From the emblem to the rafters.
After taking the basketball world by storm throughout her time at Iowa, Caitlin Clark lately had her No. 22 jersey retired at her alma mater on Sunday.
Held in Iowa Metropolis to a offered out Carver-Hawkeye Area, Clark acquired reward from followers, former teammates, and coaches on the ceremony this previous Sunday.
“Individuals all the time ask Lisa and myself ‘Did you assume she was gonna be that good?’ We thought she could be all American, take us to the ultimate 4, however did we expect she would turn into essentially the most recognizable athlete on the planet? In all probability not at that time” said Jan Jensen, now head coach of the Hawkeyes.
Within the 2023-24 season, Clark turned Iowa’s all time main scorer, the NCAA’s all time main scorer, and led Iowa to an NCAA championship look, which was essentially the most watched girls’s school sport in historical past.
Former head coach Lisa Bluder added: “By means of all of it, you’ve stayed true to your self. You’ve proven why it’s sensible to put money into girls’s sports activities, why it’s sensible to put money into girls.”
Clark was the primary choose within the 2024 WNBA draft, chosen by the Indiana Fever.
“To all of the individuals who’ve poured into me over the course of my profession—from the people who don’t get any recognition, our media crew to our managers—all of you who’ve given a lot of yourselves to permit me to be who I’m, thanks,” Clark continued.
