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Who is Caitlin Clark? Stats, awards, broken records and endorsement deals of the Indiana Fever player
Caitlin Clark’s popularity has skyrocketed, especially during her last couple years playing basketball for the University of Iowa leading into her WNBA debut.
Even if you are not a fan of basketball, you have likely heard of Clark. Outside of setting records on the court, she has also been spotted in commercials for companies like Xfinity and making jokes on “Saturday Night Live.”
Now, Clark has started a new basketball venture as a player for the Indiana Fever. Take a look at the record-filled career of Clark.
Caitlin Clark previously played for the University of Iowa before making her WNBA debut with the Indiana Fever. (Luke Hales/Getty Images; Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
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- What records did Caitlin Clark break in college?
- How much did Caitlin Clark make in NIL deals?
- What awards has Caitlin Clark won?
- Did Caitlin Clark’s parents play sports?
1. What records did Caitlin Clark break in college?
In college, Clark wore the number 22 for the Iowa Hawkeyes. During her four years in college from 2020 until 2024, Clark shattered numerous records.
First off, Clark has the most points scored all-time by any college player, men or women, in NCAA history with 3,951 total points, according to Indiana Fever’s website. She is the first Division-I player to record over 3,800 points, over 1,000 assists and over 950 rebounds in a career, according to the Hawkeyes Sports website.
Her average of 28.4 points per game and 538 made 3-pointers are both women’s NCAA Division 1 records, according to Indiana Fever’s website.
Caitlin Clark broke numerous records during her time as a guard for the Iowa Hawkeyes. (Angelina Katsanis/Star Tribune via Getty Images)
On Feb. 15, 2024, she became the women’s all-team leading scorer in the NCAA, in her 126th career game against Michigan, according to the Hawkeyes Sports website. The previous all-team leading scorer was Kelsey Plum.
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Not only did Clark set records on the court, her performances made millions tune in at home to watch.
The 2024 NCAA Championship between Iowa and South Carolina had an average of 18.7 million viewers, making it the most ever for a women’s basketball game.
Clark’s impressive performance through college led her to be the first round 2024 WNBA draft pick. The 6-foot guard from Des Moines, Iowa, now plays for the Indiana Fever.
2. How much did Caitlin Clark make in NIL deals?
Name, image and likeness (NIL) deals allow student athletes to make money by using their own personal brand to promote certain products or companies. During her years in college, Clark had many NIL deals with companies like Nike, Gatorade, State Farm, Buick, H&R Block and Bose.
She is valued to have made $3.1 million from her NIL deals.
Through her years in college, Caitlin Clark’s popularity grew, garnering many NIL deals from big-name companies. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
More recently, Clark has signed endorsement deals with more companies. For example, a multiyear endorsement deal with Wilson, that includes a signature basketball collection.
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In April 2024, it was reported that a new deal between Clark and Nike was pending, reportedly worth $28 million. The contract spans over eight years and includes a signature shoe.
3. What awards has Caitlin Clark won?
The awards won by Clark started before her college years. While attending high school at Dowling Catholic School, she earned Gatorade Player of the Year and Iowa Miss Basketball twice.
In college, she won many awards and accolades, including The Associated Press Player of the Year in her last two seasons with the team, as well as the John R. Wooden Award, Naismith College Player of the Year and was named USBWA National Player of the Year three times.
Caitlin Clark was named The AP Player of the Year for two consecutive years. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
She was unanimously chosen for NCAA First Team All-American three times and was a First Team All-Big Ten honoree four times and the Big Ten Player of the Year three times.
She also had her jersey retired after she graduated from the school, only the third person in Iowa program history to do so, according to ESPN.
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Clark won the ESPY for best women’s college athlete in 2023.
4. Did Caitlin Clark’s parents play sports?
Clark was born into a family of athletes.
Clark’s parents are often spotted supporting their daughter from the stands. Her father, Brent, played basketball and baseball in college at Simpson College in Iowa, according to People. There is also athleticism running through her mother, Anne’s side of the family, with her father being the former football coach at Dowling Catholic.
Clark’s older brother, Blake, was a football player who went on to play at Iowa State University. Her younger brother, Colin, played baseball and was part of the track and field team in high school, according to The Gazette.
Even though basketball is where her focus lies, Caitlin Clark does still spend a lot of time on the golf course. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Before dedicating most of her time to basketball, Clark participated in many other sports, like softball, volleyball and tennis.
Besides basketball, another sport she still finds herself playing often is golf. Clark still tries to play golf four times a week during the basketball offseason, according to Golf Digest.
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Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo makes NBA history with 83-point game
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Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo made NBA history on Tuesday night.
Adebayo scored 83 points, all while setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game for the Miami Heat in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards. It is the second-highest scoring game for a player ever, only to Wilt Chamberlain’s famed 100-point game.
“An absolutely surreal night,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters after the game.
Adebayo started with a 31-point first quarter. He was up to 43 at halftime, 62 by the end of the third quarter. And then came the fourth, when the milestones kept falling despite facing double-, triple- and what once appeared to be a quadruple-team from a Wizards defense that kept sending him to the foul line.
He finished 20 of 43 from the field, 36 of 43 from the foul line, 7 for 22 from 3-point range.
After the game, he was seen in tears while he hugged his mother, Marilyn Blount, before leaving the floor after the game.
“Welp won’t have the highest career high in the house anymore,” Adebayo’s girlfriend, four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson, wrote on social media, “but at least it gives me something to go after.”
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Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat celebrates during the fourth quarter of the game against the Washington Wizards at Kaseya Center on March 10, 2026, in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
The NBA’s previous best this season was 56, by Nikola Jokic for Denver against Minnesota on Christmas night. The last player to have 62 points through three quarters: one of Adebayo’s basketball heroes, Kobe Bryant, who had exactly that many through three quarters for the Los Angeles Lakers against Dallas on Dec. 20, 2005.
He wound up passing Bryant for single-game scoring as well. Bryant’s career-best was 81 — a game that was the second-best on the NBA scoring list for two decades.
Adebayo scored 31 points in the opening quarter against the Wizards, breaking the Heat record for points in any quarter — and tying the team record for points in a first half before the second quarter even started.
He finished the first half with 43 points, a team record for any half and two points better than his previous career high — for a full game, that is — of 41, set Jan. 23, 2021, against Brooklyn.
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Adebayo’s season high entering Tuesday was 32. He matched that with a free throw with 5:53 left in the second quarter, breaking the Heat first-half scoring record.
Adebayo’s 43-point first half was the NBA’s second-best in at least the last 30 seasons — going back to the start of the digital play-by-play era that began in the 1996-97 season.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Kings lose in overtime to the Boston Bruins
BOSTON — Charlie McAvoy scored 39 seconds into overtime and Jeremy Swayman stopped 14 shots on Tuesday night to earn the Boston Bruins their 13th straight victory at home, 2-1 over the Kings.
Mason Lohrei scored midway through the third period to break a scoreless tie. But the Kings tied it five minutes later when Drew Doughty’s shot from the blue line deflected off the heel of Bruins forward Elias Lindholm and into the net.
It was the seventh straight time the teams had gone to overtime in Boston.
In the overtime, Mark Kastelic blocked a shot in the defensive zone and made a long pass to David Pastrnak, who waited for McAvoy to come into the zone. The Bruins’ defenseman and U.S. Olympian, who went to the locker room at the end of the second period after taking a puck off his mouth, skated in on Darcy Kuemper and went to his backhand for the winner.
Kuemper stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who entered the night one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The victory kept Boston in possession of the East’s second wild-card spot.
Swayman tied his career high with his 25th win of the season. The Bruins haven’t lost at the TD Garden since before Christmas.
After the game, Kings forward and future Hall of Famer Anze Kopitar stayed on the ice to shake hands with the Bruins after what is expected to be his last game in Boston.
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Jon Jones requests UFC release after Dana White says legend was ‘never’ considered him for White House card
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Mixed martial arts legend Jon Jones ended his retirement from UFC simply because he wanted a spot on the “Freedom 250” fight card at the White House in June.
But, when UFC CEO Dana White announced the card during UFC 326 this past weekend, Jones wasn’t among the fighters. As a result, he has requested a release from his UFC contract.
White was candid when asked about Jones following the UFC 326 card.
Jon Jones of the United States of America reacts after his TKO victory against Stipe Miocic of the United States of America in the UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 16, 2024 in New York City. ((Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images))
“Never, ever, ever, which I told you guys a hundred thousands times, was Jon Jones ever even remotely in my mind to fight at the White House,” White explained, per CBS Sports. “Some guy with Meta Glasses filmed him talking about his hips – that his hips are so bad. And I don’t know if you guys saw that flag football game where he can barely run. Jon Jones retired because of his hips. He’s got arthritis in his hips. Apparently, doctors say he should have a hip replacement.”
White added that “the Jon Jones thing is bulls—,” saying that he texted the fighter’s lawyer saying he would never be on the White House card despite Jones saying he was in negotiations for it.
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The Meta Glasses incident White is referring to came from a viral video, where Jones, unaware he was being filmed, discussed issues with his hips to a fan.
On Monday, Jones composed a thorough response to White’s comments about him and the White House Card. He previously posted and deleted social media explanations, but Monday’s appeared to be his final statement on the matter.
UFC President Dana White speaks after UFC Fight Night at Toyota Center on Feb. 21, 2026. (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)
“Yes, I have arthritis in my hip and it’s painful, but that doesn’t mean I can’t fight,” Jones, who retired a heavyweight champion in 2025, said. “So let me get this straight, if I had accepted the lowball offer, suddenly my hip would be fine and I’d be on the White House card? That doesn’t make sense. I even received stem cell treatment last week to get ready for the White House card, and training camp was scheduled to start today. I was preparing to be ready.
“I understand business deals fall through sometimes, but going out publicly and saying things that aren’t true isn’t right. After everything I’ve given to the UFC, the years, the title defenses, the fights, hearing that I’m ‘done’ is disappointing. Especially when as recently as Friday UFC was calling me trying to get me on that White House card for a much lower number.”
Jones finished his statement by saying he “respectfully” asks to be released from his UFC contract.
Jon Jones enters the ring before facing Stipe Miocic in the UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City, New York. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)
“No more spins, no more games. Thank you to the real fans who know what’s up,” he wrote.
The UFC did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Fox News Digital.
Jones is considered one of the best UFC fighters of all time, owning a 28-1-1 record, which includes his last bout with Stipe Miocic, knocking him out to take the heavyweight title belt. He is also a two-time light heavyweight champion.
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