When will Caitlin Clark break the all-time NCAA men’s and women’s basketball record?

Caitlin Clark, who recently became the all-time highest scorer in NCAA women’s basketball history, is now pursuing another record.
The University of Iowa standout has 3,569 career points, 98 fewer than basketball Hall of Famer Pete Maravich’s total of 3,667 at Louisiana State University (LSU), which holds the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball record.
Maravich’s record is amazing given that he only played three years at LSU, averaging 44.2 points per game and doing it before the three-point line and shot clock existed, according to the NCAA.

Clark’s college superstardom has prompted similarities to Maravich’s complete dominance at LSU, garnering her the nickname ‘Ponytail Pete.’

However, unless Clark can equal Wilt Chamberlain’s iconic NBA record of 100 points in a single game, she is unlikely to break it in Iowa’s upcoming game against Indiana University on Thursday.

Clark’s career high is 49, set on the same night she broke Kelsey Plum’s women’s college basketball scoring record of 3,527. She made history in characteristic style, sinking a deep three-pointer near the center court logo to engrave her name in the record books.

The reigning national player of the year leads the country in scoring this season, averaging 32.8 points per game.

Clark would have to beat her career high and average 49.5 points over the next two games if she is to pass Maravich against Illinois on February 25.
The 22-year-old is more likely to break the mark on the road against Minnesota three days later, or at home against Ohio State in Iowa’s regular-season finale on March 3.

Clark also has the option to blow these records out of the water if she elects to forego the 2024 WNBA draft — when she is anticipated to be taken first overall. and

Stay in college for a fifth season. The senior gets an extra year of college eligibility due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on previous NCAA seasons.

This could be an appealing proposition for Clark, given the 2021 name, image, and likeness (NIL) rule, which allows collegiate athletes to profit from their personal brand.