Caitlin Clark: Shooting for Glory in the 2023 NCAA Season

Introduction 

Born in January 22,2002 Caitlin Clark is an America college basketball player. She was born and brought up in Des Moines, low, us. Clark started playing basketball at the age of five and competed in boys’ recreational leagues because her father could not find a girl’s league for her age group.  

Achievements 

She was played other sports like softball, volleyball, soccer, tennis and golf before focusing on basketball in particular. Since she started her basketball journey early, she was ahead of her age group in girls’ leagues. She joined all lower attack, an amateur athletic union (AAU) basketball program based in Ames, Lowa. She was coached by Dickson Jensen with attack. She played in AAU until graduated from high school. She played basketball for catholic high school team located in west Des Moines for four years. She won several competitions there.  

She also completed her college from Lowa only when she was awarded with different titles. She joined her college in 2020.  Clark had won FIBA under 19 world cups against team hungry in 2021 and against team Thailand in 2019 and won gold medal.  She also took part in FIBA Americas under 16 championships when they secured gold medal against team Argentina in 2017.  

Currently she is a part of women’s basketball team representing united states. She is position to be a point guard. She was awarded with McDonalds all American and Lowa miss basketball in the year 2020. She achieved even great in upcoming years.  

In 2021 she was FIBA under 19 world cup MVP, NCAA season scoring leader, big ten freshman of the year, WBCA co- freshman of the tear, second team all American, WBCA coaches all American, first team all American and was awarded with dawn Staley award. She received this medal three times during 2021-2023 (dawn Staley award).   

During 2022 she was the NCAA season assists leader, NCAA basketball picks season scoring leader, big ten player of the year, WBCA coaches all American, first team all American USBWA, unanimous first team all American and was awarded with Nancy Lieberman award.  

Present 

During 2023 she was division academic all-American of the year, NCAA season assists leader, big ten tournament mop, first team all big ten, big ten player of the year, WBCA coaches all American, first team all American – USBWA, unanimous first team all American, Naismith college player of the year, USBWA national player of the year, ap player of the year.  

In 2023 she was awarded with total of six award which includes Honda sports award, john r wooden award, wade trophy, James e Sullivan award, dawn Staley award, Nancy Lieberman award. Clark was the first women player to lead the division in points and assists per game in a single session. Clark’s father bent Clark is a sales executive at concentric international and played basketball and baseball at Simpson college. Her mother Anne Nizzi Clark who is of Italian descent, is a former Dowling catholic high school football coach bob Nizzi. She has two brother one elder then her playing college football for Lowa state.