Caitlin Clark's high school coach 'so proud' after Iowa star's WNBA draft selection: 'Pretty surreal'

The basketball sensation needs just 18 points to pass Pete Maravich's all-time NCAA basketball scoring record of 3,667 points. Fox News' Christina Coleman reports on the historic season.

Caitlin Clark is taking her stardom to professional basketball after being selected as the number one pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. 

Although it was highly anticipated that the Iowa Hawkeyes star would be the first pick, her former high school coach said it was a "pretty surreal" moment when the selection was announced. 

"I think we all knew she was going to go number one, but to actually see it happen and hear her name called, is just an incredible feeling. I'm so proud of her and so happy for her," Dowling Catholic High School basketball coach Kristin Meyer said on "Fox & Friends" Tuesday.

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Meyer was Clark's coach during her four years of high school at Dowling, where she noted the NCAA all-time leading scorer's talent was evident from the beginning. 

"Right away, when I first saw her play in the spring before freshman year and then coaching her that summer, it was clear her court vision, her passing ability, her ability to make shots. She just stood out right from the get-go," she said. 

Caitlin Clark smiles during the 2024 WNBA Draft on April 14, 2025 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York. (Mike Lawrence/NBAE via Getty Images)

Clark continued to stand out during her collegiate career as she mesmerized fans from across the nation. 

She averaged 28.4 points over her four seasons with the Hawkeyes, including 31.6 points per game with 8.9 assists and 7.4 rebounds during her incredible 2023-2024 senior season. 

She broke LSU men’s