Recapping a record-breaking year for Caitlin Clark
One of the greatest eleven month long runs you’ll ever see from a women’s basketball player has come to a close. Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever saw their season end on Wednesday night, as they fell to the Connecticut Sun 87-81 in Game 2 of the First Round of the WNBA Playoffs.
““It was special,” Clark said after the loss on Wednesday night. “There was a lot of things that this group accomplished that a lot of people probably didn’t think was possible.”
While it is unfortunate to see the season end, the Fever made a big jump from 13-27 in 2023 to a 20-20 mark this season. The end of the 2024 campaign also means that Caitlin Clark will finally be able to sit back, relax and recover.
“I feel like it will be good for me to kind of reflect back on everything that’s happened,” said Clark. “It will definitely be probably a little weird for me over the course of the first couple of weeks and then I’m sure I’ll get bored and pick up a basketball again.”
“I don’t know what I’m going to do tomorrow, I don’t know what I’m going to the next day. Maybe play some golf. I think that’s what I’m going to do until it becomes too cold in Indiana.”
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While Caitlin tees it up at a local Indianapolis golf course, let’s take a look back at what was one of the greatest individual years in basketball history.
By the Numbers
– 81 Games – 2,850 minutes (1,358 for Iowa) (1,492 for Indiana)
– 2,039 Points – (1,234 for Iowa) (805 for Indiana)
– 700 Assists – (346 for Iowa) (354 for Indiana)
– 524 Rebounds – (287 for Iowa) (237 for Indiana)
– 328 Made Three-Pointers – (201 for Iowa) (127 for Indiana)
– 659 Made Field Goals – (403 for Iowa) (256 for Indiana)
– 8 Triple-Doubles – (6 for Iowa) (2 for Indiana)
– 30 Double-Doubles – (18 for Iowa) (12 for Indiana)
Indiana Fever Accolades and Accomplishments
– #1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft
– AP Rookie of the Year, AP First Team All-WNBA
– 4x WNBA Rookie of the Month, 3x Eastern Conference Player of the Week
– Most points in a season by a rookie in WNBA history (805)
– Most assists in a season in WNBA history (354)
– First WNBA rookie to record a triple-double
– WNBA single-game record for assists (19)
– Indiana Fever franchise record for double-doubles (12) and three-pointers (127) in a season
– Fastest in WNBA history to reach 100 career three-pointers (34 games)
– 9th rookie in WNBA history to be an All-Star Game starter
Iowa Accolades and Accomplishments
– Became the NCAA men’s and women’s all-time leading scorer (surpassed Pete Maravich) vs Ohio State on March 3rd
– Surpassed AIAW all-time leading scorer Lynette Woodard vs Minnesota on February 28th
– Became the women’s all-time leading scorer (surpassed Kelsey Plum) vs Michigan on February 15th
– Became the Iowa all-time leading scorer (surpassed Megan Gustafson) vs Northern Iowa on November 12th
– Naismith, Wooden, Wade Trophy, 94th AAU James E. Sullivan, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Nancy Lieberman, and Honda Sport Award Winner
– First Team AP All-American, First Team All-Big Ten, Big Ten All-Tournament Team
– Big Ten Player of the Year, Big Ten Tournament MVP
– Most made three-pointers in a single season, men’s or women’s (201)
– NCAA record for most points in a single season (1,234)
– First player with back-to-back 1,000 point seasons
– All-time leader in 30+ point performances, men’s or women’s (59)
