Caitlin Clark ultimate guide: The Iowa senior’s pursuit of the NCAA scoring record

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Jan 5, 2024, 08:18 PM ET

Caitlin Clark’s junior season at Iowa was epic. In leading the Hawkeyes to their first Final Four in 30 years, the point guard became the first player in NCAA Division I history with 900 points and 300 assists in a season, then swept every national player of the year award.

This season, Clark has another shot at etching her name in the record books: The senior could break Kelsey Plum’s mark for most career points in Division I history.

We’re tracking all of Clark’s milestones and pursuit of the all-time scoring mark — and several other Big Ten and NCAA records — during the 2023-24 season.

Clark is averaging 31.5 points per game this season. For her career, Clark has:

45 30-point games (including eight this season), the most by a Division I player in the last 25 seasons

14 triple-doubles (including three this season), which ranks second in D-I history behind Sabrina Ionescu (26)

10 40-point games (including two this season), the most by any D-I player over the last 25 seasons

become the first D-I women’s player in the last 25 years to score 40 points and hit a game-winning buzzer-beater in the same game

become the second D-I women’s player in the last 25 years to score at least 35 points in four consecutive games

become the first player in D-I history with 3,000 points, 750 rebounds and 750 assists

led Division I in assists per game in each of the last two seasons

Check back often as we’ll update Clark’s numbers every time Iowa plays.

All stats updated through Jan. 5.

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Caitlin Clark drills a game-winning logo 3 at buzzer for Iowa

Caitlin Clark gets her winning 3-pointer from the logo off just in time for Iowa.

Chasing PlumKelsey Plum closed her NCAA career at Washington with 3,527 points. Through her most recent game on Jan. 5, Caitlin Clark has 3,218 points.

29 points.
10 rebounds.
10 assists.
𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 💛@CaitlinClark22 x #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/rRM7Chulop

— Iowa Women’s Basketball (@IowaWBB) January 6, 2024 When does Iowa play next?A look at the Hawkeyes’ schedule, with Caitlin Clark’s line score from each game.

Next game: Jan. 10 at Purdue, 8 ET

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Caitlin Clark absolutely spikes this shot attempt

Caitlin Clark makes a stellar defensive play as she gets a booming block on the layup attempt.

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The Indiana Fever won the WNBA draft lottery in December, and Caitlin Clark is the projected No. 1 overall pick in ESPN’s latest mock draft.

Clark turns 22 in February and is eligible for the April 15 draft. However, Clark — and the rest of this year’s college seniors — could return for a fifth NCAA season in 2024-25 because of the COVID-19 waiver. And Clark has said she likely won’t make a decision on declaring for the draft until Iowa’s season ends. (Players have 48 hours following the conclusion of their final game of the season to declare for the draft.)

“I think it’s very similar to my college decision. It’s like I’m in the recruiting process again,” she said. “The biggest thing is I’m just going to trust my gut.”