Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has taken the WNBA by storm since she arrived. The sharpshooting guard is already a two-time WNBA All-Star and a Rookie of the Year winner. On top of that, she is also one of the most well-known names in basketball.
Even before going professional, Clark had already caught the attention of the basketball world. During her years as an Iowa Hawkeye, she broke the all-time NCAA Division I scoring record among men and women. She surpassed “Pistol” Pete Maravich’s 54-year record of 3,667 points.
Unfortunately for Clark, she had a down year in her second season. She was riddled with injuries that caused her to play only 13 games.
Caitlin Clark receives support from the Indiana Fever during the WNBA offseason
Despite her injury-riddled second year in the WNBA, Clark was still chosen to represent the United States National Basketball team.
Clark last suited up for the USA Women’s National team during the FIBA U-19 World Cup in Hungary. She helped the squad win the gold medal in the 2021 tournament. She also had an opportunity to get her first senior squad experience in 2024.
The six-foot guard was invited to participate in the national training camp for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Unfortunately, she was playing in the NCAA tournament at the time and wasn’t able to participate.
This time around, Clark was named to the team and participated in their training camp in December. Despite being away from organized basketball for nearly eight months, she was named to the final roster.
Team USA officially announced Clark via an Instagram post.
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Clark will be representing the USA Women’s national team in the FIBA World Cup qualification tournament in Puerto Rico.
In her first experience for the senior team, Clark will don the number 12. Clark was shown wearing her USA threads in the post.
The official Fever account sent a message to Clark ahead of her Team USA debut.
“CC ready, let’s goooo 🔥” the Fever commented.
Clark’s participation in the FIBA World Cup qualifiers is a good litmus test of her recovery. This will also help her gauge her conditioning before the new WNBA season. Fever fans are watching closely and cheering on as they are eager to get their superstar back on the court.
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