Caitlin Clark Discusses the Difficult Reality of Making the Switch From NCAA to WNBA

Caitlin Clark has had a fantastic transition from NCAA to WNBA. A fresh batch of female college basketball players will start their journey to the WNBA on Monday when the WNBA draft gets underway.

The women’s basketball players who are going to be drafted will begin their professional careers eight days after UConn defeated South Carolina in the NCAA championship game.

Jumping from any collegiate sport to the professional leagues can present a number of difficulties, but the WNBA is special in that the regular season and draft are held so soon after the conclusion of the collegiate basketball season. The players will have a little more than a month until the regular season begins on May 16 following Monday’s WNBA draft.

Caitlin Clark speaks about the transition from NCAA to WNBA

Last season, Caitlin Clark saw that change firsthand when she participated in the NCAA championship game and was selected as the first overall pick a week later. Clark said she had to quickly adapt to the WNBA despite being a generational talent from Iowa.

Through Elle, Clark stated: “So you basically go home for one day and pack up your whole life and then move to a new city, the city that you get drafted to,”  “So I think it’s just the adjustment period that you have.”

Clark went on:  “I think the biggest difference is just how fast you have to move on and change from being a college student, a college athlete, and then you’re like a professional athlete and there’s a lot that comes with that too.”

It should come as no surprise that Clark adjusted to the WNBA quickly, making an All-Star in his rookie season and leading the Fever back to the postseason right away. She won WNBA Rookie of the Year and led the WNBA in assists during her rookie season. Clark has had a lot more time to get ready for her sophomore WNBA season, which starts in May, since her rookie season ended in September.

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