WNBA star Caitlin Clark is coming off an impressive offseason tournament with Team USA. Clark was part of the squad that participated in the FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in Puerto Rico. This is the first time she represented the USA senior national team.
Clark led the Stars and Stripes squad to a 5-0 finish, the only undefeated team in the tournament. The Indiana Fever star is one of five players to average double digits in scoring for Team USA.
On top of that, she led the qualifying tournament in assists with 6.4 a game. Not bad for Clark’s first senior national team experience — especially after coming back from an eight-month injury layoff.
WNBA: Caitlin Clark relives a special moment from college days
Even before entering the WNBA, Clark’s name was already buzzing because of her performance in the NCAA. The sharpshooting guard played four years of collegiate basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
In her four seasons with the Hawkeyes, Clark averaged 28.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and 8.2 assists. She led Iowa to four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Unfortunately, Clark and the Hawkeyes failed to win the NCAA title, despite playing in back-to-back national championship games in 2023 and 2024.
Clark dominated the collegiate basketball scene. She led the NCAA in both points and assists for three straight years. To top it all off, Clark is currently the NCAA Division I leading scorer. She broke “Pistol” Pete Maravich’s 54-year-old record.
The former Hawkeye previously appeared in the podcast of WNBA legend Sue Bird, titled “Bird’s Eye View.” Clark made a personal admission about one of her most memorable moments in college. This came in the form of her go-ahead shot against Indiana in her junior year.
“How can I leave that off?” Clark said. “That might have been one of, like, the first true — obviously, that was my junior year, and we go on to make the final four. But that like really kick-started everything.”
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Clark made the statement in July last year. However, her comments resurfaced after the clip was reposted on Monday amid the buzz surrounding this year’s March Madness.
For Clark, this was the shot that put Iowa and her on the map. Fast forward to today. After leading Team USA to an unbeaten run in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Clark is now gearing up for a big year in the WNBA.
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