Iowa’s Caitlin Clark Passes Brittney Griner for 4th on NCAA’s All-Time Scoring List | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

By Editor On Jan 17, 2024

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WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA - JANUARY 10: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Iowa Hawkeyes dribbles the ball in the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena on January 10, 2024 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

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Caitlin Clark’s legend grows.

The Iowa superstar moved to fourth on the all-time NCAA women’s basketball scoring list Tuesday night, putting up 32 points in a 96-50 win over Wisconsin that took her to 3,306 points for her career.

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With that free throw, Caitlin Clark now has the 4th most points in D1 history.<a href=”https://twitter.com/IowaWBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@IowaWBB</a> <a href=”https://t.co/ANUCPsxNsl”>pic.twitter.com/ANUCPsxNsl</a>

In the process, she passed former Baylor superstar center Brittney Griner, who scored 3,283 points in her four collegiate seasons (2009-13).

Clark now trails just Missouri State’s Jackie Stiles (3,393 points between 1997-01), Ohio State’s Kelsey Mitchell (3,402 points, 2014-18) and Washington’s Kelsey Plum (3,527 points, 2013-17). If she stays healthy and continues putting up over 30 points per game, she very well could break the record this season.

The remarkable aspect about Clark’s game is that she isn’t just the nation’s most lethal and leading scorer, but is also one of the best playmakers in the sport, averaging a cool 7.9 assists per game. That’s the second best mark in women’s basketball, trailing only Colorado State’s McKenna Hofschild (8.4 APG).

Clark also leads the nation in three-pointers made per game (5.1) and has led the No. 2 Hawkeyes to an 18-1 record this season. Only unbeaten South Carolina (15-0) is ranked higher.

She’s basically guaranteed to be the top overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, with the Indiana Fever currently holding the top overall selection.

And why would they trade it? Clark is a transcendent talent who has generated a ton of interest in the already growing women’s game. She has the chance to be one of the biggest superstars in the history of the sport. Unless Clark decides to return to school, she’s the biggest no-brainer with the top overall selection you’ll ever see.

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