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Panini releases special Caitlin Clark Collection
Panini America has released a new Caitlin Clark trading card collection that highlights the young WNBA star’s career.
Clark, the first female athlete to sign an exclusive partnership with Panini for trading cards and autographed memorabilia, collaborated with Panini on the Caitlin Clark Collection, a special 15-card set that celebrates key moments in her career to this point.
The Caitlin Clark Collection include inserts like College Contenders, Reigning 3’s, Crunch Time, School Colors and Campus Legends. There also will be the Record Breaker—a special card that commemorates the moment when she became the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I college basketball.
The set features four cards per pack and six packs per box. Autographed cards are inserted into randomly select packs.
The Caitlin Clark Collection is available at Panini’s website and at Target and will expand to other retailers, including Walmart, Hy-Vee, Rally House, Scheels and Panini Direct Hobby Stores.
Clark was a two-time National Player of the Year and Iowa to back-to-back appearances in the NCAA National Championship game. She was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft by the Indiana Fever.
Clark’s trading cards are in high demand, with the number of her cards graded by PSA increasing dramatically in recent months. Cards of Clark were the fourth most-graded pro basketball cards by PSA in May, ranking behind only NBA rookie star Victor Wembanyama and basketball legends Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Clark was the 18th most-graded athlete in June, according to PSA.
Clark’s Panini Instant Blue Viper 1/1 Auto card sold for just under $25,000 last month, setting a record for the highest-selling WNBA card sold in a public auction. Her 2022 Bowman University Superfractor 1/1 Rookie Auto card also shattered the record for women's basketball cards, selling in January for $78,000 at PWCC Marketplace.
“The launch of the Caitlin Clark Collection is another milestone for Panini and celebrates an athlete who has had a profound impact on and off the basketball court,” said Jason Howarth, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Athlete Relations for Panini America. “We think that fans will love the cards in this collection, and as she continues in her professional career, we look forward to expanding our offerings featuring Caitlin.”
“To be able to have my own trading card set that celebrates my time at Iowa and those special moments as a kid when I fell in love with the game of basketball is special,” Clark said in a release from Panini. “Knowing that basketball fans everywhere, especially young girls and boys, will be able to collect these cards is humbling.”
