A college basketball icon and a future No. 1 draft pick has a new team -- Panini America.

Iowa Hawkeyes star Caitlin Clark has signed an exclusive autographed card and memorabilia deal and it was revealed Wednesday morning by the Irving, Texas-based company. It's the first exclusive deal with a female athlete for the company, according to Panini.

"Caitlin is a generational talent, and it is natural that she should be our first multi-year exclusive female athlete," said Jason Howarth, Senior VP of Marketing and Athlete Relations in a prepared statement. "We’ll have a range of products and memorabilia featuring Caitlin that we believe fans will love."

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2022 Topps Chrome McDonald's All-American Games basketball cards (blaster)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one ...

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What: 2022-23 Bowman University Chrome basketball cards
Arrives: June 2
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps will be taking the college stars from men's and women's basketball -- and apparently some international club members, too -- to Chrome with the debut Bowman University basketball release.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Topps basketball is coming sooner than planned, Caitlin Clark, WWE chatter, grading chatter and more.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are a few threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing: Three 1/1s in one basketball break, Topps Minis, new pulls, NFL chatter and more.

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What: 2021 Panini Chronicles Draft Picks basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 1
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per two-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini's multi-brand release hits the college hardwood for the first time with a pair of hits in every pack and plenty of variety for those to chase promising draft prospects all in one spot.

Keep reading for more info and a gallery of images.

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What: 2019 Panini Immaculate Collection college basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 27
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (when available)

What's buzz-worthy: Your newest shot at Zion Williamson -- and first in a higher-end release -- arrives on Friday as an online-only release from Panini.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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What: 2019-20 Panini Flawless Collegiate basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 13
Box basics: Two gems, six autographs and two memorabilia cards per 10-card briefcase (two boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless takes to the college hardwood for a third year with "an extensive checklist full of All-Americans and numerous other campus legends" all in one place.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is our finale for today.

The box: 1999 Press Pass Authentics basketball cards (hobby box)
The cost: Will vary when found ... click here for newer hoops boxes

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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Make your picks with a click ... and free stuff could be yours. That's YourDozen.com in a nutshell, and up this week are a dozen questions for everything from the Oscars to college basketball.

Blowout Cards' new hot spot for your shot at free stuff -- store credit, boxes, memorabilia and other prizes -- is in its fourth week and the prize once again is $200 in Blowout store credit.

Did you get in on last week's event? Check the leaderboard and contact fish@blowoutcards.com to claim your prize if you're the winner.

How does it work? Keep reading ...

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2006-07 Press Pass Legends basketball cards (hobby hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 4
Cards per box: 48
Base set completion: 28 of 70 (40 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Sue Bird, Sleepy Floyd, Dominique Wilkins, Hakeem Olajuwon, Isiah Thomas, Connie Hawkins, Danny Manning, JoJo White, Dan Issel, Wes Unseld, Spud Webb, Walt Frazier, Bernard King, Bill Walton, Dean Smith, Digger Phelps

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 6.

The box: 1994-95 Signature Rookies Kro-Max basketball
The cost now: $19.95
The cost then: $180 ($5 per pack?!?!)

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

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If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices this weekend and for the next week or so over on the mothership and they were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of them.

So much so here's another of a few "picks" to come in the next few days.

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What: 2017-18 Panini Contenders Draft Picks basketball cards
Arrives: Aug. 30
Box basics: One autograph per blaster box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on some of the retail inclusions to come in Panini America's first 2017-18 basketball product -- one that focuses on the college ranks and NBA hopefuls in advance of a new season.

Keep reading for more info.

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What: 2016 Panini Black Gold Collegiate basketball cards
Arrives: Oct. 19
Box basics: Two or three autographs and two memorabilia cards per two-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The revamping of Black Gold Collegiate from a multi-sport brand to single sports continues here with the stars of the hardwood getting their due in this basketball-only release.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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When it comes to women's basketball, there's one name that should come to mind first -- the long-time coach of the Tennessee Lady Vols, Pat Summitt. She died Tuesday at age 64.

The Hall of Famer won more Division I games than any other coach -- and her wins record still stands on the women's side. She ended her career with 1,038 wins in 38 seasons along with eight national championships, 18 Final Four appearances and 16 SEC championships.

"She truly is a global icon who transcended sports and spent her entire life making a difference in other peoples' lives," UT Athletic Director Dave Hart said in a statement. "She was a genuine, humble leader who focused on helping people achieve more than they thought they were capable of accomplishing. Pat was so much more than a Hall of Fame coach; she was a mother, mentor, leader, friend, humanitarian and inspiration to so many. Her legacy will live on through the countless people she touched throughout her career."

And when it comes to cardboard, there aren't a lot of options for collectors.

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Base cards are becoming less and less of a find in high-end brands but Panini America has helped keep them on the minds of basketball collectors this year with photo variations in 2015-16 Panini Gold Standard.

And the company has disclosed which variations are the toughest pulls from the high-end product.

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