UConn's Geno Auriemma unleashes on heralded WNBA rookie class, says Caitlin Clark is being 'targeted'

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Longtime UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma typically has no problem sharing whatever is on his mind. 

The eleven-time national championship winner shared his thoughts on Caitlin Clark on multiple occasions. But this week, he offered his latest thoughts on how Clark is adjusting to the WNBA, suggesting she was being negatively impacted by a "delusional fanbase."

"The delusional fanbase that follows her disrespected the WNBA players by saying she's going to go in that league and tear it apart," Auriemma said during a recent appearance on "The Dan Patrick Show."

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UConn Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma addresses the media during a press conference at the conclusion of the game between the UConn Huskies and the Vermont Catamounts in the First Round of the NCAA Womens Basketball Championship Seattle Regional 3 on March 18, 2023, at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. (M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"There were actually odds, like she's third or fourth in betting odds on being MVP of the WNBA. These people are so disrespectful and so unknowledgeable and so stupid that it gives women's basketball a bad name. The kid was set up for failure right from the beginning."

He also addressed the idea that opposing teams have "targeted" the former Iowa Hawkeyes star during her first handful of games in the pros.

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"There's a huge target on this kid's back," Auriemma said before adding that he believed that Clark is singled out by "society, targeted by her looks, targeted by her