President Joe Biden, LeBron James, Nike congratulate Caitlin Clark for breaking all-time NCAA scoring record
Caitlin Clark led No. 6 Iowa past No. 2 Ohio State 93-83 to close out the regular season on Sunday afternoon
Caitlin Clark made history on Sunday afternoon in Iowa City.
The Hawkeyes star officially surpassed Pete Maravich and became the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer while pushing No. 6 Iowa past No. 2 Ohio State 93-83 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Clark dropped 35 points in the game, which pushed her to 3,685 points in her career.
Clark, who needed just 18 points to break Maravich’s record entering Sunday’s regular season finale, already broke Kelsey Plum’s scoring record on the women’s side. She passed Lynette Woodard’s scoring record last week, too, which left only Maravich’s to top.
Woodard, along with other stars like rapper Travis Scott, former WNBA star Maya Moore, “Jake From State Farm,” and former MLB pitcher Nolan Ryan were all in attendance in Iowa City on Sunday.
Once Clark broke the record, plenty of big names in the basketball world immediately started congratulating her — including Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who became the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 points on Saturday night.
CONGRATS @CaitlinClark22 on becoming the All-Time leading scorer!! 🪣🪣🪣🪣🪣🪣🪣🪣🪣🪣🪣🪣🪣. 🙏🏾🫡👑
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 3, 2024
President Joe Biden congratulated Clark on social media on Sunday night, too.
Congratulations to Caitlin Clark on making history as the NCAA all-time leading scorer. With 3,685 points and counting, you’ve made your school proud. https://t.co/ZBzuVwgvNk
— President Biden (@POTUS) March 4, 2024
Nike, which has been all over Clark’s record-setting year, released an incredible new ad immediately after the record was broken.
It takes a once-in-a-generation player to break a record that’s stood for generations.
Congratulations to @caitlinclark22 — the new owner of the all-time NCAA scoring record. pic.twitter.com/bgbmu4cmC8— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) March 3, 2024
Nike, which put up a massive mural of Clark shooting in downtown Iowa City earlier in the week, completed it on Sunday. The company hung up a second banner of a basketball hoop on a parking garage across the street.
Clark announced on Thursday that she planned to declare for the WNBA Draft later this year instead of returning to Iowa City for a fifth season. She’s widely expected to go No. 1 overall in that draft, which would send her to the Indiana Fever.
The Fever, of course, joined in on congratulating Clark for her record on Sunday.
congratulations to Caitlin Clark on passing Pete Maravich's all-time NCAA scoring record. 🔥
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) March 3, 2024
Scott, Billie Jean King and others made sure to congratulate Clark, too.
Might need that #22 jersey tonight!!!!!
— TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) March 3, 2024
The collab you didn't know you needed. @LisaBluder x @trvisXX#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/Lir0pAqNoe
— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) March 3, 2024
She's done it!
Congratulations to the indomitable @CaitlinClark22 who has smashed a 54-year-old record and has become the NCAA All-Time Leading Scorer! 🏀 #WomenMakingHistory https://t.co/MO6p0sevJS— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) March 3, 2024
Cheering for @CaitlinClark22 in a 🔥 fit from @KrisJuszczyk pic.twitter.com/LHgtyJsi24
— Jake from State Farm (@JakeStateFarm) March 3, 2024
A big Congrats to @CaitlinClark22 @IowaWBB as she sets a new scoring record in college basketball passing the great Pistol Pete Maravich of @LSUBasketball fame. via @ESPN App https://t.co/1Fn1uN8HPE
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) March 3, 2024
@CaitlinClark22 breaks the basketball all time NCAA scoring record and elevates the conversation about women in sports. Thank you Caitlin for your courage, skill and determination to be great. #NODOUBT
— Brandi Chastain (@brandichastain) March 3, 2024
Clark and the Hawkeyes will now advance to the Big Ten tournament, which starts next week in Minneapolis.
