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Caitlin Clark awards watch: All the honors Iowa star earned for historic 2023-24 season
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Iowa women's basketball star Caitlin Clark keeps collecting major college basketball awards.
The NCAA all-time scoring leader was named both the Naismith National Player of the Year and Wooden Award winner for the second consecutive season. Clark, who led the nation in scoring (31.6 ppg), carried the Hawkeyes to their second straight Final Four after beating defending national champion LSU, scoring 41 points, shooting 9-of-20 from 3-point range, and adding 12 assists and seven rebounds.
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Clark and Iowa fell in the national championship game for the second consecutive season as South Carolina capped a perfect season.
In her senior season, Clark broke the women's scoring record and all-time NCAA scoring record , capped by her passing Pete Maravich's 54-year-old record of 3,667 career points in her final regular season home game for the Hawkeyes.
Here are some of the other major awards Clark has earned this season:
Caitlin Clark named Big Ten player of the year, tournament's best player
For the third consecutive year, Clark was the Big Ten tournament's most outstanding player. The feat matches Ohio State's Jantel Lavender, who did the same for the Buckeyes from 2009-11.
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Clark had previously been named the Big Ten Player of the Year for the third consecutive year. She was also named a unanimous first-team All-Big Ten selection.
Caitlin Clark wins Wade Trophy
Clark claimed the Wade Trophy for the second consecutive season. The Wade Trophy is given to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Division I Player of the Year.
Other awards Caitlin Clark has claimed
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Clark was named the Associated Press' Women's College Basketball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year.
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Clark is the Honda Sport Award winner for basketball for the second consecutive year, making her eligible for the Honda Cup award (which she also won in 2023). The Honda Cup is awarded to the "Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Caitlin Clark awards 2024: What honors has Iowa star earned?
