Caitlin Clark is the WNBA’s biggest star — but basketball isn’t what her mom is most proud of
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Clark recently appeared on the ‘New Heights’ podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce. Travis began by asking the former University of Iowa player which accomplishment has meant the most to her. She deferred to what she knew her mom would think. “I’d give you the answer my mom would say - probably Academic All-American. She was proud of me for being a good student in college,” she told the podcast hosts.
To qualify for the award the student must have a GPA above 3.50 on a 4.0 scale, and must play in a required percentage of games. In April 2024, Clark was named the 2023-24 Academic All-America Team Member of the Year with a GPA of 3.64. She had also won the award the year prior, making her the seventh player to earn the honor in back-to-back seasons.
Although her mother may have a preference for Clark’s academic achievements, Clark herself admitted that she thinks all of her accolades mean something to her. “They’re all cool, but you don’t really care,” she said. “It kinda just comes with it. It comes with having fun.”.
The WNBA player emphasized, however, that she did think the Time article about her particularly stood out. “I think the Time Athlete of the Year was cool, too, just because you see the list of all of the athletes that they’ve had prior to me, and a lot of those people I idolized growing up,” Clark said, mentioning that LeBron James has been the only other basketball player to earn the title.
