At just 22 years old, Caitlin Clark helped elevate the WNBA and women's basketball to new heights in 2024.
and setting the all-time college basketball scoring record, Clark made the leap to the WNBA with the Indiana Fever. From there, she set new WNBA rookie records for points and 3-pointers and a new league record for assists in a season on her way to earning
Clark's record-setting year extended far beyond the box score. WNBA viewership and ticket sales skyrocketed in Clark's rookie year, especially when it came to the Fever.The team saw a 182% jump in overall attendance from 2023, as teams across the league moved their home games against Indiana to“I've been able to captivate so many people that have never watched women's sports, let alone women's basketball, and turn them into fans,” Clark told Time.
Clark found herself at the center of other controversies throughout the year, almost all of which she did nothing to incite. Between the role her race played in her marketability,“Just stop,” Clark said of those harassing others in her name. “Because that’s not who I am.”“Personally, I'm just scratching the surface of what I can do and hopefully how I can change the world and impact people,” she said.
The 2024 All-WNBA teams were announced Wednesday, with the first team headlined by Aces’ A’ja Wilson, Lynx's Napheesa Collier and Fever rookie Caitlin Clark.
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