The 2024 first-round draft choose was not competing on the earlier event however is now anticipated to make her World Cup debut within the coming days.

Forward of that occuring, Clark’s conventional moniker of ‘CC22’ has been altered to ‘CC12’ by USA Basketball.

Caitlin Clark known as ‘CC12’

Taking to X/Twitter, they posted two pictures of Caitlin in her USA jersey, which options the quantity 12, moderately than 22, which is her Indiana Fever quantity.

They then captioned the put up ‘CC12’, enjoying on her standard ‘CC22’ title she is usually known as when competing for the Fever.

Clark, who has develop into synonymous with the quantity 22, can not put on that quantity when representing her nation.

It’s because, as per USA Basketball’s guidelines, gamers can solely select a jersey quantity between 4 and 15.

In the meantime, she has additionally beforehand defined why she initially selected to put on the quantity 22 when competing at league degree.

She said: “I’m not a really artistic particular person, I used to be born on January 22, in order that’s what I went with.”