evidence: Why is Caitlin Clark not on the US women's basketball Olympic team? [...] This year's roster has many of the best players the WNBA has to offer. A'ja Wilson, Brittney Griner, Sabrina Ionescu, Kelsey Plum, this is a star-studded roster that is sure to have the rest of the world quaking in their boots. However, one name is noticeably absent from the roster, and it's arguably the most well-known women's basketball player in America: the Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark. [...] That lack of experience is what ultimately gave the nod for the committee to go with someone else. The U.S. National Team has always favored experience above all else. Only four WNBA rookies have ever been named to the U.S. Olympic team – Candace Parker (2008), Breanna Stewart (2016), Diana Taurasi (2004), and Sylvia Fowles (2008). Each of them had national team experience before being named to the Olympic Team. Clark does not.