Full Court Press (TV series)

Full Court Press
Genre	Sports Documentary
Directed by	Kristen Lappas
Starring	Caitlin Clark Kamilla Cardoso Kiki Rice
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Peyton Manning Caitlin Clark
Production companies	ESPN Omaha Productions Words & Pictures
Original release
Network	ESPN+ ABC
Release	May 11, 2024 (2024-05-11)

Full Court Press is an American television documentary series developed for ESPN+. Produced by Omaha Productions and Words & Pictures in parternship with ESPN+, the series features women's basketball players Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso, and Kiki Rice during their collegiate careers.

Development and release

In collaboration with ESPN+, the series was produced by Peyton Manning's production company Omaha Productions, as well as Words & Pictures.^[1]^[2] Manning and Clark were executive producers for the show.^[1]^[3] In an interview on the The Pat McAfee Show, Manning explained that during the editing for Quarterback, the Omaha Productions team discussed working on a similar series relating to women's basketball.^[4]^[5] During pre-production, it was Clark that insisted the docuseries include other college players, rather than only focus on her senior season.^[6] Kristen Lappas directed the series.^[7]

The series stars Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso, and Kiki Rice during their NCAA Division I women's basketball careers, specifically the 2023–24 season.^[7] Clark and Cardoso are featured during their senior seasons with the Iowa Hawkeyes and the South Carolina Gamecocks.^[8] Meanwhile, footage of Rice features her during her sophomore season with the UCLA Bruins.^[8]

Announced on March 18, 2024,^[9] the series' first two episodes aired on May 11, 2024 on ESPN+ and ABC.^[7] Episodes three and four aired the following day.^[1] The series will be available for streaming on Hulu from May 14 through June 12.^[5]

Players featured in series

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "How to watch Clark, Cardoso in 'Full Court Press' on ESPN+". ESPN. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ Morgan, Emmanuel (May 10, 2024). "Caitlin Clark Hype Will Test the W.N.B.A.'s Television Limits". The New York Times. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ Peterson, Chloe (April 16, 2024). "SNL, sold out jerseys, TV records. Caitlin Clark could be catalyst for women's basketball". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ Peyton Manning talks FULL COURT PRESS & the offensive coordinator of producing. The Pat McAfee Show. ESPN. May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via YouTube.
^ ^a ^b Chiari, Mike (May 11, 2024). "Caitlin Clark, Kiki Rice, Kamilla Cardoso to Star in Docuseries 'Full Court Press'". Bleacher Report. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
^ McCarthy, Michael (May 14, 2024). "'Full Court Press' Is ESPN's Best Sports Doc in Years, and a Sequel Is Coming". Front Office Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Roeper, Richard (May 10, 2024). "Fascinating 'Full Court Press' captures off-court lives of Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso, Kiki Rice". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Phelps, Chris (May 10, 2024). "Caitlin Clark Trending Again After Viral Release Of 'Full Court Press' Trailer". Athlon Sports. Parade Media. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ Cowan, Garrett (March 18, 2024). "ESPN+ Original Series Full Court Press Presented by State Farm Featuring Caitlin Clark, Kamilla Cardoso and Kiki Rice to Premiere May 11 & 12 on ABC and ESPN+" (Press release). ESPN Press Room. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

v t e Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball
Venues	Iowa Field House (1974–1983) Carver–Hawkeye Arena (1983–present)
Rivalries	Iowa State (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Crossover at Kinnick Herky the Hawk "Iowa Fight Song" Full Court Press The Law Firm
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball
Venues	Carolina Coliseum (1974–2002) Colonial Life Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	Clemson
Culture & lore	History Cocky "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way" The Freshies Garnet Army Full Court Press
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
<span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Seasons</span>	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e UCLA Bruins women's basketball
Venues	Pauley Pavilion (1974–present)
Rivalries	USC Crosstown Cup
Culture & lore	Joe & Josie Bruin Full Court Press
People	Head coaches
<span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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