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Saturday, April 2, 2022

Clark named Point Guard of the Year

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa women’s basketball sophomore Caitlin Clark was named the Nancy Lieberman and the Dawn Staley Point Guard of the Year, the Hoops Hall of Fame and the Phoenix Club of Philadelphia announced, respectively, Friday.

The Nancy Lieberman Award, in its 23rd year, recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. The award is given annually to a player who exhibits the floor leadership, playmaking and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.

In its 10th year, the Dawn Staley Award is given to the most outstanding collegiate guard in the country; a player who exemplifies the skills that Dawn possessed during her career — ball handling, scoring, ability to distribute the basketball and will to win. Clark is the first student-athlete to win the a in back-to-back seasons.

The West Des Moines, Iowa, native led the nation in points per game (27.0), assists per game (8.0), total assists (257), total points (863), free throws made (200), triple doubles (5) and 30-point games (11). Clark is the only women’s basketball player to lead the country in both assists per game and points per game in a single season.

Clark registered five triple-doubles this season, leading the country in most career triple-doubles by an active player with six. Clark’s six career triple-doubles ties former Hawkeye Sam Logic’s Big Ten record (2011-15) for most in a career and ties for the fifth most single season (5) and career (6) triple-doubles in NCAA Division I history.

 

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