Ms. Clark broke several records during her career as a player with the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Women’s basketball star Caitlin Clark became the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer for both men and women in college basketball, earning praise from President Joe Biden and LeBron James.
The Iowa Hawkeyes scored 35 points on Sunday against rival Ohio State, leading the team to victory. This increased his career point total to 3,685, surpassing previous record holder Pete Maravich.
The match attracted many stars, including rapper Travis Scott. As a college senior, she entered the regular season with the 18 points she needed to pass Maravich, the Louisiana State University star who earned the nickname “Pistol Pete” for his 3,667 points from 1967 to 1970. He played in his final match.
But Clark accomplished the task by making two free throws late in the second quarter, earning thunderous applause from the crowd. NBA star James and Biden congratulated Clark on social media after the star point guard and his teammates won a 93-83 game against No. 2 Ohio State.
“Congratulations to @CaitlinClark22 on becoming the all-time leading scorer!!” James wrote in an article on X, formerly known as Twitter. James continued his streak this weekend, becoming the first player in NBA history to reach 40,000 points.
“Our school can be proud by scoring 3,685 points,” Biden said.
Last week, Clark set yet another record as the school’s top scorer, surpassing the point total set by Kelsey Plum and Lynette Woodard. The two women, who went on to become professional WNBA basketball players after college, were at Sunday’s game.
Other celebrities who came to Sunday’s game to testify to NCAA history included MLB Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan and actor Kevin Miles, known in the United States as Jake from State Farm in insurance commercials. It was included. In the wake of his record-breaking moment, Nike released a new ad featuring the Hawkeyes player. He awarded her many other honors, including her conference player of the year, free throw record, triple-double record and NCAA scoring title. “It takes a once-in-a-generation athlete to break generations of records,” Nike said.
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