March Madness Stars Clark, Cardoso, Rice Featured in 'Full Court Press' Docuseries
With March Madness about to take hold, Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions announced that its “Full Court Press” documentary - which features three of the top women’s college basketball players in the country - will premiere on ESPN in May as a four-part series.
This season camera crews have followed three of the best players in the country and will continue to do so through the end of the NCAA Women’s Tournament — Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso and UCLA’s Kiki Rice.
Iowa and South Carolina are No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament, while UCLA is a No. 2.
Clark has been as prominent as any collegiate athlete this season. She recently broke the NCAA all-time scoring record for men’s and women’s basketball and also surpassed the mark held by Kansas’ Lynette Woodard, which was set in the AIAW and is not recognized by the NCAA.
Clark has also been one of the most prominent players in the NIL space, as she has national deals with companies like State Farm and recently inked a deal with Gainbridge, which is the title sponsor of the arena for the NBA’s Indiana Pacers and the WNBA’s Indiana Fever.
The Fever have the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft and its widely believed the Fever will select Clark.
Cardoso is one of the nation’s most dynamic forwards in the game and the docuseries will elevate her profile.
Cardoso, a 6-foot-7 forward, averaged 14 points and 9.5 rebounds for the undefeated Gamecocks, and Cardoso even spent a few weeks away from the team and school to help the Brazilian national team qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Cardoso is not available for the first-round game as she serves a one-game suspension for an altercation in the SEC title game against LSU.
Rice is a 5-foot-11 sophomore guard for UCLA and she averaged 12.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists for the Bruins.
Rice was an All-Pac-12 selection after this season, but as a prep player she was the Gatorade National Player of the Year, won two other player of the year awards and was the co-MVP of the McDonald’s All-American game. She was also the MVP of the FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship.
