The Rise of Caitlin Clark: Breaking Records and Changing the Game

There is a proper name in the women’s NCAA: Caitlin Clark. She is the trendy player, she is breaking all records at the college level and will probably be the future number 1 in the WNBA Draft. She just won the Big Ten with the University of Iowa and has shown that she is capable of anything. Caitlin Clark has had such an impact that she has been compared to the arrival of LeBron James to the league or more recently to that of Victor Wenbayama in recent months. What has she done to be able to be known worldwide? On February 16, she became the top female scorer in NCAA history, surpassing Kelsey Plum, who surrendered to Caitlin’s great feat.

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But he not only surpassed Kelsey Plum, but also the legendary ‘Pistol Pete’ Maravich, a ‘Hall Of Famer’ player who revolutionized the sport so much that, sometimes, the concept of basketball was called spectacle. Maravich continues to be the player with the most points in the history of the University at the men’s level, but Caitlin Clark has surpassed his 3,667 points, a record that had been in effect since 1970. As if that were not enough, Caitlin Clark has achieved much more, such as surpass the top three-point shooter in NBA history, Stephen Curry, who was also the top 3-point scorer in an NCAA season with 162. Iowa’s team has surpassed him. And not only him, but also the top three-pointer in the history of the best college basketball league, Darius McGhee.

What does Caitlin Clark have to be such a special player? She has vision, she has ball handling, rebounding ability, always attentive to stealing passing lanes and her strength… shooting from 3, and sometimes even from the logo! She has 88 triples from more than 7.60 meters this season. A real pass. She is the absolute leader in all records: in points, assists and rebounds. Not bad for a player who is 1.83 meters tall. Caitlin Clark is the future of basketball. She has been able to turn Iowa Hawkeyes games into truly massive events. Millions of people glued to the television and tickets always sold out, play as home or away. And by the way, Maravich’s record-breaking night was more watched than Wenbayama’s NBA debut. This player is coming to change basketball. In fact she is already doing it. This is the Clark phenomenon.

Caitlin Clark became the leading scorer in NCAA division one college basketball Sunday, breaking the 54-year-old record set by “Pistol” Pete Maravich. pic.twitter.com/aRJ4CPJz6o

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) March 4, 2024

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