INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Caitlin Clark made her debut as a member of the Indiana Fever on Wednesday with a press conference at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

After sharing her excitement for the next chapter of her career and the future of the Fever, Clark went one-on-one with News 8 Sports Director Anthony Calhoun.

During their discussion, Clark shares her already deep love for Indianapolis, and how special the growth in popularity for women’s basketball is.

“It’s obviously very special right now,” Clark said. “I think the biggest thing is when you see those (viewer) numbers up against the Masters numbers, MLB numbers, college football – to me, that shows how many people watch and support, and how much people love it, but they’re continuing to come back for more. Women’s basketball is at an all-time high right now, and I think it will continue to grow.”

Clark also weighed in on her excitement to play with Aliyah Boston, who she played with on Team USA, and how lucky she feels to join a talented organization.

To hear more from Clark and AC, watch the full interview above.

Anthony Calhoun: “Well Caitlin, welcome to Indianapolis. How good does it feel to be here in the circle city?”

Caitlin Clark: “It feels amazing. I couldn’t be more excited to be coming to Indianapolis, a city that just loves basketball whether it’s the Pacers, whether it’s the Fever and they just do it the right way. The city is awesome, it’s perfect for me and I couldn’t be more excited to start my professional career here.”

AC: “I’ll never forget this moment, I was down in Phoenix covering Purdue in the final four and I saw this tweet from you and it said, 18.7 million people watching. Give me your thoughts on women’s basketball right now and just how big it is, we know it’s going to be special here in Indianapolis when you come to town.”

CC: “It’s obviously very very special right now. I think the biggest thing is when you see those numbers up against like the Masters numbers, MLB numbers, college football- we were only beat out by one college football regular season game. To me like that shows how many people really want to watch and support and how much people love it, but they’re continuing to come back for more every single time they watch. Women’s basketball is at an all-time high right now and I think it’s going to continue to grow and to be a part of that is something I don’t take lightly.”

AC: “You talked about in the press conference how fortunate you are to be here in Indianapolis, in an organization that loves basketball. You get a chance to play with the rookie of the year last year in Alyiah Boston, give me your thoughts on the opportunity to play with her.”

CC: “I played with Alyiah before on Team USA, so I know how just good she is firsthand. How lucky am I to join an organization that has a lot of really great young talent, but also has some vets that I can lean on and rely on in all of these moments that are going to be really new for me. I can’t wait to get on the court with Alyiah. As a point guard, your eyes just light up when you get to play with a really good post player. I couldn’t be more excited for that.”

AC: “I got a chance to spend some time with some of the Pacers players and they had a lot of praise for you after practice about fortunate they feel and just had excited there to have you here in Indy. I know you know Tyrese Halliburton, of course an Iowa State guy, you’re an Iowa person obviously. How much are you looking forward to being apart of this entire organization and supporting the Pacers as well.”

CC: “Absolutely. I’ve watched their season this entire year and what coach Carlisle has been able to do has been absolutely amazing. Tyrese is one of the best players in the league, so how lucky am I to come to a place that has one of the best guard players in the entire world, somebody that was just named the team USA basketball team. I can’t wait, I’m excited, he’s awesome. Obviously, he went to the wrong school in college, and I’ll keep giving him crap about that.”

AC: “Any message you want to send to those fans? I know they cannot wait to see you play for the Fever.”

CC: “I’m just excited as all of you are. If you haven’t got your season tickets, you need to get them. I can’t wait to meet all of you.”