207-701: Caitlin Clark (born January 22, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes and is regarded as one of the greatest collegiate players of all time. Clark is the NCAA Division ;I all-time leading scorer and was a two-time national player of the year with
414-401: A backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line , when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws . The team with the most points at
621-661: A cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live in April 2024. As part of a skit during the Weekend Update segment, she criticized co-anchor Michael Che 's past jokes about women's basketball and wrote new jokes for him to read aloud. Clark served as an executive producer on the ESPN+ docuseries Full Court Press , which premiered in May 2024. The series followed three women's college basketball players, including Clark herself, during
828-439: A sophomore , Clark was a unanimous first-team All-American and became the first women's player to lead Division I in points and assists in a single season. In her junior season, she was the national player of the year. She led Iowa to its first national championship game . Clark again led Division I in assists and set Big Ten single-season marks in points and assists. As a senior , she repeated as national player of
1035-490: A 103–69 win over Rutgers . On January 8, Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Week for the 24th time in her career, breaking the conference record held by Gustafson. In her following game, she registered her second consecutive triple-double, with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 96–71 victory against Purdue . On January 21, Clark recorded 45 points and seven assists in a 100–92 overtime loss to AP No. 18 Ohio State. After
1242-731: A 104–75 win over Cleveland State . Three days later, she shared Sporting News Athlete of the Year honors with Angel Reese. Later that week, Clark was announced as the runner-up to gymnast Simone Biles for the AP Female Athlete of the Year award. On December 21, in Iowa's final non-conference game, she recorded a triple-double of 35 points, 17 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Hawkeyes' 98–69 win over Loyola Chicago . In her next game, on December 30, Clark posted 35 points and 10 assists in
1449-593: A 105–72 win over Ohio State, the first triple-double in the final of the tournament. She moved to second in Division ;I women's history behind Sabrina Ionescu of Oregon with her 10th career triple-double. In the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament , she recorded 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in a 97–83 win over Louisville . She became the first player in men's or women's tournament history to record
1656-402: A 106–89 win over Michigan. She finished the game with a career-high 49 points, 13 assists and five rebounds, eclipsing Gustafson for the program single-game scoring record. Between her points and assists, Clark was responsible for 79 of her team's points, the most by any Division I women's player in at least 25 seasons. On February 28, Clark passed Lynette Woodard , who played for Kansas in
1863-424: A 113–90 win over Drake, passing Kelsey Plum of Washington for the most 30-point games in women's Division I history. On December 6, 2023, Clark became the 15th Division I player to reach 3,000 career points and was the second-fastest to reach the mark, posting 35 points, nine rebounds and five assists in a 67–58 victory over Iowa State. On December 16, she scored 38 points and made nine three-pointers in
2070-669: A 116–107 loss to the Raptors. On December 2, he scored a season-high 30 points in a 114–110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers . On December 31, he scored 25 points and matched his career high with seven 3-pointers in nine attempts in a 122–102 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder . On February 6, 2019, while in the middle of a game for Dallas against the Charlotte Hornets , Barnes was traded to
2277-730: A 124–121 win over the Portland Trail Blazers . On October 27, Barnes hit a game-winning fadeaway three pointer to secure victory for the Kings against the Phoenix Suns , 110–107. On November 20, 2022, Barnes scored 27 points and grabbed nine rebounds during a 137–129 win over the Detroit Pistons . On July 8, 2024, Barnes was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team trade, which also included
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#17328016731622484-609: A 13-point performance to help the Warriors win 104–89. Despite the Warriors going up 3–1 in the series following a Game 4 win, they went on to lose the series in seven games to become the first team in NBA history to lose the championship series after being up 3–1. Barnes only shot 16% in the last three games. On July 9, 2016, Barnes signed a four-year, $ 94 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks . He made his debut for
2691-559: A 19–5 record and the Class 5A state tournament, where they lost to eventual champions Valley High School in the first round. In her sophomore season, she averaged 27.1 points, 6.5 rebounds , 4 assists and 2.3 steals per game, ranking second in the state in scoring. Clark was named first-team Class 5A All-State by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association (IPSWA) and Central Iowa Metro League Player of
2898-406: A 3.64 GPA. Clark is an avid golfer, having played the sport since her childhood. She played in the 2023 John Deere Classic Pro-Am alongside professional golfers, Zach Johnson and Ludvig Åberg , and played the front nine at the 2024 The ANNIKA Pro–am with Nelly Korda and the back nine with Annika Sörenstam . She also played back 9 at the 2024 RSM Classic with Zach Johnson. She has been
3105-525: A 30 or 40-point triple-double. During the game, Clark became the first Division I player to record at least 900 points and 300 assists in a single season. For her performance, Clark was named the Seattle 4 Regional Most Outstanding Player and to the regional all-tournament team as Iowa reached its first Final Four since 1993 . In the Final Four, she posted 41 points, eight assists, and six rebounds in
3312-786: A 30-footer as the horn sounded to lift the Mavericks to a 95–94 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies . Barnes led the Mavericks with 22 points, nine of them coming in the fourth quarter to help Dallas thwart a late Memphis comeback. On December 26, 2017, he tied his career high with his sixth double-double of the season after registering 16 points and 10 rebounds in a 98–93 win over the Toronto Raptors . He previously achieved it in Golden State's championship season of 2014–15. On January 10, 2018, he had 13 of his 25 points in
3519-638: A 6–2 record and a seventh-place finish in the tournament, losing in the quarter-final round to France and in the fifth place game to Serbia before rallying to win the seventh place game against Poland. Barnes averaged 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Barnes is a Christian . He is also a teetotaler ; he had his first sip of alcohol after winning the 2015 NBA Finals . On July 29, 2017, he married Brittany Johnson at Rosecliff in Newport, Rhode Island. On September 15, 2022, Barnes' high school alma mater honored him for his career and community support by naming
3726-531: A 73–62 victory. On December 1, she scored a season-high 45 points in a 94–81 loss to NC State . Three days later, Clark posted her seventh career triple-double, with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 102–71 win over Wisconsin . She surpassed Samantha Logic as the Big Ten career leader in triple-doubles. On December 21, in her 75th game, Clark tied Elena Delle Donne of Delaware as the fastest Division I women's player to reach 2,000 career points since
3933-533: A 77–73 upset win over undefeated defending champion South Carolina , ending their 42-game winning streak. She broke the single-game scoring record for the women's tournament semifinals and became the first player in tournament history with consecutive 40-point games. Clark also surpassed the program and Big Ten single-season scoring records held by Megan Gustafson . With the win, Iowa advanced to their first women's basketball championship game in program history. Though Clark had 30 points and eight assists against LSU in
4140-417: A 94–53 blowout of Northern Iowa on November 12, Clark recorded her 12th career triple-double, with 24 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. She became Iowa's all-time leading scorer, passing Megan Gustafson, and became only the second player in Division I history with a triple-double in four different seasons, joining Ionescu. One week later, she recorded 35 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and seven steals in
4347-444: A 94–71 victory against Minnesota, surpassing Samantha Prahalis of Ohio State to become the Big Ten's all-time leader in assists. During the game, she also eclipsed Samantha Logic's mark for the program record in the same category. On January 2, 2024, Clark scored 40 points and made a long, game-winning three-pointer as time expired in a 76–73 win over Michigan State . Three days later, she posted 29 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in
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#17328016731624554-479: A 96–91 victory over Long Beach State University . Barnes developed a knack for coming up clutch in the later portion of his freshman season, like when he scored eight of his twelve points in the closing minutes to help the Tar Heels beat Virginia Tech . Barnes made the eventual game winning, three-point shot against Miami to give the Tar Heels the lead with 6.6 seconds remaining in the game. Just weeks later in
4761-404: A backboard that measures 6 by 3.5 feet (1.8 by 1.1 meters) and one basket is at each end of the court. The white outlined box on the backboard is 18 inches (46 cm) high and 2 feet (61 cm) wide. At almost all levels of competition, the top of the rim is exactly 10 feet (3.05 meters) above the court and 4 feet (1.22 meters) inside the baseline. While variation is possible in the dimensions of
4968-495: A basket mounted on a wall. Naismith wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto an elevated track. Naismith initially set up the peach basket with its bottom intact, which meant that the ball had to be retrieved manually after each "basket" or point scored. This quickly proved tedious, so Naismith removed the bottom of the basket to allow the balls to be poked out with a long dowel after each scored basket. Shortly after, Senda Berenson , instructor of physical culture at
5175-542: A career-high 35 points in a 110–109 win over the Dallas Wings, passing Seimone Augustus ' rookie scoring record . Clark finished the regular season averaging 19.2 points, a league-high 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game. She made a league-high 122 three-pointers, the second-most in a single season behind Sabrina Ionescu . Clark led the Fever to their best record (20–20) and first playoff appearance since 2016. Her team
5382-501: A children's game called duck on a rock , as many had failed before it. Frank Mahan, one of the players from the original first game, approached Naismith after the Christmas break, in early 1892, asking him what he intended to call his new game. Naismith replied that he had not thought of it because he had been focused on just getting the game started. Mahan suggested that it be called "Naismith ball", at which he laughed, saying that
5589-405: A dribble, the player cannot carry the ball by placing their hand on the bottom of the ball; doing so is known as carrying the ball . A team, once having established ball control in the front half of their court, may not return the ball to the backcourt and be the first to touch it. A violation of these rules results in loss of possession. The ball may not be kicked, nor be struck with the fist. For
5796-559: A franchise single-season attendance record, and their regular season finale set the league attendance record (20,711). Stats current through end of 2024 season Clark's father, Brent 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 marketing executive and the daughter of former Dowling Catholic High School football coach Bob Nizzi. Clark has an older brother, Blake, who played college football for Iowa State , and
6003-434: A game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer, in an 86–85 win against AP No. 2 Indiana. At the end of the regular season, she repeated as Big Ten Player of the Year in a unanimous vote and was named first-team All-Big Ten by the league's coaches and media. Clark led Iowa to its second consecutive Big Ten tournament championship, where she earned MOP honors. In the title game, she recorded 30 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds in
6210-635: A game. In the All-Star Game, she became the seventh WNBA rookie to be named an All-Star starter and set the rookie record for assists in the game, with 10. On August 18, 2024, Clark set the WNBA rookie assists record , previously held by Ticha Penicheiro since 1998, in a 92–75 win over the Seattle Storm . Ten days later, she broke the record for three-pointers made in a rookie season, surpassing Rhyne Howard 's total from 2022, as her team defeated
6417-440: A generational talent, Clark is described as one of the greatest women's college basketball players of all time by many publications. In part due to her unprecedented shooting range and proficiency among female players, she has been labeled a transformative player in women's basketball . Her impact on the women's game is likened to that of Stephen Curry on the men's game. USA Today stated that she, like Curry, has "redefined what
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6624-474: A girls' league for her age group. Clark also played softball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, and golf as a child before focusing on basketball. At age 13, she began playing several years ahead of her age group in girls' leagues. In sixth grade , she joined All Iowa Attack, an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball program based in Ames, Iowa and played for teams in the program until graduating from high school. She
6831-409: A good shot is in basketball." The Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay wrote in 2024: "Clark is far from the first great shooter in women's basketball, but she's the one who is changing the dimensionality of the game, because of the distance she can shoot from and how well she can pass." Clark is credited with popularizing women's basketball since her college career at Iowa, a phenomenon known as
7038-466: A half-time break under FIBA, NBA, and NCAA rules and 10 minutes in United States high schools. Overtime periods are five minutes in length except for high school, which is four minutes in length. Teams exchange baskets for the second half. The time allowed is actual playing time; the clock is stopped while the play is not active. Therefore, games generally take much longer to complete than
7245-440: A high degree of difficulty. Her shooting has often drawn comparisons to National Basketball Association (NBA) player Stephen Curry . Analysts have also praised Clark's passing ability, which The Athletic writer Sabreena Merchant described as being "equally audacious" as her shooting. She can pass ahead in transition and find her teammates through defensive traffic. Her combination of scoring and passing skills helps her excel in
7452-554: A life-size butter sculpture of Clark. On February 22, 2024, the Iowa House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution declaring February 22 as "Caitlin Clark Day" in the state, in reference to her jersey number. In the next month, members of Iowa's federal delegation, including senators Joni Ernst and Chuck Grassley and representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks , introduced a resolution to recognize Clark for breaking
7659-705: A lifelong fan of the Chicago Cubs and has thrown out the first pitch for both the team and its Triple-A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs . She also supports the Kansas City Chiefs and appeared on the ManningCast for a Monday Night Football game featuring the Chiefs in 2023, becoming the first college athlete to appear on the broadcast. Clark is represented by Excel Sports Management, signing with
7866-512: A name like that would kill any game. Mahan then said, "Why not call it basketball?" Naismith replied, "We have a basket and a ball, and it seems to me that would be a good name for it." The first official game was played in the YMCA gymnasium in Albany , New York, on January 20, 1892, with nine players. The game ended at 1–0; the shot was made from 25 feet (7.6 m), on a court just half the size of
8073-470: A performance lauded by many basketball insiders due to the reputation of the Grizzlies' defense. In Games 4, 5, and 6, Barnes made several key plays in clutch situations. When the Warriors were losing by double digits in the first quarter of Game 5, Barnes got the comeback started with several key shots, which turned into a rout once teammate Stephen Curry was able to shoulder much of the load. On May 27, in
8280-441: A present-day Streetball or National Basketball Association (NBA) court. At the time, soccer was being played with 10 to a team (which was increased to 11). When winter weather got too icy to play soccer, teams were taken indoors, and it was convenient to have them split in half and play basketball with five on each side. By 1897–98, teams of five became standard. Basketball's early adherents were dispatched to YMCAs throughout
8487-444: A school-record 33 wins and being named Albany 2 Regional MOP. Her nine three-pointers tied the most by a player in an NCAA tournament game. She surpassed Taylor Robertson's record of 537, set in five seasons at Oklahoma , to become the all-time Division I leader in three-pointers. Clark also broke NCAA tournament career marks in assists and three-pointers, held by Temeka Johnson of LSU and Diana Taurasi of UConn, respectively. In
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8694-729: A season in Division I history. Following the season, Clark won the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award and the Honda Cup , both honoring the top women's college athlete, and the James E. Sullivan Award , presented annually by the AAU to the top college or Olympic athlete in the United States. She was selected as the Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year . Entering her senior season, Clark
8901-470: A season-high 25 points in a 114–95 win over the Atlanta Hawks . On April 2, he hit a running shot in the lane with less than a second remaining, lifting the Warriors to a 107–106 win over the Phoenix Suns . In the 2015 NBA Playoffs, Barnes had a quiet breakout performance in the Warriors' series against the Memphis Grizzlies . He averaged 12.8 points per game, while shooting 54.4% from the field,
9108-462: A semifinal win over Michigan, she became the first Division I women's player to score at least 1,000 points in two different seasons and passed Mitchell as the career leading scorer in the Big Ten tournament . Clark led Iowa to its third straight Big Ten tournament title and was named MOP after recording 34 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds in a 94–89 overtime win over Nebraska in the final. In
9315-506: A series of venues, including Catholic University , Georgetown and George Mason . The National Interscholastic Basketball Tournament for Black High Schools was held from 1929 to 1942 at Hampton Institute . The National Invitational Interscholastic Basketball Tournament was held from 1941 to 1967 starting out at Tuskegee Institute . Following a pause during World War II it resumed at Tennessee State College in Nashville. The basis for
9522-463: A signature shoe deal and would be the largest sponsorship deal ever for a women's basketball player. In May 2024, she signed a multi-year deal with Wilson Sporting Goods and became the first athlete to release signature Wilson basketball collections since Michael Jordan . In November 2024, it was announced that Clark had joined the ownership group intending to bring an expansion National Women's Soccer League team to Cincinnati in 2026. Clark made
9729-423: A standard uniform consists of a pair of shorts and a jersey with a clearly visible number, unique within the team, printed on both the front and back. Players wear high-top sneakers that provide extra ankle support. Typically, team names, players' names and, outside of North America, sponsors are printed on the uniforms. A limited number of time-outs, clock stoppages requested by a coach (or sometimes mandated in
9936-490: A teammate's field goal attempt. Goaltending is a defender's touching of a ball that is on a downward flight toward the basket, while the related violation of basket interference is the touching of a ball that is on the rim or above the basket, or by a player reaching through the basket from below. Goaltending and basket interference committed by a defender result in awarding the basket to the offense, while basket interference committed by an offensive player results in cancelling
10143-591: A total of three referees on the court. The table officials are responsible for keeping track of each team's scoring, timekeeping, individual and team fouls , player substitutions, team possession arrow , and the shot clock . The only essential equipment in a basketball game is the ball and the court: a flat, rectangular surface with baskets at opposite ends. Competitive levels require the use of more equipment such as clocks, score sheets, scoreboards, alternating possession arrows, and whistle-operated stop-clock systems. A regulation basketball court in international games
10350-562: A touring Canadian women's team based in Edmonton , Alberta, operated between 1915 and 1940. The Grads toured all over North America, and were exceptionally successful. They posted a record of 522 wins and only 20 losses over that span, as they met any team that wanted to challenge them, funding their tours from gate receipts. The Grads also shone on several exhibition trips to Europe, and won four consecutive exhibition Olympics tournaments, in 1924, 1928, 1932, and 1936; however, women's basketball
10557-438: A unanimous first-team All-American. In her senior season, Clark averaged 31.6 points, 8.9 assists and 7.4 rebounds per game, leading Division I in scoring and assists. She finished with the highest career scoring average (28.42) in Division I history, passing Patricia Hoskins of Mississippi Valley State . Clark left Iowa with the most career points (3,951) and three-pointers (548), the second-most triple-doubles (17) and
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#173280167316210764-627: A winter season (April–September) and did so until the completion of the 20th season in 1998 . The 1998–99 season, which commenced only months later, was the first season after the shift to the current summer season format (October–April). This shift was an attempt to avoid competing directly against Australia's various football codes . It features 8 teams from around Australia and one in New Zealand. A few players including Luc Longley , Andrew Gaze , Shane Heal , Chris Anstey and Andrew Bogut made it big internationally, becoming poster figures for
10971-409: A younger brother, Colin. Her cousin, Audrey Faber, played college basketball for Creighton . Two of Clark's uncles are former college athletes: Tom Faber played basketball for Drake and Utica , and Mike Nizzi played football for Nebraska–Omaha . She is dating Connor McCaffery, who played basketball and baseball for Iowa and is the son of Hawkeyes men's basketball head coach, Fran McCaffery . Clark
11178-492: Is 28 meters (92 feet) long and 15 meters (49 feet) wide. In the NBA and NCAA the court is 94 by 50 feet (29 by 15 meters). Most courts have wood flooring , usually constructed from maple planks running in the same direction as the longer court dimension. The name and logo of the home team is usually painted on or around the center circle. The basket is a steel rim 18 inches (46 cm) diameter with an attached net affixed to
11385-404: Is called a shot. A successful shot is worth two points, or three points if it is taken from beyond the three-point arc 6.75 meters (22 ft 2 in) from the basket in international games and 23 feet 9 inches (7.24 m) in NBA games. A one-point shot can be earned when shooting from the foul line after a foul is made. After a team has scored from a field goal or free throw, play
11592-585: Is currently no tournament to determine a national high school champion. The most serious effort was the National Interscholastic Basketball Tournament at the University of Chicago from 1917 to 1930. The event was organized by Amos Alonzo Stagg and sent invitations to state champion teams. The tournament started out as a mostly Midwest affair but grew. In 1929 it had 29 state champions. Faced with opposition from
11799-430: Is out of bounds if it touches a boundary line, or touches any player or object that is out of bounds. There are limits placed on the steps a player may take without dribbling, which commonly results in an infraction known as traveling . Nor may a player stop their dribble and then resume dribbling. A dribble that touches both hands is considered stopping the dribble, giving this infraction the name double dribble . Within
12006-413: Is praised for her versatility, particularly on offense; The Washington Post columnist Jerry Brewer said that no player in the men's or women's game "checks every offensive box" as distinctly as she does. Clark has the ability to score in the paint , in mid-range and from three-point range. Her shooting range has been lauded by analysts; she often makes shots from well behind the three-point line and with
12213-453: Is resumed with a throw-in awarded to the non-scoring team taken from a point beyond the endline of the court where the points were scored. Games are played in four quarters of 10 ( FIBA ) or 12 minutes (NBA). College men's games use two 20-minute halves, college women's games use 10-minute quarters, and most United States high school varsity games use 8-minute quarters; however, this varies from state to state. 15 minutes are allowed for
12420-543: Is the WNBA ( NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship is also popular), whereas the strongest European clubs participate in the EuroLeague Women . A game similar to basketball is mentioned in a 1591 book published in Frankfurt am Main that reports on the lifestyles and customs of coastal North American residents, Wahrhafftige Abconterfaytung der Wilden (German; translates as Truthful Depictions of
12627-599: Is usually the center , the second-tallest and strongest is the power forward , a slightly shorter but more agile player is the small forward , and the shortest players or the best ball handlers are the shooting guard and the point guard , who implement the coach's game plan by managing the execution of offensive and defensive plays (player positioning). Informally, players may play three-on-three, two-on-two, and one-on-one. Invented in 1891 by Canadian-American gym teacher James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts , in
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#173280167316212834-473: The 2004 Athens Olympics , the United States suffered its first Olympic loss while using professional players, falling to Puerto Rico (in a 19-point loss) and Lithuania in group games, and being eliminated in the semifinals by Argentina . It eventually won the bronze medal defeating Lithuania, finishing behind Argentina and Italy . The Redeem Team , won gold at the 2008 Olympics , and the B-Team, won gold at
13041-513: The 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey despite featuring no players from the 2008 squad. The United States continued its dominance as they won gold at the 2012 Olympics , 2014 FIBA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics . Worldwide, basketball tournaments are held for boys and girls of all age levels. The global popularity of the sport is reflected in the nationalities represented in the NBA. Players from all six inhabited continents currently play in
13248-618: The 2023–24 season . In March 2022, Clark partnered with the Coralville Community Food Pantry in Coralville, Iowa for a month-long donation push and meet-and-greet to “Team Up Against Hunger," encouraging $ 22 donations from the public as a nod to Clark's jersey number. In the first year of this partnership, they raised over $ 23,000 for the food pantry. A year later, Clark and the Coralville Community Food Pantry teamed up again, this time raising over $ 75,000 for
13455-454: The 2024 WNBA draft , forgoing her fifth season of eligibility, which was granted to all players during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic . She was projected to be the first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft by many publications, including ESPN , USA Today and CBS Sports . On April 15, 2024, Clark was selected as the first overall pick of the 2024 WNBA draft by
13662-517: The All American Red Heads Team , which competed against men's teams, using men's rules. By 1938, the women's national championship changed from a three-court game to two-court game with six players per team . The NBA-backed Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) began in 1997. Though it had shaky attendance figures, several marquee players ( Lisa Leslie , Diana Taurasi , and Candace Parker among others) have helped
13869-666: The Bahamas against the Commonwealth Bank Giants. UNC won the game 130–87. Overall, Barnes averaged 22 points and 6.5 rebounds per game for UNC in the Bahamas. On November 1, 2010, Barnes was named a preseason All-American by the AP . Barnes had 14 points and 4 rebounds in his North Carolina debut vs. Lipscomb . He recorded his first career double double on December 11, 2010, scoring 19 points and snatching 10 rebounds in
14076-427: The Charlotte Hornets , scoring eight points off the bench in a 111–101 win. On April 7, Barnes scored 21 points against the San Antonio Spurs , scoring in double figures for a ninth straight game, a career high. The win made the Warriors the second team in NBA history to win 70 games in a season. The Warriors went on to win an NBA record 73 games, eclipsing the 72–10 record set by the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls . Through
14283-863: The Dawn Staley Award , which honors the best Division I guard . She shared two major Division I freshman of the year awards with Paige Bueckers of UConn : the Tamika Catchings Award , presented by the USBWA, and the WBCA Freshman of the Year award. As a freshman, Clark averaged 26.6 points, 7.1 assists, and 5.9 rebounds per game. She led the NCAA Division I in scoring and ranked second in assists and three-pointers per game. Her totals in points, assists, field goals and three-pointers also led Division I. She set program freshman records for points and assists and had
14490-514: The Denver Nuggets in the final regular season game for the Warriors. The Warriors finished the regular season with a 51–31 record, going into the playoffs as the sixth seed in the West, but went on to lose to the Los Angeles Clippers 4–3 in the first round. Under new head coach Steve Kerr , Barnes moved back into the starting lineup and had an immediate impact. On March 18, 2015, he scored
14697-732: The EuroLeague and the Basketball Champions League Americas . The FIBA Basketball World Cup and Men's Olympic Basketball Tournament are the major international events of the sport and attract top national teams from around the world. Each continent hosts regional competitions for national teams, like EuroBasket and FIBA AmeriCup . The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament feature top national teams from continental championships. The main North American league
14904-545: The Indiana Fever . On April 27, she signed her rookie scale contract with the team. Clark played her first regular season game on May 14, scoring 20 points in a 92–71 loss to the Connecticut Sun . She also committed 10 turnovers, the most in a debut in WNBA history. Ten days later, Clark posted her first double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists to help the Fever claim their first regular season win over
15111-612: The Los Angeles Sparks , 78–73. In a rematch with the Sparks on May 28, she recorded 30 points, six assists and five rebounds in an 88–82 loss. On June 7, 2024, Clark scored 30 points again and tied Crystal Robinson 's rookie single-game record with seven three-pointers. She also tallied eight rebounds, six assists and four steals, leading her team to an 85–83 win over the Washington Mystics . On June 23, Clark set
15318-682: The National Federation of State High School Associations and North Central Association of Colleges and Schools that bore a threat of the schools losing their accreditation the last tournament was in 1930. The organizations said they were concerned that the tournament was being used to recruit professional players from the prep ranks. The tournament did not invite minority schools or private/parochial schools. The National Catholic Interscholastic Basketball Tournament ran from 1924 to 1941 at Loyola University . The National Catholic Invitational Basketball Tournament from 1954 to 1978 played at
15525-772: The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in New York, was organized in 1938; the NCAA national tournament began one year later. College basketball was rocked by gambling scandals from 1948 to 1951 , when dozens of players from top teams were implicated in game-fixing and point shaving . Partially spurred by an association with cheating, the NIT lost support to the NCAA tournament. Before widespread school district consolidation, most American high schools were far smaller than their present-day counterparts. During
15732-600: The New York Liberty . On July 14, Clark surpassed the WNBA single-season record in turnovers in an 81–74 loss to the Minnesota Lynx . Three days later, on July 17, she scored 24 points and set the WNBA single-game assists record (19), passing Courtney Vandersloot , in a 101–93 loss to the Dallas Wings . She scored or assisted on 66 points, breaking Diana Taurasi 's mark from 2006 for points produced in
15939-604: The North Carolina Tar Heels before being selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2012 NBA draft with the seventh overall pick. Barnes won an NBA championship with the Warriors in 2015 . He also won a gold medal as a member of the 2016 U.S. Olympic team . Harrison Barnes was rated as the number 1 player in the class of 2010 by Scout.com and in the ESPNU 100. He
16146-782: The Original Celtics and two all-African American teams, the New York Renaissance Five ("Rens") and the (still existing) Harlem Globetrotters played up to two hundred games a year on their national tours. In 1946, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) was formed. The first game was played in Toronto , Ontario, Canada between the Toronto Huskies and New York Knickerbockers on November 1, 1946. Three seasons later, in 1949,
16353-639: The Sacramento Kings and the Chicago Bulls . In June 2016, Barnes was named in the United States national team for the 2016 Summer Olympics . He helped Team USA win the gold medal in Rio, and in four games, he averaged 4.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. In August 2019, Barnes was named as part of the United States national team for the 2019 FIBA World Cup . He helped team USA to
16560-529: The Sacramento Kings in exchange for Zach Randolph and Justin Jackson . He made his debut for the Kings two days later, scoring 12 points in a 102–96 win over the Miami Heat . Barnes signed a four-year, $ 85 million contract extension with the Sacramento Kings following the 2019 season. On October 20, 2021, Barnes scored a game-leading 36 points, including a career-high eight three-point shots, during
16767-572: The Soviet Union , Brazil and Australia rivaling the American squads. In 1989, FIBA allowed professional NBA players to participate in the Olympics for the first time. Prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics , only European and South American teams were allowed to field professionals in the Olympics. The United States' dominance continued with the introduction of the original Dream Team . In
16974-400: The University of Chicago , Columbia University , Cornell University , Dartmouth College , the University of Minnesota , the U.S. Naval Academy , the University of Colorado and Yale University began sponsoring men's games. In 1905, frequent injuries on the football field prompted President Theodore Roosevelt to suggest that colleges form a governing body, resulting in the creation of
17181-478: The University of Chicago , while Adolph Rupp , a student of Naismith's at Kansas, enjoyed great success as coach at the University of Kentucky . On February 9, 1895, the first intercollegiate 5-on-5 game was played at Hamline University between Hamline and the School of Agriculture, which was affiliated with the University of Minnesota . The School of Agriculture won in a 9–3 game. In 1901, colleges, including
17388-518: The agency in 2023. She was estimated to be one of the highest-earning college athletes from name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals. By the end of her Iowa career, college sports website On3 estimated her NIL valuation to be $ 3.4 million, the highest among women's college basketball players and the fourth-highest among college athletes. Companies that signed Clark to NIL deals included Nike , Gatorade , Hy-Vee , Bose , Buick , Goldman Sachs , H&R Block , Shoot-A-Way, and Topps . In 2023, she became
17595-426: The national championship , Iowa lost the game, 102–85. She made eight three-pointers, the most by a men's or women's player in the title game. Near the end of the game, LSU star Angel Reese followed Clark, making a " you can't see me " gesture implying that Clark could not keep up with her, and also pointing to her ring finger in reference to LSU's imminent championship ring . Reese received considerable criticism for
17802-467: The pick and roll . Her high turnover rate, in part due to her aggressive style of play and ball-handling usage, has been criticized. Writers have likened Clark's talent and personality to Diana Taurasi . Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder compared her to Sue Bird and Sabrina Ionescu . Clark has modeled parts of her game after Maya Moore , LeBron James , Kevin Durant and Pete Maravich . Widely considered
18009-415: The " Caitlin Clark effect ." In her senior season, publications attributed a rise in attendance and television viewership for the sport to Clark. As a junior, she helped the 2023 national championship game become the most-viewed women's college basketball game in history (9.9 million). Before her senior season, her team set the women's basketball attendance record (55,646) in a preseason exhibition game . At
18216-464: The "Caitlin Cam," to record Clark during its broadcasts of Iowa games and to stream on TikTok . She became the sixth Division I women's player with 1,000 career assists during the Hawkeyes' 82–79 loss at Nebraska on February 11, where she tallied 31 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds. On February 15, Clark became the NCAA Division I women's career scoring leader , surpassing Kelsey Plum, during
18423-404: The 1999–2000 season, scoring 20 points in a 92–54 win over Dartmouth . On January 23, 2023, Clark recorded 28 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds in an 83–72 win over AP No. 2 Ohio State, who were previously unbeaten. On February 2, she had 42 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in a 96–82 victory over Maryland . On February 26, Clark recorded 34 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, making
18630-779: The 2010 Jordan Brand Classic where he was named co-MVP with Kyrie Irving . On March 10, 2010, Barnes won the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award, which goes to the nation's top player. Barnes completed nine advanced placement credits before graduating high school. Barnes played for All Iowa Attack and Howard Pulley Panthers (MN) on the AAU Circuit, along with football prospect Seantrel Henderson . Barnes considered offers from Duke , Iowa State , Kansas , North Carolina , Oklahoma , and UCLA . Barnes unofficially visited Kansas twice, for Late Night in
18837-546: The 2016–17 season, 980,673 boys and girls represented their schools in interscholastic basketball competition, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations . The states of Illinois , Indiana and Kentucky are particularly well known for their residents' devotion to high school basketball, commonly called Hoosier Hysteria in Indiana; the critically acclaimed film Hoosiers shows high school basketball's depth of meaning to these communities. There
19044-462: The 2024 NCAA tournament, Clark's final three games each broke the women's college basketball viewership record, culminating with 18.9 million viewers for the national championship game . It was the most-viewed basketball game at any level since 2019 and the first women's NCAA tournament final to draw more viewers than the men's final. In her first WNBA season with the Indiana Fever , she continued to drive historic attendance and viewership. The Fever set
19251-678: The BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to form the National Basketball Association (NBA). By the 1950s, basketball had become a major college sport, thus paving the way for a growth of interest in professional basketball. In 1959, a basketball hall of fame was founded in Springfield , Massachusetts, site of the first game. Its rosters include the names of great players, coaches, referees and people who have contributed significantly to
19458-436: The Big Ten with five Player of the Week awards. Clark helped Iowa achieve a runner-up finish at the Big Ten tournament , where she was named to the all-tournament team and recorded 37 assists, the most in the event's history. In the second round of the NCAA tournament , she posted 35 points, seven rebounds and six assists in an 86–72 win over Kentucky . She broke program single-game records for points and three-pointers (6) in
19665-501: The Caitlin Clark Foundation include The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Iowa and the Coralville Community Food Pantry. Many of Clark's sponsorship and endorsement deals include pledges of support or monetary donations to the Caitlin Clark Foundation. As part of Clark's multi-year deal with Gatorade, the company donated $ 22,000 to the Caitlin Clark Foundation, a nod to her jersey number and birthday, in late 2023. With
19872-624: The College Sports Information Directors of America, since renamed College Sports Communicators (CSC). As a junior, Clark was honored by the CSC as the 2023 Division I Women's Basketball Academic All-American of the Year before winning the same award for all Division I sports. At the end of her senior year, Clark again was named the CSC's Division I Academic All-American of the Year in both women's basketball and all sports, completing her college career with
20079-533: The Conference of Physical Training in Springfield to draw up general rules for women's basketball. Thus, the sport quickly spread throughout America's schools, colleges and universities with uniform rules for both sexes. Basketball was originally played with a soccer ball . These round balls from " association football " were made, at the time, with a set of laces to close off the hole needed for inserting
20286-699: The Connecticut Sun, 84–80. On August 30, Clark tallied 31 points with 12 assists, leading her team to a 100–81 victory over the Chicago Sky. On September 4, she registered her second triple-double, with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 93–86 win over the Los Angeles Sparks. On September 13, Clark broke the single-season assist record as her team lost to the Las Vegas Aces , 78–74. In her next game, two days later, she scored
20493-580: The Fever single-game record with 13 assists, while adding 17 points and six rebounds, in an 88–87 loss to the Chicago Sky . On July 2, she was selected to play in the WNBA All-Star Game , receiving the most fan votes of any player in the league (700,735 votes). Four days later, Clark became the first WNBA rookie and the first Fever player ever to record a triple-double , registering 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists in an 83–78 victory over
20700-489: The Final Four, she posted 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in a 71–69 win over UConn , as Iowa reached the national championship game for a second consecutive season. Clark had 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists in an 87–75 loss to South Carolina, the number one overall seed, in the title game. She scored 18 points in the first quarter, the most by a player in a single period in championship game history. She also surpassed Chamique Holdsclaw of Tennessee for
20907-492: The G League has 31 teams. FIBA (International Basketball Federation) was formed in 1932 by eight founding nations: Argentina , Czechoslovakia , Greece , Italy , Latvia , Portugal , Romania and Switzerland . At this time, the organization only oversaw amateur players. Its acronym, derived from the French Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball Amateur , was thus "FIBA". Men's basketball
21114-698: The Golden State Warriors, Barnes led the Mavericks with a career-best 19.2 points per game. Barnes would again lead the Mavericks in scoring in 2017–2018, though the team finished 24–58 and 13th of 15 teams in the Western Conference. On November 7, 2017, Barnes scored a season-high 31 points against the Washington Wizards . He tied that mark on November 20 against the Boston Celtics . Two days later, Barnes banked
21321-517: The Hawkeyes. Since her college career, she has helped popularize women's basketball , a trend known as the " Caitlin Clark effect ". Clark attended Dowling Catholic High School in her hometown of West Des Moines, Iowa , where she was named a McDonald's All-American and rated the fourth-best player in her class by ESPN . In her freshman season with Iowa, she led the NCAA Division ;I in scoring and earned All-American honors. As
21528-665: The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS). In 1910, that body changed its name to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The first Canadian interuniversity basketball game was played at YMCA in Kingston , Ontario on February 6, 1904, when McGill University – Naismith's alma mater – visited Queen's University . McGill won 9–7 in overtime;
21735-714: The Mavericks in their season opener on October 26, recording 19 points and nine rebounds in a 130–121 overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers . Two days later, he scored a career-high 31 points in a 106–98 loss to the Houston Rockets . He bested that mark on November 6, scoring 34 points in an 86–75 overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks . Barnes scored 30 points or more seven times during the 2016–17 season, including five 31-point games. After never finishing better than fourth in scoring in his four seasons with
21942-510: The Miss Head's School. In 1899, a committee was established at the Conference of Physical Training in Springfield to draw up general rules for women's basketball. These rules, designed by Berenson, were published in 1899. In 1902 Berenson became the editor of A. G. Spalding 's first Women's Basketball Guide. The same year women of Mount Holyoke and Sophie Newcomb College (coached by Clara Gregory Baer ), began playing basketball. By 1895,
22149-484: The NBA) for a short meeting with the players, are allowed. They generally last no longer than one minute (100 seconds in the NBA) unless, for televised games, a commercial break is needed. The game is controlled by the officials consisting of the referee (referred to as crew chief in the NBA), one or two umpires (referred to as referees in the NBA) and the table officials. For college, the NBA, and many high schools, there are
22356-404: The NBA, and U Sports (Canadian universities) play for both sexes, and 30 seconds in NCAA play for both sexes), holding the ball while closely guarded (5 seconds), and remaining in the restricted area known as the free-throw lane, (or the " key ") (3 seconds). These rules are designed to promote more offense. There are also limits on how players may block an opponent's field goal attempt or help
22563-704: The NBA. Top international players began coming into the NBA in the mid-1990s, including Croatians Dražen Petrović and Toni Kukoč , Serbian Vlade Divac , Lithuanians Arvydas Sabonis and Šarūnas Marčiulionis , Dutchman Rik Smits and German Detlef Schrempf . In the Philippines, the Philippine Basketball Association 's first game was played on April 9, 1975, at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao , Quezon City , Philippines. It
22770-510: The NCAA Division I scoring record. In 2024, an autographed trading card featuring Clark sold for $ 78,000, the most ever for a women's basketball card. The record was broken later that year after her card sold for $ 84,000, the second-most expensive card of a female athlete behind tennis player Serena Williams . In February 2024, Clark became the top-selling college athlete on the online sports merchandise retailer Fanatics , surpassing Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders . Clark
22977-441: The NCAA single-season record in the same category, previously held by Taylor Pierce of Idaho . In her final regular season game, on March 3, Clark became the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer among men's or women's players, eclipsing Pete Maravich , who had set the men's scoring record in three seasons with LSU . She tallied 35 points, nine assists and six rebounds in a 93–83 win over AP No. 2 Ohio State. She finished
23184-653: The NCAA tournament career scoring record. Clark was named national player of the year for her second straight season, receiving AP Player of the Year, the Honda Sports Award, the John R. Wooden Award, Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA National Player of the Year and the Wade Trophy. For a third time, she won the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top Division I point guard and was named
23391-586: The Phog in October 2008 and a spring game against Tennessee. Barnes took official visits to North Carolina, Duke, Kansas, UCLA, and Oklahoma, but he did not take an official visit to Iowa State; since he lived only a mile from campus, he chose to unofficially visit instead. On November 13, 2009, Barnes Skyped coach Roy Williams of North Carolina to announce his decision to join the Tar Heels. Barnes had 21 points in his North Carolina debut in an exhibition game in
23598-593: The Savages : "Among other things, a game of skill is described in which balls must be thrown against a target woven from twigs, mounted high on a pole. There's a small reward for the player if the target is being hit." In December 1891, James Naismith , a Canadian-American professor of physical education and instructor at the International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (now Springfield College ) in Springfield, Massachusetts ,
23805-662: The Tar Heels game at Florida State , Barnes nailed a three-point shot to give the Tar Heels the victory. Barnes' second season with the Tar Heels was also successful. He led the team in scoring 16 of their 38 games, helping the team to the ACC regular season title, the final of the ACC tournament, and the elite 8 of the NCAA tournament. Barnes set a career high of 26 points against Boston College on February 1, 2011. He surpassed this mark on March 12, 2011, in an ACC tournament game against Clemson , scoring 40 points while also grabbing 8 rebounds. Additionally, Barnes's 40-point performance set
24012-470: The United States to the gold medal. She averaged a team-high 14.3 points, 5.6 assists, and 5.3 rebounds per game, was named Most Valuable Player and made the All-Tournament Team . Clark was one of 14 players, and the only college player, to receive an invitation from the United States national team to the final training camp for the 2024 Summer Olympics . However, she was unable to attend
24219-428: The United States, and it quickly spread through the United States and Canada. By 1895, it was well established at several women's high schools. While YMCA was responsible for initially developing and spreading the game, within a decade it discouraged the new sport, as rough play and rowdy crowds began to detract from YMCA's primary mission. However, other amateur sports clubs, colleges, and professional clubs quickly filled
24426-459: The United States, basketball has evolved to become one of the world's most popular and widely viewed sports. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the most significant professional basketball league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of competition (drawing most of its talent from U.S. college basketball ). Outside North America, the top clubs from national leagues qualify to continental championships such as
24633-473: The WBCA Coaches' All-America Team. As a junior, Clark averaged 27.8 points, 8.6 assists and 7.1 rebounds per game, leading Division I in assists and ranking second in scoring. She set Big Ten single-season records in points, assists, three-pointers and free throws, and tied her own conference record with five triple-doubles. She had the fourth-most points and assists and the third-most three-pointers in
24840-403: The WNBA to break even this year." Measurements and time limits discussed in this section often vary among tournaments and organizations; international and NBA rules are used in this section. The object of the game is to outscore one's opponents by throwing the ball through the opponents' basket from above while preventing the opponents from doing so on their own. An attempt to score in this way
25047-596: The Warriors' Western Conference Finals clinching Game 5 win, Barnes scored 24 points to help lead his team to the NBA Finals for the first time in 40 years. Barnes won his first NBA championship with the Warriors after they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2015 NBA Finals in six games. Barnes helped the Warriors go 17–0 to start the season before a sprained left ankle ruled him out for 16 straight games. He returned to action on January 4 against
25254-586: The Year award and made the All-WNBA First Team and WNBA All-Star Game . She set league single-season and single-game records in assists, broke the rookie scoring record, and became the first rookie to achieve a triple-double . At the youth international level, Clark has won three gold medals with the United States, including two at the FIBA Under-19 Women's World Cup , where she was named Most Valuable Player in 2021. Caitlin Clark
25461-517: The Year voting, in a tie with Chris Copeland (8 points total). With the arrival of Andre Iguodala , Barnes became a reserve player. Barnes again participated in BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge . He was chosen as a starter for Team Hill. Barnes finished the game with 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 23 minutes in the team's win. On April 16, 2014, Barnes scored a career-high 30 points against
25668-577: The Year , USBWA National Player of the Year and the Wade Trophy . She was the first unanimous national player of the year in Big Ten history. Clark won the Nancy Lieberman Award for a second time and became the first three-time winner of the Dawn Staley Award. She was a unanimous first-team All-American for a second straight season, earning first-team recognition from the AP and USBWA and making
25875-585: The Year by The Des Moines Register . She helped Dowling reach the Class 5A state quarterfinals and achieve a 20–4 record. Following the season, she led All Iowa Attack to the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League championship, scoring 23 points in a 64–61 victory over the Cal Storm in the final. On February 4, 2019, during her junior season, Clark scored 60 points in a 90–78 win against Mason City High School . Her 60-point game
26082-674: The Year, and Iowa Miss Basketball , while making the IPSWA Class 5A All-State first-team. Clark was selected to compete in the McDonald's All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic , two prestigious high school all-star games, but both games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In her first two years at Dowling, Clark was a starter on the school's varsity soccer team but focused on basketball for her final two years. In her freshman season, she scored 23 goals and
26289-655: The Year. In June 2024, Clark was nominated for three ESPY Awards . At the 2024 ESPY Awards held on July 11, 2024, Clark won the Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award for a second time, became the first female athlete to win the Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award , but lost out on the Best Female Athlete ESPY Award to two-time WNBA MVP and two-time WNBA champion , A'ja Wilson . On February 29, 2024, Clark announced that she would declare for
26496-418: The act of shooting, depending on whether the shot was successful. One point is awarded for making a free throw, which is attempted from a line 15 feet (4.6 m) from the basket. Harrison Barnes Harrison Bryce Jordan Barnes (born May 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for
26703-407: The allotted game time, typically about two hours. Five players from each team may be on the court at one time. Substitutions are unlimited but can only be done when play is stopped. Teams also have a coach, who oversees the development and strategies of the team, and other team personnel such as assistant coaches, managers, statisticians, doctors and trainers. For both men's and women's teams,
26910-415: The ball from a dribbler, intercept passes, or block shots; either offense or defense may collect a rebound , that is, a missed shot that bounces from rim or backboard. It is a violation to lift or drag one's pivot foot without dribbling the ball , to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling . The five players on each side fall into five playing positions . The tallest player
27117-490: The basket if one is scored. The defense gains possession in all cases of goaltending or basket interference. An attempt to unfairly disadvantage an opponent through certain types of physical contact is illegal and is called a personal foul. These are most commonly committed by defensive players; however, they can be committed by offensive players as well. Players who are fouled either receive the ball to pass inbounds again, or receive one or more free throws if they are fouled in
27324-414: The basketball is also regulated. For men, the official ball is 29.5 inches (75 cm) in circumference (size 7, or a "295 ball") and weighs 22 oz (620 g). If women are playing, the official basketball size is 28.5 inches (72 cm) in circumference (size 6, or a "285 ball") with a weight of 20 oz (570 g). In 3x3 , a formalized version of the halfcourt 3-on-3 game, a dedicated ball with
27531-528: The bench and averaged 8.8 points per game, helping her team achieve a 5–0 record and win the gold medal. Clark played at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand . In seven games, she averaged 5.3 points per game and won another gold medal, as her team finished with a 7–0 record. Clark competed at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary and led
27738-417: The camp because she was playing in the 2024 NCAA tournament at the same time. Clark was not named to the final roster , a decision that faced scrutiny due to her popularity. The selection committee cited Clark's inexperience with the senior national team for her exclusion. Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m), Clark plays point guard , and writers have noted her great size for her position. She
27945-516: The champion dwindled after 1954 when Brown v. Board of Education began an integration of schools. The last tournaments were held at Alabama State College from 1964 to 1967. Teams abounded throughout the 1920s. There were hundreds of men's professional basketball teams in towns and cities all over the United States, and little organization of the professional game. Players jumped from team to team and teams played in armories and smoky dance halls. Leagues came and went. Barnstorming squads such as
28152-419: The circumference of a size 6 ball but the weight of a size 7 ball is used in all competitions (men's, women's, and mixed teams). The ball may be advanced toward the basket by being shot, passed between players, thrown, tapped, rolled or dribbled (bouncing the ball while running). The ball must stay within the court; the last team to touch the ball before it travels out of bounds forfeits possession. The ball
28359-439: The court and backboard, it is considered important for the basket to be of the correct height – a rim that is off by just a few inches can have an adverse effect on shooting. The net must "check the ball momentarily as it passes through the basket" to aid the visual confirmation that the ball went through. The act of checking the ball has the further advantage of slowing down the ball so the rebound does not go as far. The size of
28566-626: The development of the game. The hall of fame has people who have accomplished many goals in their career in basketball. An upstart organization, the American Basketball Association , emerged in 1967 and briefly threatened the NBA's dominance until the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. Today the NBA is the top professional basketball league in the world in terms of popularity, salaries, talent, and level of competition. The NBA has featured many famous players, including George Mikan ,
28773-420: The end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play ( overtime ) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling) or by passing it to a teammate, both of which require considerable skill. On offense, players may use a variety of shots – the layup , the jump shot , or a dunk ; on defense, they may steal
28980-833: The ending of the game was replayed three times until the Soviet Union finally came out on top. In 1950 the first FIBA World Championship for men, now known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup , was held in Argentina. Three years later, the first FIBA World Championship for women, now known as the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup , was held in Chile. Women's basketball was added to the Olympics in 1976, which were held in Montreal , Quebec, Canada with teams such as
29187-430: The era when the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women governed women's college sports, to become the all-time leader in points among major women's college players. During the game, she posted her second straight triple-double, with 33 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, leading the Hawkeyes to a 108–60 win over Minnesota. She also set the Big Ten career record for three-pointers, surpassing Kelsey Mitchell, and
29394-446: The fastest Big Ten player to reach 1,000 career points. On January 16, 2022, she recorded her fourth career triple-double, with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 93–83 victory over Nebraska . In her next game, four days later, Clark posted 35 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in a 105–49 win over Minnesota. She became the first Division I men's or women's player to record consecutive triple-doubles with at least 30 points and
29601-447: The finals he scored 19 points against Southeast Polk . He averaged 27.1 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 4.0 assists during his senior year and was selected to the USA Today All-USA First Team. Barnes capped off his Ames High School career as their all-time leading scorer with 1,787 points. Barnes played in the 4th annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic where he scored 18 points for Skip to My Lou. On January 20, 2010, it
29808-423: The first triple-double by an Iowa player since Samantha Logic did so in 2015. Despite shooting 3-of-15 from the field, Clark had 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists during the game. On January 6, 2021, she recorded 37 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in a 92–79 win against Minnesota . Clark posted a season-high 39 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in an 88–81 win over Nebraska on February 11, breaking
30015-442: The first back-to-back recipient of the Dawn Staley Award and won the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top Division I point guard. As a sophomore, she averaged 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists per game. Clark was the first women's player to lead Division I in points and assists per game in a single season. She also led Division I in total points, free throws and triple-doubles. Entering her junior season, Clark
30222-413: The first college athlete to be a spokesperson for State Farm, appearing in national television commercials for the company. In the following year, Hy-Vee released a limited edition cereal called "Caitlin's Crunch Time" in select stores in Iowa. In March 2024, Clark became the first female athlete to have an exclusive partnership with Panini , signing a multi-year contract with the trading card company. In
30429-418: The first decades of the 20th century, basketball quickly became the ideal interscholastic sport due to its modest equipment and personnel requirements. In the days before widespread television coverage of professional and college sports, the popularity of high school basketball was unrivaled in many parts of America. Perhaps the most legendary of high school teams was Indiana's Franklin Wonder Five , which took
30636-747: The first dominating "big man"; ball-handling wizard Bob Cousy and defensive genius Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics ; charismatic center Wilt Chamberlain , who originally played for the barnstorming Harlem Globetrotters ; all-around stars Oscar Robertson and Jerry West ; more recent big men Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Shaquille O'Neal , Hakeem Olajuwon and Karl Malone ; playmakers John Stockton , Isiah Thomas and Steve Nash ; crowd-pleasing forwards Julius Erving and Charles Barkley ; European stars Dirk Nowitzki , Pau Gasol and Tony Parker ; Latin American stars Manu Ginobili , more recent superstars, Allen Iverson , Kobe Bryant , Tim Duncan , LeBron James , Stephen Curry , Giannis Antetokounmpo , etc.; and
30843-408: The first two rounds of the playoffs, Barnes shot just 36% from the field. In the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder , Barnes shot 48% from the field while averaging 8.7 points per game to help the Warriors defeat the Thunder in seven games after overcoming a 3–1 deficit to advance to the 2016 NBA Finals . In Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers , Barnes had
31050-425: The first women's player in Big Ten history with consecutive triple-doubles. On January 25, Clark had 18 assists, which set program and tied conference single-game records, in addition to 20 points and seven rebounds in a 107–79 win against Penn State . On January 31, she recorded 43 points, seven assists and four rebounds in a 92–88 loss to Ohio State. On February 6, Clark scored a season-high 46 points, including 25 in
31257-406: The first-ever rights fees to be paid to a women's professional sports league. Over the eight years of the contract, "millions and millions of dollars" were "dispersed to the league's teams." In a March 12, 2009, article, NBA commissioner David Stern said that in the bad economy, "the NBA is far less profitable than the WNBA. We're losing a lot of money among a large number of teams. We're budgeting
31464-409: The fourth quarter of the Mavericks' 115–111 win over the Charlotte Hornets . He made all five of his shots in the fourth quarter and added 11 rebounds. He finished the season with eight double-doubles, setting a new personal best. Barnes missed the first four games of the 2018–19 season because of a strained right hamstring. In his season debut on October 26, he shot 5 for 17 and scored 14 points in
31671-507: The fourth quarter, and had 10 assists in a 98–90 loss to Michigan . She set the women's single-game scoring record for Crisler Center , the home arena of Michigan. After leading Iowa to a share of the Big Ten regular season title, she was unanimously named Big Ten Player of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten by the league's coaches and media. On March 5, 2022, in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament , Clark recorded 41 points and nine rebounds in an 83–66 win over Nebraska. She led Iowa to
31878-520: The fourth to do so under coach Roy Williams. Barnes scored the most points as a freshman in the ACC tournament since Phil Ford scored 78 points in 1975. In the NCAA tournament , he scored 84 points, the most points of any UNC freshman in history. On March 29, 2012, Barnes announced that he was entering the 2012 NBA draft along with Tyler Zeller , Kendall Marshall , and John Henson . He worked out with four teams: Cleveland Cavaliers , Charlotte Bobcats , Washington Wizards , and Toronto Raptors . He
32085-420: The fourth-highest scoring average in Iowa history. On November 9, 2021, Clark made her sophomore season debut, recording 26 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a 93–50 win over New Hampshire . On January 2, 2022, she posted 44 points and eight assists in a 93–56 win over Evansville . Clark broke the Carver–Hawkeye Arena women's single-game scoring record and surpassed Kelsey Mitchell of Ohio State as
32292-425: The game had spread to colleges across the country, including Wellesley , Vassar , and Bryn Mawr . The first intercollegiate women's game was on April 4, 1896. Stanford women played Berkeley , 9-on-9, ending in a 2–1 Stanford victory. Women's basketball development was more structured than that for men in the early years. In 1905, the executive committee on Basket Ball Rules (National Women's Basketball Committee)
32499-407: The game, as Ohio State fans were rushing the court , she was knocked down in a collision with a fan but did not suffer an injury, despite initially appearing to be in pain. On January 31, 2024, Clark posted 35 points and 10 assists in a 110–74 win over Northwestern , breaking the Big Ten all-time scoring record held by Kelsey Mitchell of Ohio State. In February, Fox began devoting a camera, called
32706-434: The gestures, which many in the media viewed as unsportsmanlike . However, many also defended Reese's gestures and trash talk , highlighting a double standard, as Clark had made the same gesture at a previous game and did not face similar criticism. The gesture was made by Clark towards Iowa staff member Kathryn Reynolds. Clark herself defended Reese over criticism about the gesture. In coverage of this incident, journalists and
32913-489: The inflatable bladder after the other sewn-together segments of the ball's cover had been flipped outside-in. These laces could cause bounce passes and dribbling to be unpredictable. Eventually a lace-free ball construction method was invented, and this change to the game was endorsed by Naismith (whereas in American football , the lace construction proved to be advantageous for gripping and remains to this day). The first balls made specifically for basketball were brown, and it
33120-477: The league's popularity and level of competition. Other professional women's basketball leagues in the United States, such as the American Basketball League (1996–98) , have folded in part because of the popularity of the WNBA. The WNBA has been looked at by many as a niche league. However, the league has recently taken steps forward. In June 2007, the WNBA signed a contract extension with ESPN . The new television deal ran from 2009 to 2016. Along with this deal, came
33327-423: The mezzanine balcony of the playing court, but this proved impractical when spectators in the balcony began to interfere with shots. The backboard was introduced to prevent this interference; it had the additional effect of allowing rebound shots. Naismith's handwritten diaries, discovered by his granddaughter in early 2006, indicate that he was nervous about the new game he had invented, which incorporated rules from
33534-489: The nation by storm during the 1920s, dominating Indiana basketball and earning national recognition. Today virtually every high school in the United States fields a basketball team in varsity competition. Basketball's popularity remains high, both in rural areas where they carry the identification of the entire community, as well as at some larger schools known for their basketball teams where many players go on to participate at higher levels of competition after graduation. In
33741-402: The nearby Smith College , went to Naismith to learn more about the game. Fascinated by the new sport and the values it could teach, she started to organize games with her pupils, following adjusted rules. The first official women's interinstitutional game was played barely 11 months later, between the University of California and the Miss Head's School. In 1899, a committee was established at
33948-400: The new sport and the values it could teach, she instantly introduced the game as a class exercise and soon after teams were organized. The first women's collegiate basketball game was played on March 21, 1893, when her Smith freshmen and sophomores played against one another. The first official women's interinstitutional game was played later that year between the University of California and
34155-408: The nonprofit in thirty days. As of 2024, Clark has helped raise over $ 100,000 for Coralville Community Food Pantry, and the nonprofit continues to frequently receive $ 22 donations. In October 2023, Clark formed the Caitlin Clark Foundation, a nonprofit organization with a mission "to uplift and improve the lives of youth and their communities through education, nutrition, and sport." Beneficiaries from
34362-407: The offense, a violation of these rules results in loss of possession; for the defense, most leagues reset the shot clock and the offensive team is given possession of the ball out of bounds. There are limits imposed on the time taken before progressing the ball past halfway (8 seconds in FIBA and the NBA; 10 seconds in NCAA and high school for both sexes), before attempting a shot (24 seconds in FIBA,
34569-404: The program. Clark played four years of varsity basketball for Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines under head coach Kristin Meyer. As a freshman , she averaged 15.3 points , 4.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game. She earned Class 5A All-State third-team accolades from the Iowa Newspaper Association and All-Iowa honorable mention from The Des Moines Register . Clark led her team to
34776-442: The public have commented on the roles of race and gender in perceptions of sportsmanship. With 191 points in the tournament, Clark broke the men's and women's scoring records for a single NCAA tournament. Her 60 assists were the most by a player in women's tournament history. Clark won all major national player of the year awards: AP Player of the Year , the Honda Sports Award , the John R. Wooden Award , Naismith College Player of
34983-437: The record for points by a freshman in an ACC Tournament game. On April 18, 2011, Barnes announced that he would return to North Carolina for his sophomore season despite being projected as a lottery pick for the 2011 NBA draft . Barnes was seen as the potential first pick along with Jared Sullinger , Kyrie Irving and Derrick Williams . Barnes was the ninth player in school history to earn ACC Rookie of Year recognition and
35190-413: The regular season as the unanimous Big Ten Player of the Year and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from the league's coaches and media. During the Hawkeyes' quarterfinal win over Penn State at the 2024 Big Ten tournament , Clark surpassed Stephen Curry of Davidson and Darius McGhee of Liberty for the most three-pointers in a single season by any Division I player regardless of gender. In
35397-427: The release of Clark's limited-edition capsule collection in March 2024, Gatorade made $ 25,000 donations to both the Caitlin Clark Foundation and the Women's Sports Foundation to help increase girls' access to the sport of basketball. In January 2024, State Farm announced its intention to donate $ 22,000 to the Caitlin Clark Foundation in honor of Clark's golden birthday. In 2023 and 2024, the Iowa State Fair displayed
35604-456: The same month, she signed a multiyear sponsorship with Gainbridge, an Indianapolis-based financial platform, joining Billie Jean King and Annika Sörenstam as brand ambassadors. Upon graduating, Clark continued sponsorship deals with Gatorade and Hy-Vee. After she was drafted into the WNBA in April 2024, The Wall Street Journal and The Athletic reported a pending eight-year, $ 28 million contract between Clark and Nike, which would include
35811-439: The score was 7–7 at the end of regulation play, and a ten-minute overtime period settled the outcome. A good turnout of spectators watched the game. The first men's national championship tournament, the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball tournament, which still exists as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) tournament , was organized in 1937. The first national championship for NCAA teams,
36018-440: The second round of the NCAA tournament , Clark scored 32 points and surpassed Kelsey Plum for the most points in a single season in Division I women's history, leading Iowa to a 64–54 win over West Virginia . The Elite Eight saw a rematch of the 2023 national championship game against LSU , where Clark had 41 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds in a 94–87 victory, leading the Hawkeyes to their second straight Final Four and
36225-410: The semifinals of the tournament and finish with a 17–8 record. As a junior, Clark led the state in scoring and averaged 32.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.3 steals per game. She was named Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year and repeated as a Class 5A All-State first-team selection by the IPSWA. As a senior , Clark averaged 33.4 points, eight rebounds, four assists and 2.7 steals per game, leading
36432-399: The single-game scoring record for Pinnacle Bank Arena , the home venue of Nebraska. On February 28, she scored 18 points and had a season-high 14 assists in an 84–70 win over Wisconsin . At the end of the regular season, Clark was a unanimous Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten selection. She was a 13-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week, setting a conference record, and led
36639-411: The sport in Australia. The Women's National Basketball League began in 1981. Women began to play basketball in the fall of 1892 at Smith College through Senda Berenson , substitute director of the newly opened gymnasium and physical education teacher, after having modified the rules for women. Shortly after Berenson was hired at Smith, she visited Naismith to learn more about the game. Fascinated by
36846-399: The state in scoring for a second time. Her team finished with a 19–4 record and reached the Class 5A regional final, where they were upset by Sioux City East High School . Clark finished her career with the fourth-most points (2,547) and the sixth-most three-pointers (283) in Iowa five-on-five history. She was awarded Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year, Des Moines Register All-Iowa Athlete of
37053-449: The third-most assists (1,144) in Division I history. Following the season, it was announced that Iowa would retire her jersey number 22, making her the third player in program history to receive the honor. For a second straight season, Clark won the Honda Cup and the James E. Sullivan Award, becoming the first two-time winner in the Sullivan Award's 94-year history. She also became the third athlete to repeat as Big Ten Female Athlete of
37260-416: The three players who many credit with ushering the professional game to its highest level of popularity during the 1980s and 1990s: Larry Bird , Earvin "Magic" Johnson , and Michael Jordan . In 2001, the NBA formed a developmental league, the National Basketball Development League (later known as the NBA D-League and then the NBA G League after a branding deal with Gatorade ). As of the 2023–24 season,
37467-455: The title and was named the tournament's most outstanding player (MOP). Her team was upset by 10th-seeded Creighton in the second round of the NCAA tournament , where Clark was held to a season-low 15 points and 11 assists, shooting 4-of-19 from the field, in a 64–62 loss. She was a unanimous first-team All-American: she earned first-team All-American honors from the AP and the USBWA, and was a WBCA Coaches' All-America Team selection. Clark became
37674-402: The tournament. Iowa reached the Sweet 16, where Clark scored 21 points in a 92–72 loss to first-seeded UConn . She was named a first-team All-American by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), a second-team All-American by the Associated Press (AP) and made the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Coaches' All-America team. Clark became the first freshman to win
37881-411: The void. In the years before World War I , the Amateur Athletic Union and the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (forerunner of the NCAA ) vied for control over the rules for the game. The first pro league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898 to protect players from exploitation and to promote a less rough game. This league only lasted five years. James Naismith
38088-404: The year and helped Iowa return to the national title game . Clark became the Division I women's career and single-season leader in points and three-pointers and broke the all-time conference record in assists, while leading the nation in both points and assists. Clark was selected first overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft . In her first season, she won the WNBA Rookie of
38295-405: Was a unanimous selection for the AP preseason All-America team and was named Big Ten preseason player of the year by the league's coaches and media. On November 18, 2022, she suffered an ankle injury with 3.8 seconds left in an 84–83 loss to Kansas State , where she recorded 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. She played in Iowa's next game against Belmont on November 20, scoring 33 points in
38502-401: Was announced that Barnes was selected to the 2010 Junior National Select Team. The team played at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon , on April 10. He was also selected to play in the 2010 McDonald's All-American Game where he led the West team to a 107–104 victory. He scored a team high 18 points and was named co-MVP with Jared Sullinger . He also played in
38709-399: Was born on January 22, 2002, in Des Moines, Iowa , to Brent Clark, a vice president at a product company, and Anne (née Nizzi). Anne's father was the football coach and a school administrator at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines . Caitlin grew up in the city. She began playing basketball at age five and competed in boys' recreational leagues , because her father could not find
38916-430: Was coached by Dickson Jensen with Attack, and her AAU teammates included future Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Ashley Joens . Clark drew inspiration from Maya Moore of the Minnesota Lynx , the closest WNBA team to her hometown, and often attended their games with her father. She admired All Iowa Attack alumnus Harrison Barnes and became a fan of the North Carolina Tar Heels after Barnes joined
39123-403: Was common by 1896, with a rule against the double dribble by 1898. The peach baskets were used until 1906 when they were finally replaced by metal hoops with backboards. A further change was soon made, so the ball merely passed through. Whenever a person got the ball in the basket, his team would gain a point. Whichever team got the most points won the game. The baskets were originally nailed to
39330-458: Was considered a five-star recruit and the fourth-best player in her class by ESPN. Her family wanted her to choose Notre Dame , and she made a verbal commitment to the school's then-head coach Muffet McGraw . However, Clark never signed a National Letter of Intent with the school, and soon reconsidered, announcing on November 12, 2019, that she would commit to play college basketball for Iowa over offers from Iowa State and Notre Dame. Clark
39537-461: Was created by the American Physical Education Association . These rules called for six to nine players per team and 11 officials. The International Women's Sports Federation (1924) included a women's basketball competition. 37 women's high school varsity basketball or state tournaments were held by 1925. And in 1926, the Amateur Athletic Union backed the first national women's basketball championship , complete with men's rules. The Edmonton Grads ,
39744-404: Was drawn to the team's up-tempo style of offense and head coach Lisa Bluder 's development of point guards. She also expected to immediately have a key role on the team with the departure of Kathleen Doyle , the reigning Big Ten Player of the Year . Clark entered her freshman season as Iowa's starting point guard . She assumed a leading role alongside starting center Monika Czinano ; the duo
39951-401: Was first included at the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics , although a demonstration tournament was held in 1904. The United States defeated Canada in the first final, played outdoors. This competition has usually been dominated by the United States, whose team has won all but three titles. The first of these came in a controversial final game in Munich in 1972 against the Soviet Union, in which
40158-474: Was founded as a "rebellion" of several teams from the now-defunct Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association, which was tightly controlled by the Basketball Association of the Philippines (now defunct), the then-FIBA recognized national association. Nine teams from the MICAA participated in the league's first season that opened on April 9, 1975. The NBL is Australia's pre-eminent men's professional basketball league. The league commenced in 1979 , playing
40365-501: Was included in the Sports Illustrated Power List in 2024, honoring the 50 most influential figures in sports. Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court , compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to
40572-418: Was instrumental in establishing college basketball . His colleague C. O. Beamis fielded the first college basketball team just a year after the Springfield YMCA game at the suburban Pittsburgh Geneva College . Naismith himself later coached at the University of Kansas for six years, before handing the reins to renowned coach Forrest "Phog" Allen . Naismith's disciple Amos Alonzo Stagg brought basketball to
40779-563: Was named preseason Big Ten Player of the Year and earned unanimous AP preseason All-American honors. On October 15, 2023, she played in Crossover at Kinnick , a preseason exhibition game against DePaul at Kinnick Stadium , and had a triple-double of 34 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 94–72 win. The game had an attendance of 55,646, which set the women's basketball record. In her second regular season game, on November 9, Clark posted 44 points, eight rebounds and six assists in an 80–76 win over AP No. 8 Virginia Tech . In Iowa's third game,
40986-414: Was named to the Class 3A All-Iowa team by The Des Moines Register . Clark was recruited by NCAA Division I basketball programs before starting high school, receiving her first letter of interest from Missouri State before seventh grade. By her sophomore season at Dowling Catholic, she was ranked the number one player in the 2020 high school class by ESPN . At the end of her high school career, she
41193-421: Was nicknamed " The Law Firm " by analyst Christy Winters-Scott . On November 25, 2020, she made her collegiate debut, recording 27 points, eight rebounds, and four assists in a 96–81 win over Northern Iowa . In her second game, on December 2, she posted her first double-double with 30 points and 13 assists in a 103–97 victory over Drake . On December 22, in a 92–65 victory over Western Illinois , she registered
41400-412: Was not an official Olympic sport until 1976. The Grads' players were unpaid, and had to remain single. The Grads' style focused on team play, without overly emphasizing skills of individual players. The first women's AAU All-America team was chosen in 1929. Women's industrial leagues sprang up throughout the United States, producing famous athletes, including Babe Didrikson of the Golden Cyclones , and
41607-424: Was only in the late 1950s that Tony Hinkle , searching for a ball that would be more visible to players and spectators alike, introduced the orange ball that is now in common use. Dribbling was not part of the original game except for the "bounce pass" to teammates. Passing the ball was the primary means of ball movement. Dribbling was eventually introduced but limited by the asymmetric shape of early balls. Dribbling
41814-450: Was raised in the Catholic Church and is a parishioner at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Des Moines. While in high school at Dowling Catholic, she attributed the school's "special culture" to its emphasis on prayer and the ability to "live our faith every day." Clark majored in marketing at the University of Iowa , graduating in May 2024. In her sophomore year, she was named a first-team Division I Academic All-American by
42021-449: Was rated as the number 2 player by Rivals.com . In his junior year, Barnes and teammate Doug McDermott led Ames High School to an Iowa 4A state championship where he had 24 points and 8 rebounds in the final, capping off a 26–0 season. In his senior year, Barnes and McDermott led Ames to a 27–0 season and a second straight Iowa 4A state championship becoming Iowa's big-school class's first team to go undefeated in consecutive seasons. In
42228-400: Was selected 7th overall by the Golden State Warriors . Warriors coach Mark Jackson said that Harrison Barnes was able to defend all five positions on the floor. In game four of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs on May 12, Barnes scored 26 points and added 10 rebounds. On May 14, the NBA named Barnes to the 2012–13 All-Rookie first team. Barnes also placed sixth in NBA Rookie of
42435-492: Was swept by the Connecticut Sun in the first round. In Game 2, she scored 25 points with nine assists in a season-ending 87–81 loss. Clark was named WNBA Rookie of the Year , receiving 66 of 67 votes for the award. She became the first rookie since Candace Parker in 2008, and the fifth rookie in league history, to make the All-WNBA First Team . Clark represented the United States at the 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina . She came off
42642-400: Was the second-highest single-game point total in Iowa five-on-five girls' basketball history, surpassed only by Abby Roe in 1996. She also set the state single-game record with 13 three-pointers . On February 25, Clark set the Class 5A state tournament single-game scoring record with 42 points in a 75–70 triple-overtime win over Waukee High School in the quarterfinals. She helped Dowling reach
42849-402: Was trying to keep his gym class active on a rainy day. He sought a vigorous indoor game to keep his students occupied and at proper levels of fitness during the long New England winters. After rejecting other ideas as either too rough or poorly suited to walled-in gymnasiums , he invented a new game in which players would pass a ball to teammates and try to score points by tossing the ball into
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