American basketball player Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever looks to pass against DiJonai Carrington of the Connecticut Sun during the first quarter of Game 2 of a first-round WNBA playoff series at Mohegan Sun Arena on September 25, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Caitlin Clark raised the profile of women's basketball to unprecedented levels in both the college ranks and the WNBA, and Tuesday was named the Associated Press female athlete of the year for her impact on and off the court.