Caitlin Clark gave a two-word assessment of her 2024 which sums up the WNBA sensation’s incredible year.

The WNBA Rookie of the Year enjoyed a record-breaking debut campaign in the league with her impact being felt both on and off the court. Clark has been integral in the growth of women’s basketball and sports in general and has seen her contribution acknowledged by a number of prestigious awards.

As well as her league rookie recognition, the Indiana Fever sensation was also named as an All-Star and All-WNBA First Team selection. Her awards off the court saw her named AP Female Athlete of the Year and TIME Athlete of the Year while also being included in Forbes The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women for 2024.

Clark reflected on an incredible year in the first ‘New Heights’ podcast of 2025 with Jason and Travis Kelce. Asked how she would sum up 2024, Clark replied: “I would say ‘life-changing’. All in a good way.

“Things just change really fast as you guys know. That is how the world works. Especially with social media, people see a lot of your life and that is what makes it fun and that is why I have had so many opportunities.”

Reflecting on her life 12 months ago when she was preparing to leave Iowa and enter the league, Clark continued: “It is crazy looking back a year ago to today, I was just beginning my senior year. People knew who I was and attended our games but not to the magnitude they do now. That is what makes it cool. I started a new chapter in my life moving to Indianapolis too.

Clark joined Jason and Travis Kelce on the ‘New Heights’ podcast ( 

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“It is so unlike any other professional sport. I played in the National Championships, went straight to the draft and got picked. You basically pick up and move and don’t even finish senior year in college. You don’t have time to overthink things but I feel like I never really ended the chapter of college.

“That is definitely the weirdest part of women’s basketball in college and professionally. I feel lucky too because we had the Olympic break. For us who weren’t picked, we got a month off and I really needed that after pretty much playing straight. It makes it so much different from the NBA or NFL.”

Clark also gave her verdict on Travis’ Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes bringing the WNBA to Kansas City. Mahomes and his wife Brittany are involved with the NSWL team KC Current and have made their desire clear to have a WNBA franchise play at the T-Mobile Center.

Discussing Mahomes’ plan with his Chiefs teammate, Clark put her support behind the idea of a professional women’s basketball team in Kansas City. “Women’s basketball could be great there, so I’d support it,” Clark said.