Iowa City — University of Iowa women’s basketball sophomore Caitlin Clark has been named a Naismith Player of the Year Finalist.
The list of finalists include Clark, South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston, NC State’s Elissa Cunane and Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith.
Clark, a Des Moines, Iowa, native, led the nation in points per game (27.0), assists per game (8.0), triple doubles and 30-point games.
In January, Clark joined the likes of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, James Hardin, Luka Dončić and Giannis Antetokounmpo as the only NBA, WNBA, Division I men’s and women’s basketball to record back-to-back 30-point triple doubles since 2000.
Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Year and Big Ten Tournament MVP, while earning unanimous first team All-Big Ten honors and an All-Big Ten Tournament spot.