From the emblem to the rafters.
After taking the basketball world by storm throughout her time at Iowa, Caitlin Clark not too long ago 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 at all times ask Lisa and myself ‘Did you assume she was gonna be that good?’ We thought she can be all American, take us to the ultimate 4, however did we expect she would develop into probably 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 probably the most watched ladies’s faculty recreation 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 clever to put money into ladies’s sports activities, why it’s clever to put money into ladies.”
Clark was the primary decide 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 folks that don’t get any recognition, our media staff to our managers—all of you who’ve given a lot of yourselves to permit me to be who I’m, thanks,” Clark continued.