Caitlin Clark saw her dreams of being in the WNBA become reality on Monday night when she was drafted No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever, beginning a new era for the game’s most transformative player.
WNBA commissioner Catherine Engelbert made the announcement at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.
“I always just believed in myself,” Clark said being drafted. “My parents always instilled confidence in me from a young age, when I was a young girl.”
“I’m excited to get there, I’m excited to get to Indianapolis,” Clark added.
Clark is a two-time national player of the year and enters the WNBA coming off a historic final season at the University of Iowa, setting records in attendance and television viewership in the process.
The 22-year-old guard hit logo 3-pointers with ease as she earned the AP Player of the Year award, Wooden Award, and Naismith Award. She scored 30 points in the NCAA Division I championship game, ending her career with 3,951 points — the most of any college player ever, male or female.
Clark’s impact on the WNBA is already being felt. The Las Vegas Aces, the two-time defending champions, moved their July 2 home game against Indiana from Michelob Ultra Arena to T-Mobile Arena, which has a capacity of 20,000.
