The college basketball world witnessed an iconic moment when the NCAA star Caitlin Clark surpassed Kansas Jayhawks icon Lynette Woodard in all-time leading scorers. Woodard was the unofficial leading scorer since her record of 3,649 points came during the AIAW basketball period, and the NCAA does not recognize that. But soon after rocking the college basketball courts, she disappeared from the scene and left many wondering about her fate. 

But Clark’s larger-than-life performance brought Woodard back to limelight. Fans were reminded of the time when she used to dominate basketball with her exemplary performances, especially in those four years from 1977-81 that she plied for Jayhawks. She still is connected to the balling community, making appearances here and there.

What did Woodard do after college?

Woodard then went ahead to play for the UFO Schio which is a European team. She also became the first woman to represent the Harlem Globetrotters and bagged two Olympic medals.

Since WNBA hadn’t started back then, Woodard was signed by a Japanese women’s team in 1990. In that year, she also found herself a place at the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.

By 1997 when WNBA started, Woodard was given an opportunity to ply her trade for the WNBA teams – the Cleveland Rockers and Detroit Shock. After her retirement as a player, Woodard chose to take on the role of a coach. In 2016, she took the role of an assistant coach and then was promoted to the head coach position for the Winthrop Eagles. She’s now a financial consultant for the A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc.

Apart from Instagram where she keeps posting updates, the Basketball Hall of Famer was seen two years back attending the Kansas State High School basketball game. She was also seen playing her signature moves with the Kansas women’s basketball team in a reel.

She also attended the Hope Global Forum, an organization that helps to empower communities through financial literacy. The legend also visited her former team,  Harlem Globetrotters, and also the NCAA Final Four last year in Dallas. Therefore, even after retirement, much of her world revolves around basketball and the new financial venture that she has taken up.

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Around a year ago, the 2x Olympic Gold Medallist had also done an episode of a podcast with journalist Cari Champion in which she talked about a lot of firsts that make her a special name in the basketball community.

Now that Clark has surpassed Woodard, it has brought the latter to the fore one more time. New fans of the sport who weren’t familiar with her name would realize her importance and watch highlights of her play on the internet. As they say, form is temporary, but class is permanent. So is Woodard’s role in helping popularize women’s sports.