6 interactive graphics showcasing Iowa Hawkeye Caitlin Clark's record-breaking season

Fans of the Iowa women's basketball team hope their season doesn't end anytime soon.

Now that superstar Caitlin Clark has declared her intention to enter the 2024 WNBA draft, the opportunities remaining to see Clark in a Hawkeyes uniform is dependent upon how many games the team wins in the postseason: first in the Big Ten conference tournament this weekend, and then in the NCAA tournament later this month.

But even if (Hawkeyes fans, look away) Clark's season ends earlier than expected, her regular season alone has already been one for the history books.

We all know about the career records she's set this year — passing the likes of Kelsey Plum, Lynette Woodard and Pete Maravich on the all-time scoring lists. To do that required a historic 2023-24 season.

So, before the Hawkeyes begin postseason play, here's a look at what Caitlin Clark has meant to the team this season.

The Hawkeyes offense increasingly has run through Caitlin Clark

Clark has always played a big role in the Iowa offense. In her freshman year, Clark was already responsible for more than 30% of the team's points, and more than half of the team's field goals were either scored or assisted by Clark.

Each of those numbers has steadily increased through her four-year career, and this season, she's scored more than a third of the Hawkeyes' points and played a role in nearly 60% of their scoring possessions.

The same can be said, to an extent, for both assists and 3-pointers.

Clark has actually produced fewer assists this year relative to the rest of the team — but she's still responsible for more than 40% of the Hawkeye total.

Clark has also stepped up her 3-point shooting, scoring more already this season than she did all of last season, including the postseason. Clark has scored nearly half of the Hawkeyes' 3-pointers.

Clark's historic season beyond the arc

Those 3-pointers, in particular, have been a staple of Clark's incredible season. She's scored 162 of them, which set a new single-season record for NCAA women's basketball and matched the single-season record for NCAA men's basketball, held by Steph Curry and Darius McGhee.

And, as mentioned previously, she'll have several more games in the postseason to add to her total.

Clark now has two of the top four seasons in NCAA women's basketball history for 3-pointers. That's in addition to being the only women's player to have two of the top 10 seasons in total scoring.

At this point, Clark's searing 3-point pace might be best compared to other teams, rather than individual players.

Through Wednesday, Caitlin Clark had scored more 3-pointers on her own than 152 D-I women's basketball programs. That includes several of her conference rivals: If Caitlin Clark was a Big Ten team, she would be 12th in the conference in 3-pointers.

A similar game can be played with Clark's other stats. The 260 assists she's dished out this season are more than eight other D-I schools. And the 577 field goals on which she's contributed by either scoring or assisting is more than 30 D-I schools have made all season, including 18-9 Hawaii.

She'll surely add to each of those stats as Iowa begins postseason play — the only question left is how deep of a run the Hawkeyes will make.

Browse every shot Clark has attempted this season

A look at Clark's shot chart reveals her proclivity for pulling up from 3-point range — and often, deep 3-point range.

The spot of Carver-Hawkeye Arena from which Clark broke Kelsey Plum's D-I NCAA women's basketball scoring record last month is one of her favorites; she's made three of four shots attempted from that square foot of the court this season, as well as several other shots attempted nearby.

Perhaps not surprisingly, most of Clark's shots have been centered around the right side of the basket (layups) and beyond the 3-point line. She's rarely attempted mid-range jumpers this season, per NCAA and ESPN data.

You can explore Clark's shot selection in the interactive graphic below, which can be filtered to show her shots from specific games.

Tim Webber is a data visualization specialist for the Register. Reach him at twebber@registermedia.com and on Twitter at @HelloTimWebber.