Posted on 03/03/2024 3:40:36 PM PST by nickcarraway
The Iowa star holds the record in both men's and women's Division I basketball.
University of Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark has reached another milestone in her college career, breaking the NCAA all-time scoring record, a record untouched for more than 50 years -- until now.
Clark broke the all-time scoring record Sunday against Ohio State, hitting 18 points in the game with a technical free throw at the end of the second quarter.
The 22-year-old now holds 3,668 points and counting, surpassing "Pistol" Pete Maravich, who scored 3,667 points while playing at Louisiana State University in 1970.
Clark broke the NCAA women's record -- which was previously held by former University of Washington star Kelsey Plum, who racked up 3,527 points -- in her game against Michigan on Feb. 15.
University of Iowa's Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA women's basketball scoring record Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James congratulated Clark on Sunday, writing on X, formerly Twitter, "CONGRATS @CaitlinClark22 on becoming the All-Time leading scorer!!" (James on Saturday broke his own record for most career points in NBA history, topping 40,000.)
Before breaking the NCAA all-time women's scoring record, Clark recorded 1,000 career assists in her game against the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on Feb. 11, becoming just the sixth player in NCAA women's basketball history to do so.
After getting cut from high school team, 20-year-old now plays college basketball Clark has so far secured brand endorsement deals -- thanks to NIL, which allows college athletes to be paid for such endorsements -- with Gatorade, Nike, State Farm and Buick, totaling nearly $800,000.
She celebrated her 22nd birthday this year by gifting her teammates new sneakers.
Despite being eligible to play for the Hawkeyes for another season due to the COVID-19 waiver her first year,
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*unintended consequences.
Sports fans are,frequently, well, fanatics. Other teams also have great players and coaches, and can get breaks. That’s what I tell Iowa football fans who can’t figure out why Kirk Ferentz isn’t the greatest coach ever
Yes Paul Westhead went from Loyola Marymount to the Lakers… he coached one championship then Magic basically got him fired. Pat Riley took over and you know the rest…..
Objectively, it’s about points scored, whether men’s or women’s…. Points scored.
“Objectively”? I don’t think that’s being objective or reasonable or logical.
The NBA is basketball, period. That is the standard. EVERYBODY else gets a qualifier before their mention. It has ALWAYS been this way except that in the past two years or so I’d hear an announcer say about some WNBA player “ best in the world”. You can’t compare apples and oranges. This is just more woke bullshit as far as I can tell. I’m 65 and I’ve never head this sort of thing until very recently.
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