Caitlin Clark passes Pete Maravich to become all-time NCAA Division I scoring leader
Source: Washington Post
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Caitlin Clark passes Pete Maravich to become all-time NCAA Division I scoring leader
By Chuck Culpepper
March 3, 2024 at 1:57 p.m. EST
Clark, whose No. 6 Iowa Hawkeyes faced No. 2 Ohio State on Sunday, needed 18 points to surpass Maravich for the record. Last week, the senior guard broke a pre-NCAA scoring record set by Lynette Woodard for women's major college basketball and announced her intention to enter the 2024 WNBA draft, where she's widely expected to be the No. 1 overall pick.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/03/03/caitlin-clark-iowa-senior-day/
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twodogsbarking
(9,913 posts)Prof. Toru Tanaka
(1,996 posts)freshmen were not allowed to be on the varsity teams in those days.
Clark is a once in a generation player who can do it all and congratulations to her on reaching this milestone. She will continue to achieve great things in the WNBA!
The Grand Illuminist
(1,343 posts)Women three pointer lines are of shorter distance.
MichMan
(12,002 posts)Both mens and women's teams play in the same arenas. They don't repaint the lines back and forth.
The ball is 1" smaller and the hoop is a foot closer to the ground for the women.
barbaraann
(9,168 posts)Some of the people in my family are tired of hearing me brag about it, so I'll brag here.
twodogsbarking
(9,913 posts)barbaraann
(9,168 posts)AZSkiffyGeek
(11,150 posts)Saw so many greats in the late 70s - Maravich, Kareem, Dr J... Too young to see Wilt Chamberlain though...
barbaraann
(9,168 posts)At least we have YouTube to relive some of those times.
dameatball
(7,405 posts)Gator basketball was mediocre back then and much of the crowd just came to see Pete. I recall his passing was phenomenal.
former9thward
(32,136 posts)It is just a statistic. NCAA Women's basketball does not even remotely have the defense that exists in NCAA Men's basketball. They should not be compared. And defense in men's was even better in Maravich's day than now.
snowybirdie
(5,251 posts)Anyone?
former9thward
(32,136 posts)BuddhaGirl
(3,615 posts)DiceK
(37 posts)Male athletes will survive, I promise!
former9thward
(32,136 posts)Yes, men will do well.
You know just try and enjoy things. So many shitty things in the news. This stuff is cool, just relax!
snowybirdie
(5,251 posts)The Gym/Health teacher told us girls only could play half court basketball so they wouldn't hurt their "child bearing organs". Ha!
Kennah
(14,352 posts)No, I wasn't told that in school, but I did attend school in that era. I've read about it since as pseudo science that was uttered. Women didn't run the 1500 meter in the Olympics until 1972, and I think 1973 was the first year that women were allowed to run the Boston Marathon.
OhioTim
(259 posts)but if we are going to have men's sports records broken by women are we going to have all women's records in sports like track and swimming now replaced by men?
Renew Deal
(81,897 posts)Maravich has the most points in men's college basketball and had the most points among men and women. Clark has the most points in women's college basketball and among all players.
The way the players got to the records is very different. Clark played many more games and had a three point line. Maravich's rookie year didn't count, there was no 3 point line, and the SEC was segregated. The thing that's amazing is the record lasting as long as it has, though it may be threatened on the men's side if NIL keeps players in school.
Its ok to just enjoy things! What a great story!
Iggo
(47,591 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,913 posts)rurallib
(62,478 posts)it is meant to be played.
Pistol Pete also played the game that way
moniss
(4,274 posts)start to throw shade at Caitlin Clark and her career stats. You play in the era you're in. How many of the older college players on the men's side would have had even bigger careers if the NCAA hadn't banned the dunk? How much better would the women's game have progressed and players have stats if for years the NCAA and society at large hadn't crapped all over it? You can go on and on with that kind of thing and it is possibly as silly a thing to do given rule changes, academic requirement changes etc. My eyes gloss over when I hear people arguing things like baseball hitting records from now compared to the days of Gehrig and Ruth. It would be like arguing the Indy 500 from the 1950's compared to today.
I think Caitlin Clark is a great player and much about her game goes beyond her scoring. I remember a few years back when Jackie Stiles was having huge games and it wouldn't even get written about. It is typical of sports media also to constantly talk about a handful of topics/teams/players and ignore anything else. If you want to see some of the greatest performances that don't get reported or covered check out women's track and field. Watch videos of some of our teams for the US going to the Pan Am games and doing the relay events. Blows me away how exciting our teams have been. Remember something too about those women working so hard on their athletic career in track. They don't generally have big lucrative sports careers waiting for them when they graduate.
Prairie Gates
(1,097 posts)It's a remarkable phenomenon.
berniesandersmittens
(11,348 posts)Mosby
(16,416 posts)Just saying.
Something about Clark bugs me, she's a little too cocky and dominates the offense in a bad way, imo. I think when she's in the wnba her fellow team mates will have something to say about her time on ball.
DavidDvorkin
(19,505 posts)They will be cheering as she leads them to titles. I guess you're not a fan of Larry Bird's or Steph Curry's games?
Curry is averaging 17 shooting attempts per game, Bird averaged 19 career, and Clark is averaging 22 attempts for the 23-24 season, 5 games she took over 30 shots. She is shooting a whopping 47% from the field, which is good for 68th place in the current NBA season.
My point stands, she a ball hog.
Ignore Larry Bird's 1984/85 where he won the MVP averaging 22 shots per game with fewer assists per game than Clark. He shot over 20 attempts per game 4 different seasons. Oh and in college he averaged 23 attempts per game. Curry over 20 attempts in 3 different seasons. Last years playoffs almost 24 per game.
Yup there's something about her game you don't like, you're just not saying what it actually is.
StFrancis1
(7 posts)Firstly, the fact she is leading the country in assists, I feel, changes any comparison with Pete, she makes everyone around her better... Remember Caitlin averages 20 shots a game versus Pete's 40, and with his father as coach, there wasn't any narrative beyond Pete at LSU... they never appeared in the NCAA tournament... finished 4th in the NIT once... the SEC was segregated, so the competition pool diminished... it was wonderfully engaging, but kind of a lily white one man Loyola-Marymount...
Mosby
(16,416 posts)She has 12 against Penn st. That's pretty awful.
Averages 4.5 per game, that's more than every NBA player in the 23-24 season.
I would think sports fans would root or want to witness greatness regardless of what team you root for or the gender of the athlete.
Im a Celtics fan but man Ill miss LeBron and Curry when they retire. Ill miss their transcendent play.
With Clark, we are witnessing greatness.
Mosby
(16,416 posts)She will be a formidable offensive threat, especially playing with more capable players in the pros, her already high assist numbers could increase a lot.
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