Caitlin Clark reveals what she's most looking forward to about the WNBA

Caitlin Clark is ready for the challenges that will come with making the jump from college to the WNBA. Clark wrapped up her historic career at Iowa on Sunday and is expected to be taken with the No. 1 overall pick when the WNBA Draft begins on Monday.

That would put Clark on the Indiana Fever, where she’ll team up with last year’s No. 1 overall pick Aliyah Boston. The phenom joined SportsCenter on Tuesday to talk about her upcoming move, saying she is most looking forward to the chance to prove herself on a new stage.

“I think being ready to learn, I think that’s the biggest thing,” Clark said. “I know there’s a new challenge in front of me. It’s a fresh chapter in life, but that’s what excites me the most. It’s obviously a lot different going into college, but I think that’s the biggest thing, just the challenge as a competitor. That’s what you love. That’s what I’m looking forward to the most.”

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Clark took women’s basketball by storm over the past couple of seasons as she became the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader. Additionally, she leaves Iowa as the Big Ten’s all-time leader in assists with 1,144.

Clark showed her ability to impact every aspect of the game this past season in averaging 31.6 points, 8.9 assists and 7.4 rebounds. She put in several memorable performances along the way, including dropping 41 points against LSU in the Elite Eight, a rematch of the 2023 championship.

Perhaps no player has been as hyped as Clark is coming out of college since Brittney Griner in 2013 or Diana Taurasi in 2004. That is a lot of pressure to live up to, but Clark’s play in college certainly gives plenty of hope that she can.

She’ll certainly have her work cut out for her with a young Indiana team that has missed the playoffs in each of the past seven seasons. However, with Clark, Boston and NaLyssa Smith provide a young core with plenty of promise.

As Clark said, she isn’t one to back down from a challenge. Despite her many records broken, a championship was the one thing that eluded her during her college career. She’ll likely have many bright years ahead of her to change that as a pro.

The WNBA Draft is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday and will be televised on ESPN.