Caitlin Clark Becomes All-time NCAA Scoring Leader

IOWA CITY, IOWA- MARCH 3: Guard Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes celebrates after breaking ... [+] Pete Maravich's all-time NCAA scoring record during the first half against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on March 3, 2024 in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)

Caitlin Clark is HER.

The Iowa star is now officially the all-time leading scorer in men’s or women’s college basketball history after she passed “Pistol Pete” Maravich’s 54-year-old record on Sunday.

With a free throw in the first half on Sunday against No. 2 Ohio State, Iowa’s Clark broke Maravich’s mark of 3,667 career points, which he set in 83 games at LSU from 1967-70. Maravich was not allowed to play his freshman season due to NCAA rules, and also did not benefit from the 3-point line.

Clark, in her fourth season at Iowa, entered the game just 17 points shy of Maravich’s record and finished with 35 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds in No. 6 Iowa’s 93-83 home win on Senior Day. The loss snapped a 15-game winning streak for Ohio State.

“I thought we just came out and dominated, honestly,” Clark told Allison Williams on FOX. “I thought we played with a lot of energy....I’m just proud of our girls.”

She added: “I think [I’m] just soaking it all in. We’re probably going to have two more games here which makes it a little less bitter but I’m just very thankful for all these people that are going to stick around and support us and have supported us over my four years. It probably won’t hit me until a little bit later but I’m just going to enjoy it with my family and my teammates, and I’m just happy to be in this place.”

Clark told ESPN’s Holly Rowe on Wednesday when she broke Lynette Woodard’s women’s college record that when she was a little girl they called her “Ponytail Pete” and suggested she watch YouTube videos of Maravich, which she has.

On Thursday, Clark announced her plans to enter this year’s WNBA Draft, where she is expected to be the No. 1 overall pick of the Indiana Fever in the April 15th draft in Brooklyn.

Earlier this month, women’s basketball legend Sheryl Swoopes tried to diminish Clark’s accomplishments by saying Clark is not a true senior, shoots 40 times a game, and is 25 years old playing against teenagers.

None of that is true. Clark is in her fourth year of college basketball, shoots about 22 times per game and just turned 22.

Swoopes, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, has been roundly criticized for her comments, with some, including Dan Dakich, accusing her of making racist comments.

But Swoopes this week doubled down and said “black people can’t be racist.”

"For people to come at me and say that I made those comments [about Clark] because I’m a racist,” she said. “ … First of all, black people can’t be racist; but that’s the farthest thing from my mind."

"I grew up in a very small West Texas town — predominantly white. My best childhood friend is white. Went to a predominantly white college. Won a national championship [and] pretty much everyone on the team was white. We’re sisters to this day. That’s not a part of my DNA."

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