How many sports has Caitlin Clark played? She didn't just shine in ...

Caitlin Clark is a generation-defining talent that has the potential to catapult the WNBA to an era of unprecedented attention, but in another life, it could have been all so different as she excelled at the USA's fastest growing sport.

Clark played softball, volleyball, tennis and golf before deciding to hedge her bets at basketball, which has rewarded her with a $28,000,000 contract with Nike after a record-destroying run in the college game.

Now with the Indiana Fever, the 22-year-old begins to forge her path as a pro after being selected as the overall first pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft but she also excelled at soccer too which would have offered her a good alternative career option.

The ex-Iowa Hawkeye was named to her high school's soccer team's outfit in her freshman and sophomore years, making the Class 3A All-Iowa in the former, although she eventually committed herself to basketball and the rest is now history.

Clark went on to reach two NCAA Women's Division I national championship finals, although she lost both of them. 2023 to the LSU Tigers and 2024 to the South Carolina Gamecocks, despite putting up brave showings in both.

2024 proved to be a memorable season individually as she regularly shot for over 30 points a game, drawing a lot of global interest into college basketball, before she capped off the year by smashing to NCAA records. Firstly, she beat Kelsey Plum's women's points record, before weeks later beating Pete Maravich's score to hold the record outright.

Now she's in the WNBA as the star product and recently helped her Fever side gain their second win of the season as they look to move up the Eastern Conference. It's their second win in their last five games after initially starting with an 0-5 run.

Despite her commitment to the Fever, she hasn't given up on all of the sports she used to enjoy as she still regularly plays golf. It makes sense, since it's a very precise sport that relies on good hand-eye coordination, meaning it's useful for Clark's ability to execute her shots on the court.

According to Golf Digest, Clark aims to play golf four times a week during her offseasons.