Overview
- During Sunday’s studio tease before the Iowa–UCLA Big Ten women’s final, the CBS/TNT analyst said “Caitlin Smith” and referred to former Hawkeyes coach “Lisa Blunder.”
- Pearl corrected himself mid-sentence to “Caitlin Clark” after a brief pause on air.
- The 13-second clip circulated widely on social media, where fans criticized the mistakes and mocked the broadcast.
- Clark is the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer and now plays for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, while longtime Iowa coach Lisa Bluder retired in 2024 with Jan Jensen taking over.
- UCLA routed Iowa 96–45 in the championship game, and as of Monday there was no reported disciplinary action against Pearl.