Caitlin Clark will have her No. 22 retired by Iowa, the school announced on Wednesday.
Clark became the all-time leading scorer in college basketball this season, and was also named the consensus national player of the year for the second year in a row. She also helped lead Iowa to back-to-back runner-up finishes in the NCAA tournament.
"I would say you've all inspired me as much as I inspired you," Clark said during a team celebration at Iowa's Carver-Hawkeye Arena. "And you allowed me to live out my dream every single day, and for that, I'm very thankful. It's been very special, and this place will always be home to me."
The star is largely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick by the Indiana Fever on Monday at the WNBA draft. She finished her college career with 3,951 points and 1,144 assists.
There will never be another @CaitlinClark22 & there will never be another 2️⃣2️⃣.
— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) April 10, 2024
The #Hawkeyes will retire Clark's No. 22. pic.twitter.com/bTyWRXwJir
Her jersey will be just the third number retired in program history, which Clark called “super incredible.”
"There's been a lot of good 22s who have come before me and played for this program, whether it was Kathleen Doyle or Sam Logic,” she said. “That number holds a lot of weight, far beyond me. I'm really grateful, and it will be a special day when it happens."