During the final regular season home game of her college basketball career, Iowa Hawkeyes superstar Caitlin Clark made history by passing “Pistol” Pete Maravich to become the highest-scoring basketball player in the history of NCAA Division I basketball, and it sounds like she’s honored to have such a record.
After breaking Pete Maravich’s total during the first half of a game against the Ohio State Buckeyes, Caitlin Clark opened up about what the record means to her.
“It’s really crazy to think about,” Clark said when asked about having scored more points than anyone who has played Division I basketball, according to ESPN. “Honestly, if you would have told me that before my college career started, I would’ve laughed in your face and been like, ‘No, you’re insane.’
“I’ve always been able to score the ball, but I don’t think people really understand how many amazing players have come before me and been able to score the ball and do it at such a high rate and for teams that are really, really good.”
It’s worth noting that while Maravich played 83 games and set the record without a three-point line compared to Clark’s 130 games, he also took far more shots than Clark and had a significantly worse shooting percentage.
Maravich took an average of 38.1 shots per game throughout his college career with a field goal percentage of .438. Clark, meanwhile, has taken an average of 19.9 shots per game with a career field percentage of .465.
[ESPN]
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