In what had been a long-anticipated move, the Indiana Fever officially selected Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark with the top overall pick in Monday night's 2024 WNBA draft. Stanford's Cameron Brink was the second player off the board.
Previously covered UConn and the WNBA Connecticut Sun for the Hartford Courant"I got a little anxious there before the pick," Clark said with a laugh during an interview with ESPN's Holly Rowe."I've been dreaming of this moment since I was in second grade ... more than anything, trying to soak it in."Clark, a 6-foot-0 guard and West Des Moines, Iowa, native enters the league on top of the world.
• First player in D-I history -- men's or women's -- with at least 3,000 points, 750 rebounds, 750 assists• Finished her career as the all-time leader in points, assists and 3-pointers made in NCAA tournament history • First player in D-I history to lead the nation in scoring in 3 different seasons Winners of the 2012 WNBA title, Indiana has languished since Catchings' retirement, sporting the worst winning percentage in the league since the start of the 2017 season despite selecting lottery picks in each of the last seven drafts. Four of those seven picks are no longer with the team.
Signs of progress emerged this past season with Boston, the franchise's first-ever No. 1 pick, in tow, as they won 13 games, tied for the most since Catchings' retirement. With Clark now in the mix, it seems well within reach for the franchise to snap what is currently the league's longest active streak missing the playoffs.
Clark, the only Division I women's player with more than 3,000 points and 1,000 assists, will have two similarly young but elite post targets in Boston, the reigning rookie of the year, and, No. 4 on the NCAA Division I all-time scoring list and a top 3-point shooter in the league last season, as well as returning point guard
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