Following the conclusion of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournament, both former Iowa women’s basketball legends Caitlin Clark (USA) and Megan Gustafson (Spain) were named to the tournament’s All-Star Five for their tremendous performances in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Clark headlined the group of All-Star honorees by capturing the TISSOT MVP award after five consistently impactful performances across her first senior tournament for Team USA.
Clark finished the tournament averaging 11.6 points, 6.4 assists, and 1.6 rebounds per game, to go along with four steals and two blocks across those five games. She also shot 52.9% from the field, 40% from beyond the arc, and 85.7 from the free-throw line, efficiently leading Team USA’s offense. Even more impressive is the fact that she did all of this while primarily coming off the bench for the loaded Team USA squad.
As for Gustafson, she propelled Spain’s offense through 14.6 points, 6.4 assists, and 1.4 blocks per game, to go along with three steals and two assists in 20:06 minutes per contest across her five-game slate. She also shot 55.1% from the field and 35.3% from beyond the arc.
Gustafson’s efforts also clinched Spain a spot in this September’s 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin, Germany, by virtue of their 3rd-place finish in the Qualifying Tournament.
As for Clark and Gustafson, the two WNBA stars will now shift their focus to preparing for the upcoming 2026 WNBA season, which is scheduled to open training camp on April 19. This breaking news on the WNBA’s CBA negotiations comes from ESPN’s Alexa Philippou, who reported in the early hours of Wednesday, March 18, that the WNBA and the WNBA Players’ Union have reached a verbal agreement on new CBA terms.
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