Caitlin Clark joins an exclusive WNBA team with Nike’s first signature sneaker

Caitlin Clark finally has her own signature shoe.

The Indiana Fever star announced the Nike Caitlin 1 on Wednesday afternoon, ending months of anticipation after Nike unveiled his signature sneaker last year.

Clark’s first signature model is expected to be released on October 1, according to multiple reports. ESPN reported that the shoe will cost $140 in North America and $135 worldwide.

“This is like your first album, you want it to be a killer,” Clark told ESPN.

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The first look shows a royal blue basketball shoe with Clark’s “CC” branding on the tongue and outsole, a textured upper and a Nike Swoosh layered on the side. ESPN reported that the stacked Swooshes are designed to mimic Clark’s initials, while the outsole features nodes made of “C’s” and the insole features “2’s” as a nod to his No. 1 jersey. 22.

Caitlin Clark announces the Nike Caitlin 1 signature shoe, expected to release on October 1st for $140, featuring her CC branding and hidden Easter eggs. (Matt Kryger/NBAE via Getty Images)

There are also subtexts, including “Shoot More Threes,” “From Anywhere” and “It Wasn’t a Long Shot.”

“There are a lot of different Easter eggs in every shoe that people can search by shoe and type of discovery,” Clark told ESPN. “The shoe looks a certain way when you look at me on the court, but when you hold it in your hand and see it up close, there’s a lot more to the consumer, which I think is really cool.”

Clark teased the announcement all week. He hinted that his long streak of wearing Kobe Bryant sneakers is coming to an end, changing his Instagram profile to reveal part of the upcoming shoe and donning a blue outfit before Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Tempo with a bracelet that read “10-01-26.”

The Caitlin 1 also uses Nike’s new “Opticast” technology, which the company says is designed to reduce drag and improve court movement, according to ESPN. Nike said the shoe was designed around Clark’s speed, descent and unpredictability.

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Clark told ESPN that he wants the shoe to work both on and off the court.

“I wanted this to be something that looked different than what was on the shelves,” Clark said, “but I also wanted it to be something that people could wear comfortably.”

Caitlin Clark announces the Nike Caitlin 1 signature shoe, expected to release on October 1st for $140, featuring her CC branding and hidden Easter eggs. (Michael Conroy/AP Photo)

Nike also launched an 18-piece clothing line for Clark that includes jackets, T-shirts and graphic hoodies, according to ESPN.

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Clark becomes the fifth active WNBA player to have a signature shoe from a major company, joining Angel Reese with Reebok, Breanna Stewart with Puma, Sabrina Ionescu with Nike and A’ja Wilson with Nike.

Another sign of Clark’s big business, her arrival in the WNBA has driven ratings, attendance and attention across the league.

Now, he has a signature shoe to match.

Clark said Tuesday that he “probably never was a kid who grew up thinking this was going to be in the cards” for him.

Now.