For Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, 2024 has been an unforgettable year, and the University of Iowa’s announcement on Wednesday put the icing on the cake. It all began when, in her final season with the Iowa Hawkeyes, Clark broke the NCAA Division I (men’s or women’s) basketball scoring record. In addition, she guided the team to another Final Four and took home her second Naismith Award.
Clark continued to play brilliantly in her first season after being selected with the first overall pick in the WNBA draft. Among many other things, she was named to the All-WNBA First squad, the All-Star squad, and the WNBA Rookie of the Year award. The 6-foot guard was also voted Time Magazine’s Athlete of the Year only last week. Now, when fans believed that
On February 2, 2025, Iowa declared that it would retire her number 22 jersey. “To the rafters,” @IowaWBB wrote as the caption for their social media post. In response to the news, fans promptly voiced their thoughts. “The collegiate GOAT, and when she retires, the WNBA GOAT!” remarked a fan. “AWESOME!!!” was written by another. “Next a statue.” Additionally, “It was only a matter of TIME,” was added. “Well deserved GOAT!” exclaimed one person.
“Well deserved to the singular most important female to ever play basketball,arguably the greatest college player ever and well on her way to becoming the GOAT in the WNBA!” wrote a supporter. “Forever goated,” someone else said. Born in West Des Moines, Iowa, Clark averaged 28.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 8.2 assists per game during her time in college.
game. She participated in 139 games throughout her four seasons with the Hawkeyes and helped them win three Big Ten tournaments. When the Hawkeyes play the USC Trojans, the next big thing in women’s basketball, Juju Watkins, they will pay tribute to Clark.
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