From being a senior in college and star of the national championship-winning Iowa women’s basketball team. From being drafted right after and jumping into the WNBA season, a lot has happened in Caitlin Clark’s life this past year.
The Indiana Fever star was cut from the Olympic women’s basketball roster last summer. This is a decision that has caused a lot of debate. But Clark said a break between the WNBA seasons due to the 2024 Paris Games is necessary.
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Caitlin Clark (AP Photo/Adam Hunger/File)
“We have an Olympic break. So I got a month off in the middle of the season because we had to pause the WNBA season because 12 of the girls went to the Olympics and the others, you don’t do as much. (I) got about a month off, which I really needed. Because I’ve only been playing basketball for a year,” Clark said during a recent appearance on the show.New Highlights–
The Fever started 1-8 but came back to finish 20-20 to advance to the playoffs. A key reason for the Fever’s late-season pressure is Clark’s improved play after the break.
Before the Olympic break She averaged 17.1 points per game after the break. She looked alive again. with an average score of 23.1 points per game in the past
Jason Kelce asked how Clark would describe her whirlwind year in just two words.
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Caitlin Clark from Indiana Fever poses for a photo with Lin Dunn and Christie Sides during the launch press conference on April 17, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
“I would say, I don’t know, life might change. Overall in a good way, like, I mean, things change so quickly. As you all know That’s just how the world works. and especially with social media People see a lot of your life. But that’s what makes it fun. And why did I get such cool opportunities? So many, too, it’s crazy, like looking back at it from a year ago or so, like, I just started mine. Senior year at college,” Clark said.
“And of course People know who we are. And people watch our games. But it obviously wasn’t at the scale it is now, so life just changed so quickly. But that’s what makes it fun and cool and, you know, jumpstart your life as well. Like moving here to Indianapolis and feeling lucky that I’m still in the Midwest, I know you (Jason and Travis Kelce) like the Midwest.”
Clark said she is looking forward to more of a routine in her second season with the Fever after making the quick transition from college basketball to the WNBA.
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Lisa Bluder and Caitlin Clark talk during practice for the NCAA women’s college basketball championship game between Iowa and South Carolina on April 6, 2024. (Zach Boyden-Holmes/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
“Yes, definitely, I mean it’s really different from other professional sports from a perspective, so I play in national championships. And I basically went to the draft after that, got selected, and then you pack up, get up, like you’re moving in April. You haven’t even finished your last year of college,” Clark said.
“And I guess for you guys, what it is: You go to the (NFL) combine. How long do you prepare for the combine? Two months, and then you get drafted. And there’s still a little time to get it. Already used to the new city Do you have any kind of camp? It’s not like that. Camp type for us would be about a week and a half.”
But Clark also said there are benefits to things. that proceeds quickly
“I think a little more would be good too. It’s like you don’t have time to think too much. It’s like boom boom boom boom. It’s like you’re taking the next step. But at the same time You never did that. I never actually finished my college chapter. It’s like you just got up. But maybe that’s good. You didn’t have time to think too much about it. So I think that’s definitely the “weirdest part of women’s professional basketball and college basketball as well.” It’s just a change,” Clark said.
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Caitlin Clark of Indiana Fever talks to the media during an introductory press conference on April 17, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
Despite the rapid transition into the WNBA, Clark continues to excel.
She won the WNBA Rookie of the Year award, was named an All-Star, and led the WNBA in assists while also setting the record for most assists in a season with 337.
Clark set a rookie record for most points total in a season with 769, and she drained 122 3-pointers in her season. That’s the second-most in a single season in WNBA history.
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