The 2024 WNBA Draft arrived on Monday night, and it was one of the most anticipated in the league’s nearly three decades of history.
That is mostly due to intrigue surrounding the No. 1 overall pick. Fresh off one of the greatest college basketball careers ever, Caitlin Clark was such a lock to be taken first by the Indiana Fever that sportsbooks took away the ability to bet on that outcome as of Monday morning.
Clark leaves Iowa with a treasure trove of records, highlighted by becoming the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I men’s or women’s college basketball history. She surpassed Kelsey Plum for the women’s mark in February and Pete Maravich for the overall total in March. Speaking of March, Clark also holds the all-time marks for NCAA Division I women’s tournament total points, total 3-pointers made, most 40-point games and most points in a single quarter of a championship game.
Additionally, Clark is the first women’s college basketball player to score more than 1,000 points in two separate seasons, and she holds the records for most total points in a season and most 3-pointers made in a season, the latter of which surpassed both the previous women’s and men’s marks.
Clark was also the consensus player of the year for the second year in a row.
Clark’s stardom…
