Kevin Durant recently praised Caitlin Clark, recalling the first time he witnessed her play. “I was watching her the summer before her senior year. I was in Chicago and happened to catch the AAU Girls Nationals. She was competing in the U-17 Championship. They played together seamlessly, but she was always leading the team. She constantly controlled the game, with everyone else playing off her,” Durant remarked.
Originally ranked as the No. 4 recruit in the class of 2020, following Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese, and Cameron Brink, Clark has since ascended to unparalleled heights in collegiate basketball. Four years later, she appears poised to secure her second consecutive National Player of the Year title, having shattered numerous records along the way.
Widely acclaimed as one of the greatest college players in history, Clark’s impressive resume is only lacking a National Championship. Her Iowa team, designated as a 2-seed in the latest committee reveal, is wrapping up their regular season against Ohio State this weekend. However, the Buckeyes have already clinched the Big Ten title.
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In a significant development, Clark declared for the WNBA Draft this week, expressing her gratitude to those who supported her during her time at Iowa. She will conclude her collegiate career with a final regular-season game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, followed by participation in the Big Ten tournament and the NCAA Tournament.
Iowa is expected to enter the conference tournament as the second seed after Ohio State claimed the regular-season title.
This declaration also means that Clark will have approximately 10 more games in her collegiate career, provided her team makes a run to the National Championship. This offers her the opportunity to further solidify her record-setting scoring legacy. Currently, Clark is just 18 points away from surpassing Pete Maravich’s all-NCAA scoring record of 3,667 points.
Looking beyond the season-ending matchup against Ohio State, Clark has the potential to eclipse the all-level women’s college record set in the pre-NCAA AIAW era by Pearl Moore.