Caitlin Clark named Naismith Womens College Player of the Year following record-breaking season [Video]

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(CNN) — Iowa Hawkeyes superstar guard Caitlin Clark has been rewarded for her historic season by being named the winner of the Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year Award for a second consecutive season.

Clark led Division I in scoring with 32.0 points per game and in assists with 9.0 per contest. In March, she became the NCAA Division-I all-time leading scorer for men’s and women’s basketball, passing Hall of Famer “Pistol” Pete Maravich.

She also set the record this year for most points in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball season.

“I think it’s been a special year for women’s basketball, so to win this award is really special,” Clark said Wednesday.

Clark is the first women’s player to win the honor in back-to-back years since Connecticut’s Breanna Stewart, who won three consecutive awards from 2014 to 2016.

The 22-year-old Clark has also propelled the Hawkeyes to the Final Four of the women’s …