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Caitlin Clark (born January 22, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In her college freshman season with the Iowa Hawkeyes, she earned All-American honors; as a sophomore, Clark was again first-team All-American and in her junior and senior seasons, she was the national player of the year. She became the Division I women's career and single-season leader in points and is regarded as one of the greatest collegiate players of all time. Clark was selected first overall by Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft. In her first season, she won the WNBA Rookie of the Year award, made the All-WNBA First Team and WNBA All-Star Game. At youth international level, Clark won three gold medals with the United States, including two at the FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup. Since her college career, she has helped to popularize women's basketball, a trend known as the "Caitlin Clark effect". (Full article...)

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