Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark made a triumphant return to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday, as Iowa held a jersey retirement ceremony for her after stunning JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC. To celebrate the momentous day, Clark donated $22,000 apiece to four local charitable organizations.
Clark donated to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Coralville Community Food Pantry, Boys and Girls Club of the Corridor and Special Olympics Iowa — East Central. Iowa coach Jan Jensen, an assistant under Bluder during Clark’s time with the Hawkeyes, made sure the sold-out crowd knew about Clark’s selfless act during her speech.
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“She’s the same today as when she came in,” Jensen said. “She’s full of confidence, she’s full of grace and she has an unbelievable power to make everybody around her better.”
Clark was at West Des Moines Dowling High School when she started being recruited…
