Sold out arenas became the norm. Soaring television ratings helped expand the fan base. Clark, Reese, the presumptive league MVP A’ja Wilson and others continually chased record-breaking statistics. And routine conversations and social media posts spurred sometimes heated debates about everything from basketball to culture.

Destiny Jackson recently committed to the U of I for basketball and talked about how Clark and Reese have shifted the way people view the WNBA