The Iowa Hawkeyes’ fan base turned Target Center into “Carver North” by setting the Big Ten Tournament attendance record.
Anyone who saw any of the Big Ten Tournament championship saw that the Target Center was a sea of black and gold in support of the Iowa Hawkeyes. It was packed, it was loud, and it absolutely made a difference in the outcome by spurring the Hawkeyes out to an early lead that they never looked back from on the way to a 105-72 rout as they repeated as Big Ten champs.
While the Hawkeyes did their part in winning the title, the fan base did their duties as well to the tune of setting the Big Ten Tournament attendance record with 9,505 fans.
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It is now the record for the largest single session or game in the history of the Big Ten Tournament’s history. This is minimal surprise to those that followed the Iowa Hawkeyes this year as they often amped up attendance totals wherever they went.
It was perfectly demonstrated as Clark looked to track down her 10th rebound to collect her 10th career triple-double. Everyone in the arena knew what was at stake.
“I mean, I knew I needed one more. Coach Bluder told me right before that, and it was a really long rebound, so I had to turn the jets on to get it. It was kind of fun. We went down, maybe somebody made a shot, I don’t know. It was kind a fun moment with the arena.
“I started laughing a little bit. Our fans have been incredible. Our three games here, I don’t know if we do it without them. It’s really a home court advantage. They’re chanting “Let’s Go Hawks” with 45 minutes left in warmups. That’s probably pretty intimidating if I’m the other team. A lot of credit goes to them. They’re incredible. It’s been like that all season long. So we’re just really thankful,” Clark said of the fan support.
Luckily, the Iowa Hawkeyes’ fan base will have at least one more chance, and likely two, to see them in person and show their support when they host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
Iowa put on an absolute masterclass in their dismantling of Ohio State to win back-to-back Big Ten titles. Social media reacted accordingly!
There aren’t many adjectives that exist to describe what the Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team did today. The shooting, the passing, the defense. They put it all together in their biggest game of the season.
Iowa didn’t just beat No. 14 Ohio State, but more so put on a masterclass as they dismantled them 105-72 on their way to a repeat Big Ten Tournament championship. Everything went right for the Hawkeyes (26-6, 15-3 Big Ten) and it came together when it mattered the most.
Caitlin Clark was simply magical in this game against the Buckeyes. The 6-foot superstar from West Des Moines registered her 10th career triple-double, pouring in 30 points on 5-of-11 shooting from 3-point range. Clark added a wacky 17 assists and 10 rebounds.
Star big Monika Czinano joined Clark with a big day that featured 26 points on a near-perfect 11-of-12 shooting day. Kate Martin added 13 points and Sydney Affolter rounded out the Hawkeyes’ double-figure scorers with 11.
The game was effectively over at halftime. Iowa led 61-24 at the break. The Hawkeyes shot 72.4% from the floor and 62.5% from 3-point range in the first half. Clark and Czinano combined for 40 in the first half.
Meanwhile, Ohio State was limited to 25% shooting and just 13.3% from 3-point distance. In other words, it was basically a perfect first half for the Hawks.
From there, Iowa rolled its way to triple digits and what wound up being a record amount of points scored in the Big Ten Tournament championship game’s history.
What makes this win even more impressive is that the Hawkeyes have a real, credible, and strong argument for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. They beat No. 6 Maryland, handled Ohio State who took down No. 2 Indiana and are once again crowned as Big Ten champs. Selection Sunday on March 12 will tell us how high the Hawkeyes are seeded.
The Hawkeyes have also won 15 of their past 17. Their only losses came against the aforementioned perceived No. 2 seeds or better squads in Indiana and Maryland.
With some time before the NCAA Tournament, Iowa will enjoy this one as they rightfully should before turning the page. To go with the championship feeling, here are the best social media reactions regarding the Hawkeyes’ repeat championship.
No. 18 Iowa State beat No. 14 Oklahoma, 86-78, on Saturday, but there was little the Cyclones could do to stop Sooners guard Taylor Robertson from making history.
Armed with one of the smoothest shots in all of college basketball, Robertson entered Saturday’s clash tied with Kelsey Mitchell at 497 3-pointers made for the NCAA’s all-time career record.
About halfway through the first quarter, Robertson dribbled up the court, moved around a screen set by her teammate Liz Scott and pulled up from the top of the key unguarded.
The ball swished through the hoop as Robertson smiled and flashed three fingers at her bench while jogging back to the other end.
Robertson finished the game with 25 points while shooting 6-of-8 from behind the arc. It’s the third time this season that she’s made six threes in a game. Robertson also has the NCAA record for most games with five or more 3-pointers made with 42.
And Robertson has now sunk 503 career 3-pointers, making her the first to do so in the history of women’s basketball, across all three divisions, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
“Yeah, that was cool. I’ve had quite a few of those in my career here,” Robertson said on a Zoom press conference after the game of curling around a pick for the record-breaking shot.
“It feels good to get it knocked out. … Now we can just play and try to win basketball games.”
Mitchell – the former record-holder from Ohio State who now plays for the Indiana Fever – congratulated Robertson on breaking her record. While this is Robertson’s fifth season of college basketball, she set the record in one game sooner than Mitchell did. Robertson did it in 151 fewer attempts too.
Records have been falling often this women’s college basketball season. Just last week, Angel Reese passed Sylvia Fowles for LSU’s consecutive double-double record. Meanwhile, Ta’Niya Latson is rewriting record books at Florida State. Latson, Reese and Robertson have given women’s basketball fans something positive to distract them away from injuries to stars, like UConn’s Azzi Fudd.
Robertson is averaging 11 points per game this season and makes about 2.7 3-pointers per game. According to HerHoopStats, she’s eighth nationally in points per play with a mark of 1.22 and is 15th in assist-turnover ratio at 3.13. While she’s not scoring in boatloads very often this season, she’s been incredibly efficient, which has helped Oklahoma win a whole lot of games.
Diamond Miller showed us her best Dirk Nowitzki impression.
Diamond Miller silenced the crowd in South Bend, Indiana and any critics she or the Maryland Terrapins might have had Thursday night.
With 15 seconds left in one of the final ACC/Big Ten Challenge games, No. 20 Maryland was tied 72-72 on the road with No. 7 Notre Dame. The Terps had the ball, and quite a bit was on the line for them.
Maryland tumbled six spots in the most recent AP Top 25 Poll after losing to unranked DePaul. Another defeat could have bounced them from the national ranking – and Maryland has been ranked in every single AP Top 25 Poll since 2011. It’s the third-longest streak in the country behind UConn and Baylor.
But Maryland wouldn’t falter again. They put the ball in the hands of their best playmaker – someone who is likely to be a top five WNBA Draft pick this spring.
Shyanne Sellers dribbled a bit, then gave the ball up to Miller just inside the top of the key. After bobbling it, Miller settled, took six dribbles as she drove to her left, pulled up off a crossover, leaned back on her left leg and let the ball fly.
It looked like Miller pulled the move straight out of Dirk Nowitzki’s highlight reel. Even Maryland native Kevin Durant thought it was wildly impressive.
Aye Diamond Miller, u a killer for that Dirk fade at the buzzer, good win Terps
Maryland improved to 7-2 with the victory, and the Terps got their second win of the season over a ranked opponent. Miller had a double-double in that game too, a win over Baylor.
It was the first time Maryland had beaten a top 10 team on the road since 2016, when they topped then-No. 7 Louisville. For Notre Dame, it was the Irish’s first loss of the season.
“At that point, we knew the ball was going to go to Diamond, who had the hot hand,” Maryland coach Brenda Frese said after the game. “She executed it to perfection.”
The historic win for Maryland was made possible by Miller, who finished with 31 points, 12 boards and five assists – leading the Terps in each category.
“I just wanted to take the last shot. I didn’t want them to get another possession,” Miller said. “I just kind of got to my spot and shot it… This is what we do at Maryland. You come here to play in these big-time games.”
Under Frese, Maryland now has 26 wins over AP top 10 teams.
Miller was flattered to get a shoutout from Durant on Twitter. When she was asked about it, she took the opportunity to make a simple point: If folks want to see more ballers like her and more fun finishes like this, they should watch more women’s basketball.
“That is really, really cool. Wow. That is something I have to process later. The fact that he’s in the NBA and that he supports women’s basketball is really huge,” Miller said. “We’re just going to keep growing the game and people need to watch us because we all can ball and we all are talented. Just because we’re women doesn’t mean we’re less than any man.”
Maryland lost three starters from last season’s team to the transfer portal this past offseason. Frese then rebuilt the roster around Miller. This game showed that as long as Miller is healthy, folks shouldn’t overlook the Terps when considering contenders.
The Hawkeyes bring back all five starters and the firepower from point guard Caitlin Clark and forward Monika Czinano. Of course, Clark was the Big Ten Player of the Year last season after averaging 27.0 points, 8.0 assists and 8.0 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Czinano earned first team All-Big Ten status last year in her own right after averaging 21.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.
“We have every reason to have high expectations for this upcoming season. We return, in my opinion, the best point guard in the country. Caitlin Clark not only led the United States in points per game, but also led the United States in assists. First time that’s ever been done in the history of women’s basketball.
“Obviously a Naismith finalist, the MVP preseason and last year’s pick from the Big Ten. We also have one of the best centers in the country. When you think of Monika Czinano has led the United States in field goal percentage shooting at 68% for the last two years, that’s an amazing accomplishment. I always felt if you have a really good point guard and a really good center that you have the opportunity to have a really good year,” Iowa head women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder said of her two big stars.
Iowa’s other three returning starters are guards Gabbie Marshall and Kate Martin and forward McKenna Warnock. Warnock averaged 11.0 points and 6.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game last season. Martin averaged 7.2 points per game, while Marshall connected on 39.3% of her 3-point tries to average 6.8 points per game.
Not only with those two women, but we have all the people around her. We have Gabbie Marshall, who is lethal from three-point range. We have Kate Martin, who I honestly believe can just contribute in so many areas. She’s a great captain, the glue to our team. We have McKenna Warnock at the power four position. Return all five starters from last year.
“We have some newcomers. I think Molly Davis is somebody that you’re really going to hear a lot about. Molly Davis transferred from Central Michigan. She has two years of eligibility left. She is going to give us depth at the point guard, which we did not have last year. We’re extremely excited to have Molly join our team.
“We also have Hannah Stuelke, who is a freshman from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Ranked as one of the top 50 players in the country, Miss Iowa Basketball. We also have Miss Nebraska basketball join our team with Taylor McCabe who is the best three-point shooter ever in Nebraska girls basketball history. We have experience, offense, a great schedule, and we have a great fan base. It’s going to be a fun year for the Iowa Hawkeyes,” Bluder said.
Without further ado, let’s take a look at how fans can watch the Hawkeyes tip off their 2022-23 women’s college basketball season against the Southern Jaguars.
But it feels like there’s more parity in the sport this year too. The ACC seems to be wide open after N.C. State graduated four starters, so perhaps Jeff Walz can help Louisville slide into the top spot after a Final Four run last year. Like its men’s team, UNC is ranked in the preseason Top 25 Poll, and the odds for Virginia Tech to surge to a national championship are enticing.
What will be the top four seeds in the NCAA Tournament?
After a breakout NCAA Tournament run last season, Hailey Van Lith is back for Louisville. (Mitchell Northam / For The Win)
Mitchell Northam: South Carolina, Stanford, Iowa, Louisville
Cole Huff: South Carolina, N.C. State, Stanford, Tennessee
What will be the best mid-major team in the country?
Mitchell: Princeton – The Tigers bring back four starters and 70.7% of their returning scoring from last season and haven’t lost an Ivy League game since 2019. As shown by its preseason ranking in the AP Top 25 Poll, Princeton isn’t just a good mid-major team; it’s one of the best teams in the country. They’ll miss Abby Meyers, who transferred to Maryland, but this group still has Ivy League Tournament MVP Kaitlyn Chen and Ivy Defensive Player of the Year Ellie Mitchell. The Tigers were third in the nation last season in points allowed per 100 possessions. That’s a defense that can power them well into March.
Cole: South Dakota State – What you’re getting with the 2022-23 Jackrabbits is a WNIT championship-winning roster that returns its top-four scorers from a season ago. Before capturing the WNIT title, the Jackrabbits were a win away (the Summit League Final) from reaching the NCAA Tournament. Nevertheless, SDSU should be out for revenge this season and will have additional help Utah transfer Dru Gylten, who should be one of the best floor generals in the conference. I like these Jackrabbits as the best mid-major in the country.
Who will win the Lieberman Award for the best point guard in the country?
Diamond Johnson won the ACC Sixth Player of the Year award last season. Now, she’s due for a starting role at N.C. State. (Mitchell Northam / For The Win)
Mitchell: Diamond Johnson, N.C. State – The last time Diamond Johnson was a starter – in the 2020-21 season for Rutgers – she put up numbers that no player in the HerHoopStats era (since 2009) has ever matched. You can take a closer look at the criteria here, but in short, Johnson was essentially the only player from a Power 5 team to post a 50-40-90 season. Last year, Johnson came off the bench and was voted ACC Sixth Player of the Year as N.C. State won its third straight conference title and made the Elite Eight. After four starters graduated, the Wolfpack are now Johnson’s team.
Cole: Olivia Miles, Notre Dame – During her true freshman season (2021-22) Olivia Miles looked every bit as good as the prospect she was hyped up to be. She walked right into the ACC, as a teenager, and became the driving force behind a team who made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. She’s got the size to create matchup problems for opposing defenses and that’s before factoring the presumed refinement to her offensive game in Year 2. Any improvement to her 3-point shooting and general turnover issues (3.8 per game) should add to what was already one of the nation’s best passers (7.4 assists per game). I’ve got the Fighting Irish winning the ACC this season, and it’ll be because Olivia Miles will separate herself as the best point guard in the world.
Will anyone other than Aliyah Boston win National Player of the Year?
Mitchell: No. – Boston has been the most dominant player in this sport for at least the past two years. She’s started in every game she’s played in for the Gamecocks and is shooting 54.2% from the floor for her career while averaging a double-double. Last season, Boston was the only player in the country to rank in the top five of both offensive rating (131.3) and defensive rating (63.6), according to HerHoopStats. As long as Boston is on the floor, she’s the best player in the country.
Cole: No. – For all of the reasons that Mitchell mentioned above — she’s just so good. Also, Aliyah is a friend of the site! She spoke with us here at For The Win about her partnership with Orangetheory.
Which team that made the NCAA Tournament last year won’t make it this year?
Mitchell: Florida State – Aside from the COVID year in 2020, the Seminoles have missed the NCAA Tournament just once since 2005. Indeed, Sue Semrau’s run there was pretty remarkable. But, on paper, it seems unlikely that FSU is going to have the talent to go dancing in Brooke Wyckoff’s first season with the interim tag removed. If you remember, FSU just snuck into the tournament field last season, and they were powered by Morgan Jones, who was the Seminoles only double-digit scorer at 13.8 points per game. Jones is now at Louisville, and FSU’s third-best rebounder and fifth-best scorer – River Baldwin – transferred to N.C. State. And the only player on the team last season who made at least one 3-pointer per game – Sammie Puisis – transferred to USF. Florida State didn’t really go out of its way to reload either, bringing in just one transfer and two freshmen. What’s more, the Seminoles enter this season with just 10 players on their roster. Talent could be one problem for them, and depth could be another.
Cole: Colorado – So, the easy answer for me would be South Dakota, since I already mentioned how South Dakota State is out for revenge. Instead, I’ll pivot to the Pac-12 to talk about why the Buffaloes. Colorado finished fifth in the Pac-12 last season and lost its best player – Mya Hollingshed – to the WNBA. Once you factor that in and realize that they saved their tournament hopes with a late six-game winning streak, it’s easy to imagine them not finishing that high in the standings again. And if the Pac-12 caps out at its usual six NCAA Tournament bids, or even slides to five, Colorado could be in real trouble.
Which team that missed the NCAA Tournament last year will make it this year?
Mitchell: Syracuse – First year Orange head coach Felisha Legette-Jack won a lot with a little at Buffalo, posting five 20-win seasons and going to four NCAA Tournaments with the Bulls. Now she’s back at Syracuse, where her jersey hangs in the rafters, and has the chance to make a real impact at her alma mater. Legette-Jack brought back All-ACC talent Teisha Hyman, but otherwise transformed this roster, bringing in 10 transfers, including four who followed her from Buffalo. One of those former Bulls is Dyaisha Fair, who has been one of the best five scorers in the nation in each of the past three seasons (she averaged 23.4 points per game last year). Two freshmen join Cuse too, one of whom is Lexi McNabb. You might know her father, who once quarterbacked the Philadelphia Eagles to a Super Bowl appearance.
Cole: UCLA – The Bruins make that rise from the WNIT to the Big Dance. Between their star-studded freshman class, highlighted by Kiki Rice, and the return of the Pac-12’s third-leading scorer, Charisma Osbourne, the Bruins are in good shape heading into the year. They’re also getting a healthy Gina Conti, who was an All-ACC talent at Wake Forest a few years back. They’ll have the right balance of youth and experience to make a run at a top-three finish in the conference. Hey, perhaps they’re one of the teams that replaces Colorado.
Mitchell: Virginia Tech will make the Elite Eight, at least.
This roster is simply too talented to not make somewhat of a deep run in March. Let’s start with the transfers, Ashley Owusu and Taylor Soule. At Maryland, Owusu was an All-American, one of the best players in the Big Ten and a Drysdale Award winner, given to the nation’s top two-guard in the country. Soule was a three-time All-ACC selection at Boston College and did a little bit of everything for the Eagles as a versatile forward. Combine those two with Elizabeth Kitley – a preseason All-American this year and the reigning ACC Player of the Year. And then throw in Georgia Amoore, who averaged 11.2 points and 4.4 assists last season, and carried a Kitley-less Virginia Tech to a win over North Carolina in last season’s ACC Tournament. This March will be the Hokies’ third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, and their stay should last into the second weekend.
Cole: South Carolina will run the table.
Is that bold? The Gamecocks are title favorites and it wouldn’t shock anyone if they repeated as national champions, but going undefeated? That’s tough to do, which is why only nine teams since 1982 have accomplished such a feat. Staley’s Gamecocks will be the 10th.
Iowa women’s basketball starts the season ranked No. 6 in the preseason USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, leading a stacked Big Ten.
It’s shaping up to be another exciting women’s college basketball season in the Big Ten. Fortunately for those with their season tickets to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the best team among a stacked Big Ten is Iowa.
At least, that’s what the preseason USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll voters think. The coaches ranked the Iowa Hawkeyes tied-No. 6 nationally to start. That’s tops among Big Ten squads, paving the way for the league ahead of fellow league members in No. 11 Indiana, No. 15 Ohio State, No. 18 Maryland, No. 22 Nebraska, and No. 23 Michigan.
Last season, Iowa shared the regular season Big Ten crown with Ohio State before also capturing the Big Ten Tournament title by topping Indiana. The Hawkeyes nabbed a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament and finished the season 24-8 overall after being stunned 64-62 by 10th-seeded Creighton in front of a sellout Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
That’s all ancient history now. The Hawkeyes were actually a couple spots higher in the preseason Associated Press Poll where Iowa checked in as the nation’s No. 4 team to start. With star point guard Caitlin Clark and star post Monika Czinano back along with a talented supporting cast, the Hawkeyes are one of the popular picks to cut down the nets come this springtime.
The Hawkeyes’ other returning double-figure scorer from a year ago is forward McKenna Warnock who finished with averages of 11.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Needless to say, Iowa head women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder is excited about the group she gets to coach during the 2022-23 season.
The full top 10 of the USA TODAY Sports women’s basketball coaches poll looks like this: No. 1 South Carolina, No. 2 Stanford, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Tennessee, No. 5 Louisville, No. 6 Iowa, No. 6 Connecticut, No. 8 North Carolina State, No. 9 Iowa State and No. 10 Notre Dame.
Other College Wire teams that find themselves in the rankings include No. 12 North Carolina, No. 14 LSU, No. 16 Oklahoma and No. 20 Oregon.
Coming off of a Big Ten regular season title and Big Ten tournament championship, expectations are high for Iowa’s Women’s Basketball team.
Coming off of a 24-8 season which saw the Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s Basketball team win the Big Ten regular season title and the Big Ten conference championship there is plenty of reason for the expectations to be high heading into the 2022-23 women’s college basketball season.
The Hawkeyes are entering this year as one of, if not the favorite, to win the Big Ten again as they return superstar guard Caitlin Clark and experience. Twelve members of the roster have collegiate experience and that will bode well for Iowa.
Today, at Big Ten Media Day gearing up for basketball season, Iowa’s head coach of the women’s team, Lisa Bluder discussed the upcoming year and taking on high expectations.
“We’re coming off a historic year. First time ever in the history of our program that we won both the Big Ten regular season and the Big Ten Tournament. We have every reason to have high expectations for this upcoming season. We have experience, offense, a great schedule, and we have a great fanbase. It’s going to be a fun year for the Iowa Hawkeyes,” Bluder said at Big Ten Media Days.
That schedule gets underway on October 28th as the Hawkeyes host Nebraska-Kearney in an exhibition before getting into their non-conference schedule. The Hawkeyes have 16 games that will be broadcast across Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1, ESPN networks, or ABC.
Their non-conference schedule includes an appearance in the Phil Knight Legacy College Basketball Tournament which includes Iowa, Oregon State, Duke, and Connecticut to round out an extremely talented field.
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CBS Sports released its top 25 rankings for the “best in college sports” of the 2021-22 athletic season. Which programs made the cut?
At the end of last month, the Texas Longhorns captured their second consecutive LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup. That was thanks to three spring national championships and four overall titles by the Longhorns during the 2021-22 athletic season.
It meant Texas finished with 1,449.50 points, which cleared second-place Stanford by nearly 1,000 points (1,352.25). Three Big Ten schools made the top 25 of the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup, including Michigan at No. 3 (1,245.25), Ohio State at No. 4 (1,184.50) and Wisconsin at No. 24 (795.00).
In the 2021-22 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup, Iowa finished No. 55 nationally, which was second-to-last among Big Ten teams.
CBS Sports has a different set of rankings that grades the 2021-22 athletic season and it will make Hawkeyes fans much happier. CBS Sports’ “best in college sports” rankings utilizes a weighted formula that recognizes sports with broad interest.
Every FBS program is rated in three sports — football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball — along with two “wild cards” among the school’s most successful spectator sports: baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, lacrosse, hockey and wrestling.
The weighted formula puts 2.5 times as much emphasis on football and 2.0 times as much on men’s basketball compared to the rest of the sports. Teams that do not finish in the final AP Top 25 in football but play in a bowl are awarded 62.5 points (25 x 2.5). (Teams that either opted out of bowl games or saw postseason contests canceled received 62.5 points in football.) Those that make the men’s NIT are given 20 points (10 x 2), while WNIT teams receive 10 points. For all titles settled via bracket, such as the NCAA Tournament, point totals are based on number of participants. All champions in the other sports receive 100 points for a national championship in the formula created by long-time CBS Sports producer J. Darin Darst. – CBS Sports.
A weighted formula probably makes sense to evaluate college sports. At the very least, it gives fans a different set of rankings to use—or ignore—in any argument on which programs had the best athletic years in 2021-22.
Let’s take a look at how CBS Sports ranked the entire top 25 and how their points were allotted.
No player has ever led the nation in points and assists in the same year. That is until Caitlin Clark from Iowa just became the first.
With how the talent level across women’s basketball is exploding, it isn’t very often we have a new “first” or see something that has never been done before.
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark did just that, though. Last year during the 2021-22 season, she became the very first Division I player to ever lead the nation in points and assists.
Clark averaged 27 points per game and eight assists per game on her way to making history. These numbers helped propel Iowa to a phenomenal year that eventually saw them crowned Big Ten champions after sharing the regular season title and then winning the conference tournament.
Clark is coming back for her junior year and looks to build on what is already a career for the record books. While her performance on the court is top notch, her off the court moves have been equally as impressive.
She is part of H&R Block’s “A Fair Shot” to help provide $1 million to support women in collegiate athletics as they generate name, image, and likeness deals as well.
Caitlin Clark had an outstanding year in 2021-22 and there is no reason to believe she isn’t going to become even more of a household name this upcoming year. A few more records should probably be ready to fall as well.
