Caitlin Clark has surpassed any college basketball player that has come before her. Whether it be a man or a woman, Clark’s achievement will always be at Mount Rushmore.
On Sunday at a packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena against Ohio State, the 22-year-old Iowa sensation shattered Pete Maravich’s all-time NCAA basketball points record with a free throw just before halftime, creating history once more by overturning the 54-year-old record.
Clark entered the game 18 points shy of “Pistol Pete” record of 3,667 points. There has also been considerable discussion over the comparison between Maravich’s and Clark’s careers because Maravich finished his career in three seasons as opposed to Clark’s four, and during Maravich’s time at LSU (1967–1970), there was no 3-point line or shot clock.
Yet, it shouldn’t diminish what University of Iowa Hawkeys Caitlin Clark achieved. She broke a long-time record. Nobody in more than half a century could break it but she did.
Before Sunday, Jaeson, Maravich’s eldest son, was all praise for Clark, even saying that her “lanky build and dark eyes” reminded him of his father.
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He told the Associated Press,
“What Caitlin’s done has been amazing. She’s fantastic player, great for the women’s game and basketball in general.”
Caitlin Clark has broken records and is a trailblazer in NCAA basketball
Since breaking Kelsey Plum’s NCAA women’s points record on February 15, Caitlin Clark has had a remarkable few weeks.
On February 28, she then surpassed Lynette Woodward, who played in the AIAW and whose record of 3,649 points for women in major college basketball was not acknowledged by the NCAA
Clark revealed on Thursday that she will skip her final year of NCAA eligibility in favor of declaring for the 2024 WNBA Draft.
The draft is scheduled on April 15 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, with the Indiana Fever having the first choice.
