Caitlin Clark Goes Glam for Date Night with Boyfriend Connor McCaffery at Fever Gala

Mar. 15, 2025

Caitlin Clark and Connor McCaffery at Golden Gala.Photo:Indiana Fever/Instagram

Indiana Fever/Instagram

There were no basketball jerseys to be found asCaitlin Clarkand her boyfriendConnor McCafferywent glam for a charitable date night in Indiana.

Clark, 22, and McCaffery, 26, walked the red carpet at the Golden Gala fundraiser, which benefits the Indiana Pacers Foundation, on Sunday, Oct. 20.

The WNBA star wore a strapless black dress and silver heels for the date night, matching with her boyfriend’s grey suit jacket and black dress pants. The event took place at the swanky Indianapolis restaurant Commission Row.

The Indiana Fever sharedphotosof the couple on the red carpet at the gala, writing, “@caitlinclark22spent the evening at the Golden Gala fundraiser benefiting the Pacers Foundation last night.”

Clark was also spotted in photos from the gala with Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton — who won the gold medal with Team USA in Paris this summer — during the event.

Clark is enjoying herfirst WNBA offseasonsince the Fever were eliminated from the playoffs in September.

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On Oct. 14, she and McCaffery were spotted enjoiyng another date night in Indianapolis to support the Pacers in their preseason game against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Caitlin Clark of the WNBA Indiana Fever and boyfriend Connor McCaffery.Dylan Buell/Getty

Dylan Buell/Getty

Clark and McCaffery, the son of legendary Iowa coach Fran McCaffery, met as student-athletes at the University of Iowa before pursuing their respective careers in basketball.

McCaffery worked as a team assistant for the Pacers last season — while hisgirlfriend was selected first overallin the 2024 WNBA Draft for their sister team the Fever — before takingan assistant coaching positionon Butler University’s men’s basketball team this fall.

Clark’s first season in the WNBA was nothing short of historic. The Fever star started all 40 games for Indiana in her rookie season, averaging 19.2 points, 8.4 assists (a WNBA high, per the league), 5.7 rebounds and 1.33 steals.

The WNBA All-Star also led the rookie class in assists, points, steals and minutes played this season, and she also had the league’s second-highest percentage in free throw shooting with 90.6% accuracy.

source: people.com