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What records does Caitlin Clark hold? Iowa and NCAA honors to know

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Caitlin Clark's legacy stretches far beyond the record books (1:57)

Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA Division I scoring record and had unprecedented success at Iowa, but growing the game of basketball might be her greatest legacy. (1:57)

Caitlin Clark has taken the women's college basketball world by storm with a plethora of dazzling performances. Over her past four years with the Iowa Hawkeyes, Clark has cemented her NCAA legacy through a variety of records and awards. Let's reflect on the accolades the guard has earned throughout her incredible college career.

Senior year (2023-24)

  • Named preseason Big Ten Player of the Year

  • Unanimous AP preseason All-America selection

  • Became Iowa's all-time leading scorer

  • Achieved most 30-point games by any man or woman in Division I in the past 25 seasons

  • Shared The Sporting News Athlete of the Year honors with Angel Reese of LSU

  • Became Big Ten's all-time leader in assists

  • Became Iowa's all-time leader in assists

  • Broke Big Ten Player of the Week conference record

  • Broke Big Ten all-time scoring record

  • Became Division I women's career scoring leader

  • Broke Iowa's single-game scoring record

  • Became all-time leader in points among major women's college basketball players

  • Set Big Ten career record for 3-pointers

  • Set NCAA single-season record for 3-pointers

  • Became all-time NCAA Division I men's and women's scoring leader

  • Unanimous Big Ten Player of the Year

  • Named first-team All-Big Ten

  • Achieved most three-pointers in a single season by any male or female Division I player

  • Became the first Division I women's player to score at least 1,000 points in two different seasons

  • Became career leading scorer in the Big Ten tournament

  • Named Most Outstanding Player in Big Ten tournament

  • Achieved most points in single season in Division I women's history

  • Passed Temeka Johnson for the most career assists in NCAA tournament history

  • Passed Diana Taurasi for the most career 3-pt FG in NCAA tournament history

  • Tied Courtney Moses for the most threes in a game in NCAA tournament history

  • Became first player in NCAA tournament history with 3 career 40-point games

  • Passed Taylor Robertson for most career 3-pt FG in Division I history

  • Named Albany 2 Regional Most Outstanding Player

  • Won Naismith Player of the Year for the second year in a row

  • Won AP Player of the Year for the second year in a row

  • Won Honda Sports Award for the second year in a row

  • Won United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Year for the second year in a row

  • Achieved the most points in a single quarter of an NCAA championship game

  • Passed Chamique Holdsclaw for the most career NCAA tournament points

  • Won second consecutive Wooden Award

  • Won third Nancy Lieberman Award

  • Became third player in Iowa program history to have her jersey number retired

  • Won second consecutive James E. Sullivan Award

Junior year (2022-23)

  • Unanimous Associated Press preseason All-America team selection

  • Named Big Ten preseason Player of the Year

  • Became Big Ten career leader in triple-doubles

  • Tied Elena Delle Donne as the fastest Division I women's player to reach 2,000 career points

  • Unanimous Big Ten Player of the Year

  • Named first-team All-Big Ten

  • Won Most Outstanding Player in Big Ten tournament

  • Achieved first triple-double in Big Ten tournament final

  • Became first player in men's or women's NCAA tournament history to record a 30- or 40-point triple-double

  • Became first Division I player to record at least 900 points and 300 assists in a single season

  • Named Seattle 4 Regional most outstanding player

  • Broke single-game scoring record for NCAA women's tournament semifinals

  • Became first player in NCAA tournament history with consecutive 40-point games

  • Achieved Iowa program single-season scoring record

  • Achieved Big Ten single-season scoring record

  • Made most 3-pointers by a men's or women's player in NCAA title game history

  • Broke men's and women's scoring records for single NCAA tournament

  • Achieved most assists by single women's player in NCAA tournament history

  • Won AP Player of the Year

  • Won Honda Sports Award

  • Won John R. Wooden Award

  • Won Naismith Player of the Year

  • Won United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Year

  • Won Wade Trophy

  • First unanimous National Player of the Year in Big Ten history

  • Won second Nancy Lieberman Award

  • Became first three-time winner of Dawn Staley Award

  • Unanimous first-team All-America selection

  • First-team All-America selection by Associated Press

  • First-team All-America selection by United States Basketball Writers Association

  • Women's Basketball Coaches Association Coaches' All-America Team selection

  • Led Division I in assists

  • Set Big Ten single-season records in points, assists, 3-pointers and free throws

  • Tied her own triple-double conference record

  • Won Best Female College Athlete ESPYS Award

  • Won Honda Cup

  • Won James E. Sullivan Award

  • Won Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year

Sophomore year (2021-22)

  • Broke Carver-Hawkeye Arena women's single-game scoring record

  • Became fastest Big Ten player to reach 1,000 points

  • Became first Division I men's or women's player to record consecutive triple-doubles with at least 30 points

  • Became first woman in Big Ten history with consecutive triple-doubles

  • Achieved 18 assists in one game, which set program and tied conference single-game records

  • Set women's single-game scoring record for Crisler Center

  • Named Big Ten Player of the Year

  • Named first-team All-Big Ten

  • Named Most Outstanding Player in Big Ten tournament

  • Named first-team All-America by Associated Press

  • Named first-team All-America by United States Basketball Writers Association

  • Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-America Team selection

  • Became first back-to-back recipient of Dawn Staley Award

  • Won Nancy Lieberman Award

  • Became first woman to lead Division I in points and assists per game in a single season

  • Led Division I in points, free throws and triple-doubles

Freshman year (2020-21)

  • Broke single-game scoring record for Pinnacle Bank Arena

  • Named Big Ten Freshman of the Year

  • Named first-team All-Big Ten selection

  • Thirteen-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week

  • Five-time Big Ten Player of the Week

  • Named to Big Ten all-tournament team

  • Achieved Big Ten tournament assists record

  • Broke Big Ten single-game records for points and 3-pointers

  • Named first-team All-America by United States Basketball Writers Association

  • Named second-team All America by Associated Press

  • Women's College Basketball Coaches Association Coaches' All-America Team selection

  • First freshman to win Dawn Staley Award

  • Shared Tamika Catchings Award and the WBCA Freshman of the Year award with Paige Bueckers of UConn

  • Led NCAA Division I in scoring

  • Set Iowa program freshman records for points and assists

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