Caitlin Clark had her number retired at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday.
With JuJu Watkins and USC in town, Iowa decided to honor Clark in the most high-profile fashion imaginable. Clark arrived ahead of the game with a police escort through the bowels of the stadium before taking her seat to a massive ovation from the crowd full of fans who all recieved special commemorative towels adorned with Clark’s name and number.
Caitlin Clark enters with plenty of cheers. pic.twitter.com/nMydF5T23z
— Talia Goodman (@TaliaGoodmanWBB) February 2, 2025
Caitlin Clark jersey retirement 🔜 pic.twitter.com/am7ncmbpcq
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 2, 2025
In a nice moment of synergy, the WNBA’s official X account retweeted multiple posts about both A’ja Wilson and Clark’s ceremonies.
Caitlin Clark has arrived ⭐
The NCAA’s All-Time Leading Scorer is back with @IowaWBB to raise #22 to the rafters! pic.twitter.com/CqKvOaYU83
— WNBA (@WNBA) February 2, 2025
Clark, a three time Big Ten Player of the Year, averaged 28 points, eight assists and seven in four years at Iowa. She also won two Naismith awards as the best player in college basketball and led the Hawkeyes to two straight NCAA championship games.
She has since turned pro, and turned the Indiana Fever into a premiere free agency destination.
Source si.com
