Caitlin Clark didn't just break records; she shattered them with a high school career that saw her amass over 3,800 points and three state titles before skyrocketing to become the NCAA's all-time leading scorer and a record-setting WNBA rookie.
Key Takeaways
- Caitlin Clark averaged 32.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game during her senior year at Dowling Catholic High School in 2019-20
- In her junior year at Dowling Catholic, Clark scored a high school career-high 60 points in a single game against Waukee on February 1, 2019
- Clark tallied 1,232 points as a senior at Dowling Catholic, leading Iowa in scoring that season
- Caitlin Clark averaged 26.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists per game in 2020-21 freshman season at Iowa
- In 2020-21, Clark scored 779 total points, 2nd in Big Ten
- Freshman year assists total 176, led NCAA freshmen
- Caitlin Clark in 2024 WNBA rookie season averaged 19.2 points per game for Indiana Fever
- Rookie year total points 769 in 40 games
- 8.4 assists per game average 2024, WNBA rookie record
- Caitlin Clark named 2020-21 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Unanimous Big Ten Player of the Year 2022, 2023, 2024
- AP All-American First Team all four college years
- Clark holds NCAA D1 all-time scoring record 3,951 points
- NCAA all-time assists leader 1,039
- Single-season points record 1,053 in 2023-24
Caitlin Clark shattered records at every level from high school to the WNBA.
Awards
- Caitlin Clark named 2020-21 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Unanimous Big Ten Player of the Year 2022, 2023, 2024
- AP All-American First Team all four college years
- Naismith College Player of the Year 2023 and 2024
- Wooden Award winner 2024
- USBWA National Player of the Year 2023-24
- Wade Trophy winner 2024
- Big Ten Tournament MVP three times (2021,2023,2024)
- Honda Sports Award winner basketball 2023,2024
- WNBA All-Star 2024 as rookie
- WNBA Rookie of the Year finalist 2024
- Associated Press Player of the Week multiple times 2024
- Western Conference Player of the Week 5 times in 2024 rookie season
- McDonald's All-American High School 2020
- Jersey Mike's Naismith Girls High School Player of the Year 2020
- Gatorade National Player of the Year finalist HS
- Iowa Miss Basketball 2020
- All-Big Ten First Team all four years
- NCAA All-Tournament First Team 2023,2024
- WBCA All-American 2023,2024
- espnW Player of the Year 2023-24
- Time Magazine Athlete of the Year 2023
- SI Sportsperson of the Year 2024 nominee
- WNBA Rookie of the Month June, July 2024
- ESPY Best Breakthrough Athlete 2024 nominee
Awards Interpretation
It seems the awards committee started giving Caitlin Clark a standing ovation in high school and just never sat back down.
College Stats
- Caitlin Clark averaged 26.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists per game in 2020-21 freshman season at Iowa
- In 2020-21, Clark scored 779 total points, 2nd in Big Ten
- Freshman year assists total 176, led NCAA freshmen
- Shot 40.6% from three as freshman on 6.0 attempts/game
- 2020-21 rebounds average 5.9, total 164
- Clark had 37 steals freshman year
- Blocks 20 as freshman
- FG% 44.5% freshman season
- FT% 89.4% in 2020-21, 135/151
- In 2021-22 sophomore year, averaged 31.6 ppg, NCAA leader
- Sophomore total points 973, Big Ten record
- 228 assists sophomore year, 9.0 apg
- 7.1 rpg sophomore, total 226 rebounds
- 42.6% 3PT sophomore on 8.4 att/g
- 66 three-pointers in NCAA tournament career up to 2024
- In 2022-23 junior year, 27.8 ppg, 8.6 apg
- Junior year 309 assists total, Big Ten record
- 2022-23 rebounds 5.4 rpg, total 192
- Shot 39.4% 3PT junior year, volume 7.8/g
- 2023-24 senior averages 31.6 ppg, 8.3 apg, 7.4 rpg
- Senior year total points 1,053, NCAA D1 record single season
- Career Iowa points 3,951, NCAA D1 all-time leader
- Career assists 1,039, NCAA record
- Career rebounds 816 over 139 games
- Career 3PT% 39.8% on 1,139 makes
- Home games college: 32.5 ppg average
- Away: 28.1 ppg
- Vs Big Ten: 30.2 ppg career
- PER college career 30.2
- Win shares career 25.4
- Steals career 250
- Blocks career 62
- FG% career 46.2%
- FT% career 87.4%
College Stats Interpretation
She was so absurdly productive from the moment she stepped on campus—not just a high-volume scorer but a historically efficient and generous one—that she basically spent four years casually rewriting the entire NCAA record book with a shrug.
High School
- Caitlin Clark averaged 32.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game during her senior year at Dowling Catholic High School in 2019-20
- In her junior year at Dowling Catholic, Clark scored a high school career-high 60 points in a single game against Waukee on February 1, 2019
- Clark tallied 1,232 points as a senior at Dowling Catholic, leading Iowa in scoring that season
- During her high school career, Clark amassed over 3,800 career points at Dowling Catholic
- Clark averaged 25.8 points per game as a junior, helping Dowling Catholic to a 25-1 record
- In the 2019 Iowa Class 5A state championship, Clark scored 42 points to lead Dowling to a 68-56 win
- Clark recorded 8.2 rebounds per game average as a senior
- She dished out 3.9 assists per game in her sophomore year at Dowling Catholic
- Clark earned Iowa Class 5A Player of the Year as a junior after averaging 28.2 ppg
- In freshman year, Clark averaged 15.4 points and led Dowling to state semifinals
- Clark had 2.1 steals per game senior year
- She shot 46% from three-point range senior year on high volume
- Clark scored 50 points twice in her high school career
- As sophomore, averaged 22.9 ppg and 6.5 rpg
- Won three state titles at Dowling Catholic, scoring 100+ in finals combined
- Clark's high school free throw percentage was 89.3% senior year
- She played AAU for All Iowa Attack, averaging 28 ppg
- Clark had 1,057 points as junior
- Averaged 7.5 apg in state tournament games high school career
- Blocked 1.2 shots per game senior year
- Clark's turnover rate low at 12% in senior season despite high usage
- Scored 35+ points in 20 games senior year
- Led Iowa in assists 4 straight HS years
- 45% FG senior year
- 3 state MVP awards
- Career 30.1 ppg at Dowling
- 500+ rebounds career HS
- 250+ assists senior year
- Won Gatorade Iowa Player of Year twice HS
- Scored first HS points on Nov 2017, ended with buzzer-beater
High School Interpretation
Even before she was dropping jaws nationally at Iowa, Caitlin Clark was casually treating her high school career at Dowling Catholic like a video game set to rookie mode, piling up state titles and statistical lines so absurd they'd seem like a glitch if they weren't so consistently dominant.
Records
- Clark holds NCAA D1 all-time scoring record 3,951 points
- NCAA all-time assists leader 1,039
- Single-season points record 1,053 in 2023-24
- Big Ten career points record 3,951
- Iowa career points 3,951, program record
- Most 3-pointers NCAA tournament single game 5 vs LSU 2023 Elite 8, tied record
- 18 three-pointers vs Michigan single game 2023, Big Ten record
- 49 points NCAA title game 2024 vs South Carolina, tournament record
- 41 points vs South Carolina 2023 Final Four, most ever in Final Four game
- WNBA single-game assists record 19 vs LA Sparks 2024
- Most assists by rookie in WNBA single season 337
- First rookie with 3 straight 15+ point 10+ assist games WNBA
- Iowa single-season assists record 309 in 2022-23
- Big Ten single-game points 49 vs Minnesota 2024, tied record
- NCAA record 63 points in Big Ten tournament vs Ohio State 2023
- Most 30-point games college career 74
- Only player 1000+ pts and 500+ ast college career
- WNBA record 122 threes by rookie 2024
Records Interpretation
Caitlin Clark's stat sheet reads less like a résumé and more like a manifesto, proving she doesn't just rewrite the record books—she also personally mails a polite, devastating three-pointer to every single one she breaks.
WNBA Stats
- Caitlin Clark in 2024 WNBA rookie season averaged 19.2 points per game for Indiana Fever
- Rookie year total points 769 in 40 games
- 8.4 assists per game average 2024, WNBA rookie record
- Total assists 337 in 2024, all-time WNBA single-season rookie record
- 5.7 rebounds per game rookie season
- 1.4 steals per game 2024
- Blocks 0.7 per game rookie year, total 27
- 3PT% 34.4% on 5.4 att/g 2024, made 122 threes
- FG% 41.7% rookie season
- FT% 90.6% 2024, 116/128
- Turnovers 5.6 per game, led WNBA but high usage
- Minutes 35.4 per game rookie
- Usage rate 27.7% 2024
- PER 20.8 rookie season
- Win shares 3.8 in 2024
- Box plus/minus +3.9 rookie year
- 17 double-doubles in assists/points 2024
- Scored 31 points vs Connecticut Sun on Sept 25, 2024 playoff debut
- 19 assists in single game vs Sparks July 2024, WNBA record
- Home games 20.5 ppg 2024
- Away 17.9 ppg
- Vs East conference 20.1 ppg
- True shooting % 57.8% 2024
- Assist/turnover ratio 1.51 rookie year
- 122 three-pointers made, 3rd in WNBA 2024
WNBA Stats Interpretation
Caitlin Clark didn't just rewrite the rookie record book with her historic scoring and passing, she aggressively tore out the old pages, stapled them to her 19-assist masterpiece, and then calmly sank a 90% free throw to prove it was all by design.
Sources & References
- Reference 1DESMOINESREGISTERdesmoinesregister.comVisit source
- Reference 2HAWKFANATIChawkfanatic.comVisit source
- Reference 3ENen.wikipedia.orgVisit source
- Reference 4HAWKCENTRALhawkcentral.comVisit source
- Reference 5MAXPREPSmaxpreps.comVisit source
- Reference 6SPORTS-REFERENCEsports-reference.comVisit source
- Reference 7STATSstats.ncaa.orgVisit source
- Reference 8HAWKEYESPORTShawkeyesports.comVisit source
- Reference 9NCAAncaa.comVisit source
- Reference 10BASKETBALL-REFERENCEbasketball-reference.comVisit source
- Reference 11WNBAwnba.comVisit source
- Reference 12ESPNespn.comVisit source
- Reference 13STATSstats.wnba.comVisit source
- Reference 14NAISMITHTROPHYnaismithtrophy.comVisit source
- Reference 15WOODENAWARDwoodenaward.comVisit source
- Reference 16SPORTSBUSINESSJOURNALsportsbusinessjournal.comVisit source
- Reference 17WADETROPHYwadetrophy.orgVisit source
- Reference 18COLLEGIATEWOMENSPORTSAWARDScollegiatewomensportsawards.comVisit source
- Reference 19NAISMITHTROPHYMENSnaismithtrophymens.nba.comVisit source
- Reference 20GATORADEgatorade.comVisit source
- Reference 21WBCAwbca.orgVisit source
- Reference 22TIMEtime.comVisit source
- Reference 23SIsi.comVisit source
- Reference 24BIGTENbigten.orgVisit source