Caitlin Clark: Stats, Records, Bio, and Everything to Know in 2026
By RaYoung, Nektr Blogs Last updated: July 28, 2026
Quick answer: Caitlin Clark is an American professional basketball player and one of the most influential athletes in the world. She is a guard for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 WNBA Draft, the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, and the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball history. She is widely credited with driving a historic surge in the popularity of women’s basketball.
Quick facts about Caitlin Clark
Full name: Caitlin Clark
Born: January 22, 2002, in West Des Moines, Iowa (age 24)
Height: 6 feet (1.83 m)
Position: Guard
Jersey number: 22
Team: Indiana Fever (since 2024)
College: University of Iowa (2020 to 2024)
Draft: No. 1 overall, 2024 WNBA Draft
Signature skill: Deep, long-range three-point shooting and elite passing
Biggest record: NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer with 3,951 points
Who is Caitlin Clark?
Caitlin Clark is a 24-year-old guard for the Indiana Fever who became a national phenomenon during her college career at the University of Iowa and carried that fame into the WNBA. She is known for shooting from far beyond the three-point line, throwing long, creative passes, and drawing record-breaking crowds and television audiences wherever she plays.
According to Britannica, Clark became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA basketball history, passing the previous overall record of 3,667 points set by Pete Maravich. Her arrival in professional basketball helped push the WNBA to its most-watched season in decades.
What are Caitlin Clark’s college records at Iowa?
Clark played four seasons at the University of Iowa, from 2020 to 2024, under head coach Lisa Bluder, and left as the most decorated scorer in college basketball history.
Her key college accomplishments include:
NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer with 3,951 career points, passing Pete Maravich’s overall record of 3,667 on March 3, 2024, per Britannica.
Two-time national runner-up, leading Iowa to the NCAA championship game in both 2023 and 2024.
Back-to-back National Player of the Year, winning the Naismith, Wooden, and AP awards in both 2023 and 2024, according to her WNBA player bio.
Iowa retired her No. 22 jersey in February 2025.
Her final college game, the 2024 national championship, drew 18.7 million viewers, more than that year’s men’s championship game.
How did Caitlin Clark do as a WNBA rookie in 2024?
Clark had one of the greatest rookie seasons in WNBA history. Selected first overall by the Indiana Fever, she started all 40 regular-season games and immediately rewrote the record book.
Her 2024 rookie season averages were 19.2 points, 8.4 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per game, per FOX Sports. She was named an All-Star, earned All-WNBA First Team honors, and won 2024 Rookie of the Year with 66 of 67 votes.
During that season she set the WNBA rookie single-season scoring record with 769 points, set the WNBA single-season assist record with 337, and became the first rookie in league history to record a triple-double. She also helped the Fever reach the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Time magazine named her its 2024 Athlete of the Year.
What happened to Caitlin Clark in 2025?
Clark’s second season was defined by injuries. She was limited to just 13 games because of a series of soft-tissue injuries and missed the entire postseason, as reported bySports Illustrated.
Even so, she was voted a WNBA All-Star for a second straight year, this time as an All-Star captain, with the game hosted in her home market of Indianapolis. When healthy, she averaged 16.5 points, 8.8 assists, and 5.0 rebounds per game. Despite her absence, the Fever enjoyed their best season in nearly a decade, reaching the semifinals and coming within one game of the WNBA Finals before losing to the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces.
How is Caitlin Clark doing in the 2026 season?
Clark is having a strong bounce-back year in her third WNBA season, which began on May 9, 2026. She opened the season with Team USA, making her senior national-team debut at the 2026 FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament, where the United States went 5-0 and Clark was named tournament MVP.
As of late July 2026, the Indiana Fever hold a 17-10 record, and ESPN’s analytics gave them the best title odds in the league, per Heavy. Clark has again battled a back injury and missed four games, but her form has been elite. On July 17, 2026, she posted a franchise-record 45 points with 10 assists, and she was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week twice in the first half of the season, according to theIndiana Fever. She also appeared in the 2026 WNBA All-Star Game, her third straight All-Star selection.
Caitlin Clark career stats by season
| Season | Team | Games | Points per game | Assists per game | Rebounds per game |
| 2024 (rookie) | Indiana Fever | 40 | 19.2 | 8.4 | 5.7 |
| 2025 | Indiana Fever | 13 | 16.5 | 8.8 | 5.0 |
| 2026 | Indiana Fever | In progress | In progress | In progress | In progress |
Note: 2026 figures are still being compiled during the ongoing season.
What records does Caitlin Clark hold?
Clark holds or has held a long list of college and professional records, including:
NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer: 3,951 career points.
WNBA rookie single-season scoring record: 769 points in 2024.
WNBA single-season assist record: 337 assists, set as a rookie in 2024.
WNBA single-game assist record: 19 assists on July 17, 2024, a mark that still stands, per Olympics.com.
First WNBA rookie to record a triple-double, and the first to record two in a season.
Indiana Fever single-game franchise scoring feats, including a 45-point, 10-assist game in July 2026.
Caitlin Clark endorsements and net worth
Clark is one of the highest-earning young athletes in the United States, and almost all of that income comes from endorsements rather than her WNBA salary.
Her headline deal is an eight-year Nike contract reported at $28 million, signed in April 2024, which was the richest endorsement deal ever given to a women’s basketball player at the time, according to Yahoo Sports. The deal included a signature shoe, the Caitlin 1, which launched on June 17, 2026, alongside an apparel collection. Her personal “CC”logo debuted in August 2025.
Her other partners include Gatorade, State Farm, Wilson, Hy-Vee, Xfinity, Gainbridge, Lilly, and Panini. Sportico estimated her 2025 earnings at roughly $16.1 million, with about $16 million of that coming from sponsorships. Estimates of her overall net worth in 2026 range from about $10 million to $30 million depending on the source, which reflects how new and fast-moving her earning power is.
By contrast, her WNBA base salary in 2025 was only about $78,000, a figure set by the league’s rookie pay scale rather than her market value. This gap has become a central talking point in discussions about WNBA pay and the league’s new collective bargaining agreement.
What is the “Caitlin Clark Effect”?
The “Caitlin Clark Effect” is the term used to describe the surge in attention, attendance, viewership, and revenue that follows Clark across women’s basketball.
The evidence is striking. The 2024 WNBA season was the most-watched full season on ESPN platforms in decades, averaging about 1.2 million viewers, and Clark’s college and professional games repeatedly set audience records. Analysts note that because of the rookie pay scale, much of the financial value she generates flows to her team and the league rather than to her own salary, a point examined byOcean Tomo.
Caitlin Clark awards and honors
2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year
2024 All-WNBA First Team
Three-time WNBA All-Star (2024, 2025, 2026), including 2025 All-Star captain
2024 Time Athlete of the Year
Two-time Naismith and Wooden National Player of the Year (2023, 2024)
2026 FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament MVP with Team USA
Frequently asked questions about Caitlin Clark
What team does Caitlin Clark play for? Caitlin Clark plays for the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. She has been with the team since being drafted first overall in 2024.
How old is Caitlin Clark? Caitlin Clark was born on January 22, 2002, which makes her 24 years old as of July 2026.
Why is Caitlin Clark famous? She is famous for being the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I basketball history, for her deep three-point shooting, and for driving record television ratings and attendance in both college and professional women’s basketball.
Is Caitlin Clark the WNBA all-time leading scorer?No. She is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA college basketball. In the WNBA she is still early in her career, though she set several rookie scoring records in 2024.
How much does Caitlin Clark make? Her WNBA base salary is modest, around $78,000 in 2025, but her endorsement income is far larger. Sportico estimated her 2025 earnings at about $16.1 million, led by an eight-year Nike deal reported at $28 million.
What college did Caitlin Clark go to? She played at the University of Iowa from 2020 to 2024, where she set the NCAA Division I all-time scoring record and led the Hawkeyes to two national championship games.
The bottom line
Caitlin Clark is the rare athlete whose impact is measured both in records and in audiences. She is already the highest-scoring player in NCAA Division I history, a former Rookie of the Year, a three-time All-Star, and the centerpiece of a Fever team chasing a WNBA title in 2026. Her career is still young, which is exactly why she is one of the most closely watched athletes in the world.
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