If the once-viral “Teach Me How to Jimmer” video starts trending again, you can thank Caitlin Clark.
The WNBA star has become known for nailing her signature step-back 3-pointer, and turns out, a former BYU basketball star was part of the inspiration behind the shot.
The Indiana Fever point guard recently shared its origin while on an episode of WNBA legend Sue Bird’s podcast, “Bird’s Eye View with Sue Bird.”
Because Clark “grew up a basketball junkie,” she said she absorbed all of the basketball she watched as a kid.
“I think even if you’re not intentionally watching and like paying attention, you’re just absorbing what you’re consuming. I always watched Steph (Curry) or even Jimmer (Fredette), who I love. Like, I told Jimmer this when we were doing ‘Sue’s Places,’ he was one of my favorite players growing up,” she said.
Clark then gave a shoutout to the “Teach Me How to Jimmer” video.
“There was the famous song, ‘Teach Me How to Jimmer,’ and I had the shirt that said, ‘Teach Me How to Jimmer,’” she said. “If you haven’t seen it, look it up on YouTube. It’s a ‘Teach Me How to Dougie’ remix, but teach me how to Jimmer. It’s hilarious.”
Bird suggested Clark get Fredette to sign the shirt, but Clark admitted she might not still have it.
“I know. I don’t think I have the shirt anymore,” she said.
Caitlin Clark vs. Jimmer Fredette contest
Clark and Fredette met in a 2024 episode of ESPN’s “Sue’s Places,” which Bird hosts, the Deseret News previously reported.
In the episode, Clark and Fredette faced off in a three-point contest at Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
“I vividly remember Jimmer Fredette’s tournament run,” Clark said during the episode. “Me and my cousins just would watch all of his games, watch his highlights on YouTube, so I’ve always been a big Jimmer fan.”
Fredette had high praise for Clark, who went on to set the NCAA all-time scoring record the day after the episode aired.
“She’s an amazing player, shoots from everywhere,” he said. “She moves a little bit forward when she shoots those long-range shots. She uses her momentum, and I do the same thing. It’s fun to see someone who is playing at her highest level at this point, and this point of her career is incredible. So I’m excited to be able to challenge her.”