Caitlin Clark has been named the AP Female Athlete of the Year after raising the profile of women’s basketball to unprecedented levels in both college and the WNBA.

For her impact on and off the court in both the NCAA and WNBA, Caitlin Clark was honored as AP Female Athlete of the Year on Tuesday.

Caitlin Clark. Not only did she break the NCAA scoring record while leading Iowa back to the national championship game, but she took the entire WNBA by storm as a rookie with the Indiana Fever. Both her play and her massive impact on the sport of women's basketball have been honored in a variety of ways as a result.