In arguably the biggest game of the season in terms of projected viewership and attendance, the Phoenix Mercury are set to host WNBA rookie phenom Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. ‘Clark Mania’ heading to Phoenix, Mercury ready The amount of media and online headlines about Clark’s stardom has swarmed around her since she was in college at Iowa. Clark averaged 28.
4 points, 8.2 assists and 7.1 rebounds during her four-year (2020-24) collegiate career, instantly becoming a viral sensation due to her elite scoring ability and all-around impact on both ends of the court.
At Iowa, the Hawkeyes lost in the NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament championship to powerhouse South Carolina, 87-75. Imposing her will and trying to put her team on her back, Clark scored 30 points and collected eight rebounds in the defeat. As one of the most hyped-up players in women’s basketball in general, the Fever selected her as the No.
1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft in April. Since then, Clark and 2023 first-overall pick Aliyah Boston have led the resurgent Indiana squad to a 7-12 record thus far after starting the season 1-7. Clark is averaging 16.
2 points, 6.6 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game in her rookie year, adapting more and more to the WNBA brand of basketball.
For Boston, she has had 12.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.
9 assists per game this season, continuing to be one of the more underrated players in the league. According to Sports Media Watch , 13 WNBA games th.