Fanatics sells out of Caitlin Clark’s Indiana Fever jersey on draft night

Of course, Clark’s No. 1 overall selection gives her a guaranteed contract as well. Clark’s rookie salary starts at a little over $76,000. According to Spotrac, Clark will make $76,535 in her first year of a four-year, $338,056 contract with the Fever. It’ll increase to $78,066 in Year 2 and $85,873 in Year 3.

It was long assumed that Clark would be the Fever’s selection with the No. 1 overall pick. Despite this, nothing could have prepared her for the emotions that she’d feel once her name was called.

“I got a little anxious there before the pick but I think more than anything, just grateful and lucky to have my family here, my friends over there, coaches up here, so I think just enjoying the moment,” Clark told ESPN’s Holly Rowe, via On3’s Nick Kosko. “Like you said, like I’ve dreamed of this moment since I was in second grade and it’s taken a lot of hard work, a lot of ups and downs but more than anything, just trying to soak it in.”

Clark put together a huge year as a senior this past season, setting new career highs with 31.6 points and 8.9 assists to help Iowa return to the national championship once again.

Those numbers helped her rewrite the record book – first passing Kelsey Plum for the NCAA women’s scoring record, then passing Lynette Woodard for the all-time women’s college basketball mark and finally, moving ahead of Pete Maravich to become the top scorer in Division I history. She’s also one of six women’s college basketball players to have recorded 1,000 assists during her career.

Clark will continue to be viewed under a microscope in the WNBA next season. The next chapter of her career begins on May 14 when the Fever open the season on to road against the Connecticut Sun.