Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after breaking the NCAA women’s all-time scoring record during the first half against the Michigan Wolverines at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 15, 2024 in Iowa City, Iowa.Photo:Matthew Holst/Getty
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Caitlin Clarkis headed to the WNBA!
On Thursday, the 22-year-old Iowa Hawkeyes star announced that she will be entering the 2024 WNBA Draft, scheduled for April 15 in New York City.
“While this season is far from over and we have a lot more goals to achieve, it will be my last one at Iowa. I am excited to be entering the 2024 WNBA Draft,” Clark began in herstatement, shared to X, formerly known as Twitter.
She continued, “It is impossible to fully express my gratitude to everyone who has supported me during my time at Iowa — my teammates, who made the last four years the best; my coaches, trainers, and staff who always let me be me.”
“Hawkeyes fans who filled Carver every night; and everyone who came out to support us across the country, especially the young kids.”
Caitlin Clark.C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty
This season, Clark became the NCAA Women’s Basketball all-time leading scorer, and surpassed Taylor Pierce’s record for single-season three-pointers when she hit her 155th on Wednesday, according toCNN.
In October, the Hawkeyes made NCAA history before kicking off their basketball season.
Instead of the team’s usual home turf of Carver-Hawkeye Arena, the preseason game against the DePaul University Blue Demons was held at Kinnick Stadium, making it the first-ever women’s basketball game played outdoors in a football stadium.
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The “Crossover at Kinnick,” a charity exhibition for the neighboring Children’s Hospital, also had the highest attendance of any game in NCAA women’s basketball history, perthe association.
The previous record was a tie earned during the 2002 NCAA tournament when the Final Four teams — Tennessee, Duke, UConn and Oklahoma — collectively filled 29,619 seats at The Alamodome in San Antonio, and the latter two teams drew the same size crowd days later for the finals, per the NCAA’swebsite.
source: people.com
