Indiana Fever point guard Caitlin Clark is heading into her second WNBA season after her stellar Rookie of the Year debut as the league’s No. 1 overall pick in 2024.
The Fever selected Clark with the top pick in the draft just days after she and the Iowa Hawkeyes matched up against South Carolina in the NCAA Tournament national championship game — making this offseason her first extended break from basketball since the beginning of her senior season in Iowa City.
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Clark made the most of her offseason break, checking a big-time experience off her bucket list.
Clark, an avid golfer, attended the 2025 Masters at Augusta National.
“I went to the Masters, so that was pretty cool,” Clark said on Monday. “It was on my bucket list of sporting events I’ve always wanted to go to. I was going to go last year but it was just too close to the turnaround of camp and the draft… That was really fun.”
“I think nobody having their phones, I think that was really cool,” she continued. “People would come up and be like, ‘Hey!’ You actually have to have a conversation with the people that you like.”
Clark burst onto the WNBA scene with some elite production in 2024, averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and a league-leading 8.4 assists per game. The NCAA’s all-time leading scorer was the first rookie in WNBA history to notch multiple triple-doubles as she led the Fever to their first playoff appearance since 2016.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark hits a tee shot in the ANNIKA golf tournament Pro Am at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Florida, on Nov. 13, 2024.Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images
Clark and the Fever will begin their 2025 WNBA regular-season campaign with a highly-anticipated matchup against Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky on May 17.
