Who is Caitlin Clark? The college star who has transformed women’s basketball
The “Caitlin Clark Effect”, as it has been known, has transformed women’s basketball forever in terms of viewing ratings, attendance, merchandise and off-the-court endorsement deals.
Caitlin Clark has propelled women’s basketball into a new space, becoming an icon for the sport, while leaving a lasting imprint throughout American society and culture – all by the age of 22.
Clark, from West Des Moines, Iowa, made her college debut for the Iowa Hawkeyes in 2020 and was drafted #1 overall in the WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever last month.
In the last four years, she has been immortalised as the greatest scorer in college basketball history, racking up 3,951 points across four seasons.
In March, she passed basketball great Pete Maravich for the all-time National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) points record, held for more than half a century.
Clark’s playing style has been notably compared to NBA superstar Stephen Curry, while inspiring a whole new generation of basketball fans across the globe.
