The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. Women's college basketball never saw the scale of talent that sees today.
The extremely famous and successful stars leading Iowa and Louisiana State to the NCAA，women's basketball championship game on Sunday — a first for both teams — are two of (well-known)players in the country, with some of the most profitable marketing deals among college athletes. All four players are likely (be)household names well beyond college. They've already achieved a significant level of individual fame, and, they reach the WNBA. they are well prepared for long professional careers. They are the lucky few.
The opportunities in basketball for many female athletes peak at the Final Four. The spotlight is rarely brighter, and beyond the trophy (奖品) (await)Sunday's winner is the earning potential newly available to the excellent women. Players across the country lack the star power of Reese or Clark are still able to make money within their fan bases.
Each spring the WNBA faces a problem hundreds of women compete strongly for 144 spots in the world's most prestigious professional women's basketball league. Only 36 players are chosen.
Clark has continuous 41-point performances, and her semi-final win came against the tournament's odds-on (很可能发生的) favorite, South Carolina. Reese, (label) as the Bayou Barbie, has been a scoring and rebounding machine all season as Louisiana State drew record crowds even before the tournament.
Even with the sport setting records for game attendance and TV viewership, there remains a sky-high barrier for entry into the WNBA. , where there are just 12 teams. In last year's competition, just 17 players chosen (make)a team's opening day roster (候选名单).
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