go as high as $680.

The numbers are further proof of what kind of a draw Clark is.

The Big Ten women’s basketball tournament in Minneapolis sold out this week for the first time in the event’s history. Prices for Fever home games are up 133 percent from last year, according to the secondary marketplace Stubhub.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.

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