Caitlin Clark has dazzled on the court with record-setting performances and captured national attention as the star of March Madness. She’ll lead the Hawkeyes into Sunday’s national championship against LSU.
It’s usually at this point of a player’s college career arc we ask: What’s next? Where’s she going next year? The good news for college basketball fans is that the answer to those questions for Clark are: nothing new and nowhere.
What are the WNBA eligibility requirements?
Though the NBA has had changing rules and debate over its eligibility requirements, the WNBA’s have been pretty stagnant. The check boxes to enter the WNBA Draft: A player must be 22 years old during the year of the draft, have graduated or will graduate within three months of the draft from a four-year university, or have gone to a four-year university where her original class would have graduated or will graduate within three months of the draft.
Clark is a true junior and turned 21 in January. She won’t be eligible until 2024, when she completes her fourth year. And even then, she may not be done at Iowa.
She’s previously expressed interest in using her COVID-19 fifth year of eligibility, which was granted to NCAA athletes who were affected by the pandemic, for the 2024-25 season.
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