Iowa star Caitlin Clark declares for WNBA draft, will skip final season of college eligibility
Associated PressIowa star Caitlin Clark, who is on the verge of becoming the all-time NCAA scoring leader in college basketball, announced Thursday she will leave the Hawkeyes after this season and enter the WNBA draft. The guard, with one more year of eligibility, became the all-time leading women’s scorer in major college basketball by scoring 33 points to pass Lynette Woodard and post her 17th career triple-double in a 108-60 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night. But me and Aliyah may be teammates at some point, you never know.” Clark went on to say in the interview that “your time in college is so special and it’s different from being a pro.” “I want to experience every single moment and really soak it in,” she said. Clark’s final regular-season home game at Iowa is likely to bring one of the priciest tickets in women’s college basketball history.