Caitlin Clark is soaring up to the endless open sky this season. So far she is the only Division I player to have made multiple records in scoring with more than 3000 points, 900 assists, and 800 rebounds. Although #2 Iowa fell in front of #18 Ohio State with a 92-100 in overtime lately, Caitlin Clark added another accolade to her list of achievements.
Moving forward on her path to becoming the leading scorer, let’s look at what she is about to attain.
Caitlin Clark having a record-breaking season
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Facing off against Ohio State, Caitlin Clark listed another 40-point game, scoring 45 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists in 43 minutes. Also, she shot with a spectacular field goal percentage of 48%, including 38.9% of 3-point shots and 87.5% of free throws.
The matchup marked 3rd such game this season and 11th career game with 40 plus points. This season, she has been averaging 31.3 points (ranking in 1st position), 7.1 rebounds (ranking in 150+ position), 7.6 assists (ranking in 3rd position) per game. She is shooting with a field-goal percentage of 48.5%, ranking at 114th position.
Notably, she is just 43 points short of surpassing Jackie Stiles, who scored 3393 career points. The next player on the list is Kelsey Mitchell with 3402 points. However, the #1 player to have scored the most points in women’s basketball is the Las Vegas Aces’ Kelsey Plum with 3527 points. With this scoring line it is observed that even though Clark is a college basketball player, she is straightaway giving tough competition to the players of the Big League.
Every year since her freshman season, Clark’s scoring average has stayed on an increasing path, from 26.6 points per game as a freshman to 30.9 points per game as a senior. As of mid-January 2024, Clark has already scored more than 3300 points, making her fourth in the all-time women’s college basketball scoring list.
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With that being stated, there are very few players who can match Clark’s level as a basketball player. Moreover, there is one more accolade that Clark has achieved, however, off the court.
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Clark’s basketball card on BID!
This update has brought back the childhood memories of many as we all collected basketball cards as a kid to be honest. However, this too has been taken to another level as Caitlin Clark breaks the all-time record for the most expensive Women’s basketball card, which was previously owned by New Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu at $11,500.
Whereas, Clark has crushed this record with her card currently bidding at $21,600. And not just that, the best part about it is that it is still on for the next 6 days, so the amount might go up a bit higher than the present one. The card that has been placed for bid is the 2022 Bowman University No. 50 which Clark autographed.
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Just when the fans are done being overwhelmed by one of Clark’s performances, then suddenly she breaks another record, this is evident enough to say that Caitlin Clark is on fire.