Caitlin Clark is a point guard for the Indiana Fever and the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball history, men’s or women’s. She was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft and is in her third professional season.
| Full name | Caitlin Elizabeth Clark |
| Age | 24, born January 22, 2002 |
| Hometown | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Height and weight | 6-0, 157 pounds |
| High school | Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines |
| College | Iowa, 2020 to 2024 |
| Drafted | No. 1 overall, 2024, Indiana Fever |
| Position | Point guard, No. 22 |
Iowa
Clark scored 3,951 points in 139 games at Iowa, an average of 28.4 per game, and finished as the leading scorer in NCAA Division I history across both men’s and women’s basketball. She passed Kelsey Plum’s women’s record in February 2024 with a 49 point game against Michigan, then passed Pete Maravich’s overall mark of 3,667 on March 3, 2024, against Ohio State.
She is the only player in Division I history to record 3,000 points and 1,000 assists in a career, and the only player in men’s or women’s Division I basketball to lead her conference in scoring and assists in four straight seasons. Iowa reached the national championship game in both 2023 and 2024, losing to LSU and then to an undefeated South Carolina team.
The WNBA
| Season | Games | Points | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40 | 19.2 | 8.4 |
| 2025 | 13 | Injury shortened | — |
| 2026 | 36 | 22.5 | 8.4 |
| Career | 89 | 20.1 | 8.5 |
She was Rookie of the Year in 2024, led the league in assists that season, and made All-WNBA First Team. Her second season was wrecked by injuries and limited her to 13 games. In 2026 she has been the best version of herself, averaging a career high 22.5 points while shooting 45.6 percent from the field and 37.3 percent from three.
Awards
Three time WNBA All-Star from 2024 through 2026. WNBA Rookie of the Year and All-WNBA First Team in 2024. Commissioner’s Cup champion with Indiana in 2025. Two time AP national college player of the year in 2023 and 2024, AP Female Athlete of the Year in 2024, and a two time winner of both the Honda-Broderick Cup and the James E. Sullivan Award. Iowa has retired her No. 22.
Team USA
Clark was MVP of the FIBA Under-19 World Cup in 2021 and is on the United States roster at the 2026 FIBA World Cup in Berlin, where the Americans swept Group D and play Hungary in the quarterfinals.
Off the Court
Her eight year Nike deal, reported in April 2024, is valued at $28 million and includes a signature shoe, the Caitlin 1. Sportico put her 2025 endorsement income at $16.1 million, which dwarfed her playing salary under the old rookie scale.
Related
College stats · WNBA stats by season · Records she holds · Contract and salary · Net worth and endorsements · Fever schedule
The Bottom Line
The most productive scorer in college basketball history, now three seasons into a WNBA career that has already produced a Rookie of the Year award and three All-Star selections.