Caitlin Clark becomes 11th player to be first-team All-American 3 times
Caitlin Clark becomes 11th player to be first-team All-American 3 times
FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT SEASON, THE CONFETTI THAT FALLS FROM THE RAFTERS IS BLACK AND GOLD. AND ONCE AGAIN, IOWA IS THE CLASS OF THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE. IT WAS BY NO MEANS EASY. IOWA, WHO ENTERED THIS GAME AS A 17.5 POINT FAVORITE, WAS PUSHED TO THE LIMIT BY NEBRASKA. BUT BEHIND CAITLIN CLARK鈥橲 38 POINT PERFORMANCE, THE HAWKEYES FOUND THEMSELVES IN A VERY FAMILIAR PLACE ON A LADDER, CUTTING DOWN NETS, CELEBRATING ANOTHER TROPHY. COMING BACK TO IOWA CITY. IT鈥橲 THE TEAM鈥橲 THIRD TITLE IN A ROW, AS WE KNOW, AND THEY鈥橰E FOURTH IN THE LAST SIX YEARS. CAITLIN CLARK AND THIS TEAM鈥橲 LEGACY HAS BEEN CEMENTED FOR A LONG TIME NOW. SUNDAY, THEY ADDED TO IT. THOSE ARE THE MOMENTS YOU LIVE FOR OUR FANS. YOU KNOW, THEY WERE INCREDIBLE. THEY KIND OF WILLED US TO THIS VICTORY. THEY NEVER GAVE UP ON US. AND YOU KNOW, WE NEVER GAVE UP ON EACH OTHER. THINGS WEREN鈥橳 ALWAYS PRETTY. THINGS WEREN鈥橳 ALWAYS GREAT, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST HALF. I DIDN鈥橳 SHOOT THE BALL WELL. BUT YOU KNOW, YOU JUST GOT TO WIPE IT, LET IT GO AND COME BACK AND RESPOND. GOING INTO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT AS BIG TEN CHAMPIONS, TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS. UM, YOU KNOW, THAT鈥橲 WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR. AND WE WENT ON A GREAT RUN AS WELL. AND IT鈥橲 INDESCRIBABLE. WE鈥橵E BEEN I鈥橵E BEEN HERE MY THREE YEARS. WE鈥橵E WON IT FOR THREE YEARS. AND UM, TO DO IT WITH THIS GROUP OF GIRLS IS REALLY SPECIAL. LISA BLUDER CUTTING DOWN THE NETS THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR, DOING IT AS IOWA TO ONCE AGAIN THE CLASS OF THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE. WE WILL HAVE A LOT MORE COMING UP IN SPORTS IN JUST A BIT. REPORTING FROM MINNEAP
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Caitlin Clark becomes 11th player to be first-team All-American 3 times
Caitlin Clark was named first-team All-American Wednesday for the third straight season, making her the 11th player ever to earn the honor three times.Clark, a unanimous first-team selection from the panel of 35 voters, became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I history earlier this season. She's won numerous national and conference player of the year awards, including this year's National Player of the Year honor from Sporting News.The Hawkeyes earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will host the first and second rounds at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The full All-America teams are below.2024 women's basketball AP All-American teamsFirst teamCaitlin Clark, IowaCameron Brink, StanfordPaige Bueckers, UConnJuJu Watkins, USCHannah Hidalgo, Notre DameSecond teamElizabeth Kitley, Virginia TechAngel Reese, LSUKamilla Cardoso, South CarolinaMadison Booker, TexasJacy Sheldon, Ohio StateThird teamAlissa Pili, UtahMackenzie Holmes, IndianaDyaisha Fair, SyracuseGeorgia Amoore, Virginia TechReagan Beers, Oregon State
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Caitlin Clark was named first-team All-American Wednesday for the third straight season, making her the 11th player ever to earn the honor three times.
Clark, a unanimous first-team selection from the panel of 35 voters, became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I history earlier this season. She's won numerous national and conference player of the year awards, including this year's National Player of the Year honor from Sporting News.
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The Hawkeyes earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will host the first and second rounds at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The full All-America teams are below.
2024 women's basketball AP All-American teams
First team
- Caitlin Clark, Iowa
- Cameron Brink, Stanford
- Paige Bueckers, UConn
- JuJu Watkins, USC
- Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
Second team
- Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
- Angel Reese, LSU
- Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina
- Madison Booker, Texas
- Jacy Sheldon, Ohio State
Third team
- Alissa Pili, Utah
- Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana
- Dyaisha Fair, Syracuse
- Georgia Amoore, Virginia Tech
- Reagan Beers, Oregon State