It was a no brainer. Inevitable, really.
Caitlin Clark, the superstar guard who led the Iowa Hawkeyes to their second straight NCAA National Championship game but fell to the South Carolina Gamecocks, was selected by the Indiana Fever as the top overall pick of the 2024 WNBA draft.
In the 2023-24 NCAA season, the six-foot superstar guard became the NCAA men’s and women’s all-time leading scorer (3,951 points), eclipsing Pete Maravich (3,667) and Kelsey Plum (3,527). The consensus Division I Player of the Year for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, Clark was named AP Player of the Year multiple times, joining an exclusive club with Chamique Holdsclaw, Seimone Augustus, Maya Moore, Brittney Griner, and Breanna Stewart.From Iowa ?? Indiana@CaitlinClark22 is heading to the @IndianaFever via the No. 1 pick!
— WNBA (@WNBA) April 15, 2024
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Generational.
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) April 15, 2024
Welcome to Basketball Country, Caitlin Clark. pic.twitter.com/FpeK5YGpot
This season, she became the only men’s or women’s player in NCAA history to score 1,000 points in back-to-back seasons. Clark is also the first Division I player to lead her conference in scoring and assists in four straight seasons.
"I can't wait to get to Indianapolis. I know you guys are excited, I am too. Go Fever!" she posted.
The pick also means Caitlin Clark would be teaming up with Aliyah Boston, the top overall pick of the 2023 WNBA Draft.Caitlin Clark with a message for Fever fans after we drafted her No. 1 overall in the @WNBA Draft 🤳
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) April 16, 2024
"I know you're excited, I am too." pic.twitter.com/YzNokZf1yO
Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) April 16, 2024
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No. 1 picks and teammates pic.twitter.com/KrQkskxyXQ
Boston led the league in field goal percentage with an accuracy of 57.8%. She was also hailed Rookie of the Year.
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In the 2023 WNBA season, Fever finished 10th among 12 teams with a 13-27 record.
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