She has done it!
Caitlin Clark has set the standard by which all other college basketball players will be judged. Not just collegiate women’s basketball, but all basketball players.
Just before halftime of Hawkeye’s senior day matchup against Big Ten rival Ohio State, Caitlin Clark reached point No. 3,668, the new record for NCAA Division I basketball.
No longer is the statement hyperbolic or an objective opinion. Clark is officially the greatest scorer in the history of college basketball.
“Pistol” Pete Maravich’s mark of 3,667 points has been one of those long-standing records that seemed it would withstand the test of time. Even as the game became higher scoring, the 3-point line was introduced and rules put into place to allow players to extend their collegiate careers, Maravich remained king. Many tried but were unable to break the record, until now.
With three-tenths of a seconds left on the clock in front of a packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Clark nailed two free throws to tie and surpass the long-standing scoring record.
That’s 3,668 points and still counting.
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