Caitlin Clark named Eastern Conference Player of the Week after leading Fever to 3-0 record
Clark averaged 25.3 points, 6.7 assists, and 4.3 rebounds while leading Indiana to victories over the Mystics, Sky, and Sun, earning the award for the fourth time in her career.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has been named Eastern Conference Player of the week for her play last week. A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces was the recipient in the Western Conference.
Clark averaged 25.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 6.7 assists per game while helping the Fever to a perfect week — 3-0 — with wins over Washington, Chicago, and Connecticut.
The Fever (8-5) have climbed to seventh in the league standings. The Minnesota Lynx, at 11-3, remain at the top.
A byproduct of the team’s success is Clark being honored for her individual performances. She continues to look sharper on the court — in her movements and her play. As Clark goes, so too does much of the Fever's success
And now the Fever are at home for five of their next six games, only having to leave Indianapolis once for the rest of June. That will come this weekend when the Fever make the quick trip down to Atlanta to complete a home-and-home in a featured matinee on ABC. (It’s also head coach Stephanie White’s birthday on Saturday.)
First up, though, the Fever welcome the second expansion franchise this season, the Toronto Tempo, to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday.
Clark discussed the award before facing the Tempo:
I think it’s just an award of how we’re playing right now I think obviously stringing three together and they were all pretty close. I wouldn’t be able to do what I do if it wasn’t for my teammates so it’s just as much theirs as it is mine.
I think the exciting part is we have so much room to continue to improve. I know there’s a lot of discussion around, we’ve blown these leads and we haven’t really found ways to find a blowout win.
One, this league is really hard. And two, okay, well, I guess we’re winning close games, because down the stretch, that’s gonna be really, really important. So good thing we’re getting the practice now and hopefully that’s something we can take in late in the season when you really need those wins late and into the playoffs.
This is the fourth time Clark has been named conference Player of the Week. Hall of Famer Tamika Catchings, who will be the analyst on Tuesday’s broadcast airing on USA Sports, leads the franchise as an 11-time recipient.
Tuesday's game also marks a notable checkpoint for Clark. It will be her 13th appearance of the season, matching the total number of games she played last season as injuries interrupted her year."