Caitlin Clark

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Caitlin Clark
No. 22 – Iowa Hawkeyes
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 (age 19)
Des Moines, Iowa
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight155 lb (70 kg)
Career information
High schoolDowling
(West Des Moines, Iowa)
CollegeIowa (2020–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2021 Hungary Team

Caitlin Clark (born January 22, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference.

Early life[]

Clark is the daughter of Brent Clark and Anne Nizzi-Clark. Her father played basketball and baseball at Simpson College. She has two brothers, Blake, who plays football for Iowa State, and Colin.[1] She started playing basketball at age five. Her favorite basketball player growing up was Maya Moore and her favorite NBA player is Kevin Durant [2]

High School[]

Clark was a four-year starter at West Des Moines Dowling High School under head coach Kristin Meyer. As a freshman in 2016–17, she started in all 24 games and averaged 5.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 2.25 steals per game to help her team to a 19–5 record and the state quarterfinals. As a sophomore in 2017–18, Clark averaged 27.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals, while aiding her team to a 20–4 record and the state quarterfinals.

During her junior year, Clark averaged 32.5 points, seven rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 2.2 steals per game, and helped Dowling High School to a 17–8 record with an appearance in the Iowa Class 5A semifinals. She holds two state records, including the 5A record for most points in a game (60) and most 3-pointers made in a game (13). She received honors including the Iowa Miss Basketball and Gatorade State Player of the Year, as well as being named a McDonald's All-American.[1]

College career[]

On November 25, 2020, Clark made her collegiate debut for Iowa, recording 27 points in a 96–81 win over Northern Iowa.[3] She set the Iowa freshman record with 26.6 points per game, recorded the fourth-highest points per game in single season in Iowa history, and was the 2020-21 NCAA Division I scoring leader. Clark is the only player to record 12, 30-point games this season the most by an NCAA Division I freshman since 2000. She led the nation in total assists (214), total points (799), points per game (26.6), field goals made (266), 3-pointers made (116), and ranked second in assists per game (7.1) and 3-pointers per game (3.87). Her total points scored (799) were the most ever by a freshman, and her single game high of 39 points is a school record. She recorded 214 assists, the most by a freshman in program history. She won five Big Ten Conference Player of the Week awards, more than any other player in the Big Ten. Clark was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week a conference record 13 times. At the end of the regular season, she was named Big Ten Freshmen of the Year and unanimous First Team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection.[4] Clark shared two major NCAA Division I freshman of the year awards with Paige Bueckers of UConn: the Tamika Catchings Award, presented by the USBWA,[5] and the WBCA Freshman of the Year award.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Caitlin Clark". USA Basketball. October 7, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Teammate quiz: Iowa's Caitlin Clark & Monika Czinano test their friendship". NCAA Championships Youtube Channel. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Southard, Dargan (November 25, 2020). "Iowa women's basketball: Caitlin Clark's riveting collegiate debut pushes Hawkeyes past Northern Iowa". Hawk Central. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Rempel, Brad (March 30, 2021). "Caitlin Clark WBCA Co-Freshman of The Year". HawkeyeSports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "USBWA Names Tamika Catchings Award, Coach of the Year Winners" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "UConn's Bueckers, Iowa's Clark named 2021 WBCA NCAA Division I Co-Freshmen of the Year presented by adidas". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 30, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.

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