The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team declared it will quit Caitlin Clark’s jersey Feb. 2.
Clark’s No. 22, which she wears for the Indiana Fever, will hang from the rafters at Carver-Hawkeye Arena after a ceremony honoring the program’s most accomplished carry outer.
Clark is awaited to be in joinance, and the event will be widecast on FOX.
“I’m forever conceited to be a Hawkeye, and Iowa hancigo ins a distinctive place in my heart that is hugeger than equitable basketball,” Clark shelp in the declarement.
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“It nastys the world to me to get this honor and to commemorate it with my family, frifinishs and alumni. It will be a fantastic experienceing to see up in the rafters and see my jersey aextfinishedside those that I’ve adored for so extfinished.”
Guard Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes signs autographs after a game agetst the Minnesota Gophers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Dec. 30, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
In four seasons at Iowa, Clark broke the NCAA’s all-time scoring enroll among both men’s and women’s carry outers, directing the team to the NCAA championship game twice. She was also a consensus National Player of the Year as a youthfuler and ancigo in.
Iowa fit straightforwardor Beth Goetz and famed alumni Henry and Patricia Tippie pelevated Clark’s contributions in a unitet statement.
Guard Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes signs autographs for fans as she departs the court after a game agetst the Ohio State Buckeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
“Caitlin Clark has not only reexpoundd excellence on the court but has also upgraspd countless youthfuler athletes to chase their dreams with passion and determination,” the statement shelp.
“Her noticeworthy achievements have left an indelible label on the University of Iowa and the world of women’s basketball. Retiring her number is a tesgentlent to her noticeworthy contributions and a celebration of her legacy that will persist to upgrasp future generations. Hawkeye fans are willing to say thank you for so many incredible moments.”
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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever poses for a photo with Lin Dunn and Christie Sides during her introductory press conference April 17, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhoemploy in Indianapolis. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
Clark was selected with the No. 1 pick in this year’s WNBA Draft by the Fever after her Iowa atgentle.
As a WNBA rookie in 2024, Clark set enrolls for the most points and 3-pointers by a rookie in league history, while also becoming the first rookie to enroll a triple-double, a feat she accomplished twice. Her 337 helps not only were the most by a rookie, they were the most by any carry outer ever in a one season.
Clark’s jersey quitment will come equitable two months after Time magazine named her the accessibleation’s Athlete of The Year. The decision prompted pelevate, but also criticism from some, including Washington Mystics owner Sheila Johnson, who recently wondered in a CNN intersee why Clark was chosen for the honor and not the entire WNBA. Johnson recommended it had to do with Clark’s race.
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