Caitlin Clark’s humble £500,000 home, millionaire boyfriend and parents’ concerns
INDIANA FEVER guard Caitlin Clark was named to the All-WNBA first team on Wednesday, becoming the first rookie in 16 years to earn the honor.
Clark joined Napheesa Collier, league MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, Breanna Stewart and Alyssa Thomas on the first team. Wilson and Collier, the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year, received unanimous first-team votes. It’s the sixth first-team honor and seventh overall for Stewart, also a two-time league MVP.
Sabrina Ionescu (New York Liberty), Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury), Nneka Ogwumike (Seattle Storm), Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings) and Jonquel Jones (Liberty) were named to the All-WNBA second team.
Clark received 52 first-team votes, fourth-most overall. She also finished fourth in MVP voting. She’s the first rookie named to the first team since Candace Parker in 2008. Sue Bird (2002), Tamika Catchings (2002) and Diana Taurasi (2004) were also first-team rookies.
The WNBA Rookie of the Year, Clark finished her first campaign averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and a league-high 8.4 assists per game.
Stewart, Ionescu and Jones all play for the New York Liberty, who are locked in a 1-1 series tie with the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals. Collier is the only player from the Lynx named to either team.
Ionescu was the top vote-getter on the second team, earning 204 points, 51 points shy of Thomas of the Connecticut Sun.
The teams were selected by a panel of 67 sportswriters and broadcasters. Voting was conducted at the conclusion of the regular season. Players were selected without regard to position.
The WNBA has a legend in its midst as Caitlin Clark continues to make waves as the new queen of basketball. But her upbringing was anything but a royal procession as she emerged from fairly humble roots in her native Iowa.
The No.1 pick in this year’s WNBA Draft has lived up to expectations and then some, recently becoming the first rookie in 16 years to make the All-WNBA first team. And the 22-year-old has had to work for that honour, emerging as an instant superstar despite resistance from her peers both on and off the court.
Clark is now the biggest name in women’s basketball, but that title comes with both privilege and pressure, not all of which is restricted to the star herself. Express Sport examines the rising superstar’s modest background, relationship status and parents’ concerns over her newfound fame as the WNBA season comes to a close.
Humble Homestead
Clark was born to parents Brent and Anne in Des Moines, Iowa, where she spent her childhood and formative years before attending college in her home state. And it was there that the family brought up their budding star in an impressive £500,000 ($650,000) house built on a small plot in 2001.
It should come as no surprise that the four-bedroom abode includes a basketball court and plenty of garden space spread around the property. As well as excelling in basketball, Clark also showed plenty of promise in golf, tennis, volleyball and other sports before settling on the court, and her home seemingly helped facilitate that growth.
Caitlin Clark’s humble £500,000 home, millionaire boyfriend and parents’ concerns
WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark has taken professional basketball by storm, but her private life is a mix of the standard and stellar.
Cailtin Clark is living the high life but comes from a fairly humble background (Image: Getty)
The WNBA has a legend in its midst as Caitlin Clark continues to make waves as the new queen of basketball. But her upbringing was anything but a royal procession as she emerged from fairly humble roots in her native Iowa.
The No.1 pick in this year’s WNBA Draft has lived up to expectations and then some, recently becoming the first rookie in 16 years to make the All-WNBA first team. And the 22-year-old has had to work for that honour, emerging as an instant superstar despite resistance from her peers both on and off the court.
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Clark is now the biggest name in women’s basketball, but that title comes with both privilege and pressure, not all of which is restricted to the star herself. Express Sport examines the rising superstar’s modest background, relationship status and parents’ concerns over her newfound fame as the WNBA season comes to a close.
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Humble Homestead
Clark was born to parents Brent and Anne in Des Moines, Iowa, where she spent her childhood and formative years before attending college in her home state. And it was there that the family brought up their budding star in an impressive £500,000 ($650,000) house built on a small plot in 2001.
It should come as no surprise that the four-bedroom abode includes a basketball court and plenty of garden space spread around the property. As well as excelling in basketball, Clark also showed plenty of promise in golf, tennis, volleyball and other sports before settling on the court, and her home seemingly helped facilitate that growth.
Perhaps unsurprising is the fact Clark also has a younger and older brother, playing ahead of her age group with the latter when she was a child. The sensation’s dad insisted on Caitlin playing with the older boys when they were unable to find a girls’ league in their area, a decision that paid dividends in the long run.
Who is Caitlin Clark’s millionaire boyfriend?
Star guard Clark was still at university when she started dating fellow basketball player Connor McCaffery in April 2023 – although the relationship wasn’t made public until four months later. McCaffery also played for the Iowa Hawkeyes when the couple first met, though he was several years ahead of his partner at school.
The 26-year-old is estimated to have a net worth of £1.2million ($1.5m) after moving into a coaching career since graduation, per Sportskeeda. McCaffery – whose father, Fran, has coached the Iown men’s basketball team since 2010 – is following in his dad’s footsteps and currently holds the position of assistant coach of the men’s team at Butler University.
Prior to that, the 6’5″ talent spent a year on the books with th Indiana Pacers after accepting an entry-level position with the NBA franchise. He hasn’t moved far by joining the Dawgs, however, considering Butler is also based in Indianapolis, where Clark plays for the Fever.
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