Caitlin Clark Player of the Year

Iowa’s Double-double machine

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark was the dominant offensive player in women’s basketball this past season, leading the nation in assists and three-pointers per game. The Hawkeyes point guard only improved her game as the spotlight grew. Clark posted back-toback double-doubles in the Sweet 16 NCAA tournament after a triple-double with 30 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds against Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game. It was the second consecutive year that she led the Hawkeyes to the Big Ten tournament crown.

Clark continued to be a force in the NCAA tournament, scoring or assisting 31 of Iowa’s 33 points in the second half against Georgia. In the Elite Eight against Louisville she delivered a historic performance in leading Iowa to the Final Four. Clark finished with 41 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists, the first 40-point triple-double in any NCAA Tournament game, men’s or women’s. She followed it up with 41 points and eight assists in an upset victory over South Carolina that led the Hawkeyes to its first national championship game in program history.

The 21-year-old Des Moines native has already collected many awards and honors at Iowa and Dowling Catholic High School, including the Atlantic National Player of the Year, Naismith Women’s Player of the Year Finalist, 2022-23 Big Ten Player of the Year, and the 2020-21 Tamika Catchings co-award winner as the freshman of the year. Tonight, Clark adds the Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Year Award to her growing list of achievements.