SUMMARY
- Future WNBA star Caitlin Clark who recently played the last game of her college career broke numerous records in the 2023-24 season.
- After an incredible high school career where she averaged 33.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game, Clark joined the University of Iowa in 2020.
Caitlin Clark is one of the greatest talents of this generation. She has displayed some of the most remarkable performances this season and has not only dominated the courts but also the headlines. Clark recently played the last game of her college career, therefore this is the perfect time to go down memory lane and have a quick look at her journey as well as the records that Clark broke this season.
She began her basketball journey with Dowling Catholic High School in Iowa. After an incredible high school career where she averaged 33.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game, Clark joined the University of Iowa in 2020. This decision turned out to be the best not only for her but also for the Iowa Hawkeyes as their landscape has changed as she helped them to reach greater heights.
Furthermore, as a result of her commendable performances, Clark has drawn attention from all around the world and her games have even surpassed the 2023 NBA Finals in viewership numbers. In addition to this, she has received a whopping $5 million offer from Big3, and her NIL valuation which stood at $910,000 at the end of February, saw a 237% spike after she broke various records.
List of records broken by Caitlin Clark during the 2023-24 NCAA Season
The 2023-24 NCAA season which was Caitlin Clark’s third and last year of college has been one of the most successful ones in history. It was almost like she stepped on the court intending to break records, and was able to do so numerous times. Each of her accomplishments deserves applause as it wasn’t an overnight success but something that the future WNBA player worked hard for.
Notably, the first record that Clark broke this season was on December 30, 2023, when she set the all-time NCAA assist record. During the same game, she became the first Division 1 college basketball player to have 3,000+ points, 900+ assists, and 800+ rebounds. This was just the start of her record-breaking as she was unstoppable and broke numerous records up until the very last game of her career.
Following is the list of all the records that Iowa Hawkeyes’ Caitlin Clark broke this season:
- All-time NCAA assist record
- First Division 1 college basketball player to have 3,000+ points, 900+ assists, and 800+ rebounds
- Caitlin Clark is the No. 1 scorer in Big Ten history
- The only player to have more than 3,000 points
- Broke Kelsey Plum’s record for all-time women’s Division 1 points leader
- The highest-scoring player in college women’s basketball history
- Clark is the highest-scoring player in the history of Division 1 college basketball
- Surpassed Steph Curry for the most three-pointers in the NCAA’s single-season
- Clark broke Kelsey Plum’s record for most points scored in a single season
- Surpassed Diana Taurasi for most three-pointers scored in women’s NCAA tournament
- Most points recorded in a single quarter of NCAA championship game
- Caitlin Clark is the leading scorer in the NCAA tournament
- First NCAA Division 1 player to record 200 three-pointers in a single season
The last three records in this list are from Clark’s college career’s last game. Even though she missed out on her last chance to win the NCAA Championship as Iowa was defeated by Carolina, she closed the curtains of her college career remarkably. Her record-breaking season ended with a record-breaking last game. Fans are now waiting to see how Clark’s WNBA career unfolds and witness her commendable performances yet again.