Caitlin Clark garners 21st career Big Ten Player of the Week Award

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, Caitlin Clark has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week.

For the third time this season, Clark has been commemorated as the best player in the conference. It is now her 21st weekly award from the conference, the second most in Big Ten conference history. She trails only former Hawkeye Megan Gustafson’s 23 career Big Ten Player of the Week honors.

It was a monumental week for the senior guard as Clark crossed the 3,000-point mark against Iowa State. She became the first player in Division I men’s or women’s basketball history with 3,000 or more points, 750 or more rebounds and 750 or more assists in the 67-58 win over the Cyclones.

She scored 35 points, grabbed nine rebounds, and dished out five assists in the win over Iowa State. In the Big Ten home opener against Wisconsin later in the week, she put up 28 points, nine rebounds, and five assists.

Guess Who⁉️ @CaitlinClark22 is the Big Ten Player of the Week. #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/zzaRrL0S4C

— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) December 11, 2023

Despite losing a few key teammates over the offseason, Clark has the Hawkeyes soaring early in the season. Iowa is 10-1, avenging that one loss against Kansas State already late in November. The West Des Moines, Iowa, native is currently averaging a career-high 29.5 points per game despite averaging a career-low 32.5 minutes per game. She is doing it all for the Hawkeyes, leading the nation in both total points and assists.

The Hawkeyes will finish their nonconference portion of the schedule with games versus Cleveland State on Saturday, Dec. 16 and against Loyola-Chicago on Thursday, Dec. 21.

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