Caitlin Clark has been the most popular women’s college basketball player over the last two seasons. Now, she will get the chance to showcase her ability at the professional level after she was selected by the Indiana Fever with the first pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft on Monday. Clark helped change the landscape of women’s college basketball, leading Iowa to back-to-back national championship appearances as a two-time Naismith Player of the Year. On Monday, she joined Janel McCarville (2005, from Minnesota) as the only Big Ten players to be drafted No. 1 overall, and Caitlin Clark Indiana Fever jerseys are available now.
Indiana is in need of a superstar, as the Fever have not been to the playoffs since Tamika Catchings retired in 2016. They had the second-lowest attendance in the league last year, but that is expected to change drastically following their new addition. The WNBA has been preparing for Clark’s arrival, with 36 of Indiana’s 40 games scheduled to be played on national television.
Clark set numerous records during her college career, including most points in Division I history (3,951), most career 3-pointers in Division I history (548) and Iowa’s single-game scoring record (49 points). She joins an Indiana…
