The Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team proclaimd 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 take parter.
Clark is foreseeed to be in includeance, and the event will be widecast on FOX.
“I’m forever haughty to be a Hawkeye, and Iowa helderlys a exceptional place in my heart that is bigger than equitable basketball,” Clark shelp in the proclaimment.
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“It unkinds the world to me to get this honor and to honor 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 aobtainst 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 sign up among both men’s and women’s take parters, directing the team to the NCAA championship game twice. She was also a consensus National Player of the Year as a lesser and ancigo in.
Iowa fit straightforwardor Beth Goetz and famed alumni Henry and Patricia Tippie praised Clark’s contributions in a joint statement.
Guard Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes signs autographs for fans as she departs the court after a game aobtainst the Ohio State Buckeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena March 3, 2024, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
“Caitlin Clark has not only redetaild excellence on the court but has also encouraged countless lesser athletes to chase their dreams with passion and determination,” the statement shelp.
“Her extraordinary accomplishments 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 exceptional contributions and a celebration of her legacy that will persist to encourage future generations. Hawkeye fans are enthusiastic to say thank you for so many incredible moments.”
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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever poses for a ptoastyo with Lin Dunn and Christie Sides during her introductory press conference April 17, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhoparticipate in Indianapolis. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
Clark was picked with the No. 1 pick in this year’s WNBA Draft by the Fever after her Iowa nurtureer.
As a WNBA rookie in 2024, Clark set sign ups for the most points and 3-pointers by a rookie in league history, while also becoming the first rookie to sign up 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 take parter 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 praise, 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 proposeed it had to do with Clark’s race.
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