Caitlin Clark
All-Time Leading Scorer
Caitlin Clark’s rise to become the face of women’s basketball has been driven by her emotional accessibility and intensity: She is a charming pied piper who attracts throngs of fans wherever she plays, a joyful shooter who bounds around the court celebrating countless big shots and a fiery competitor who relishes trash talk and the occasional confrontation with the officials.
Washington Post - Feb. 10, 2024
THE CONTINUING CASE FOR CLARK…
- Only player in NCAA DI Men’s OR Women’s basketball history to lead her conference in scoring AND assists in four consecutive seasons.
- The NCAA all-time leading scorer.
- Clark is the first Division-I player to record 3,700+ points, 1,000+ assists, and 850+ rebounds in a career.
- The Big Ten all-time leader in points and assists.
- The sixth player to ever amass 1,000 career assists.
- The first Division-I player to notch back-to-back 1,000-point seasons.
- The third Big Ten and 15th NCAA women’s basketball player to eclipse 3,000 points in a career.
- Clark is the all-time leader in 30+ point performances (56) in men’s and women’s college basketball over the last 25 seasons.
- Registered her 15th career triple-double against Purdue, her and Sabrina Ionescu are the only players in college women’s basketball history to record a triple-double in four consecutive seasons. She has four triple-doubles this season.
- She has registered 40+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds five times in her career and three times against AP Top 25 opponents. Since her career began, the rest of Division I has three such games, period.
- First three-time AP National Player of the Week this season.
- The Hawkeyes won the 2023 Gulf Coast Showcase and Clark was named the Tournament MVP.
“It’s been amazing how much she is growing this game. … She’s the face of women’s basketball across the United States.”
Lisa Bluder, P. Sue Beckwith, MD, Head Iowa Women’s Basketball Coach at the Big Ten Championship post-game press conference (3/5/2023)
3x B1G Player of the Year (2024, 2023, 2022)
30x B1G Player of the Week (Career – B1G Record)
11x B1G Player of the Week (2023-24 Season)
Growing the Game