Caitlin Clark is nearing the end of her historic career at Iowa, and as she gets closer to the WNBA, she also gets closer to leaving college basketball with the all-time scoring record — men’s or women’s.
It’s considered to be a foregone conclusion that before Clark’s masterful career is over at Iowa, she will topple the all-time NCAA basketball scoring record, which is officially held by “Pistol” Pete Maravich.
Maravich has held the scoring record since leaving LSU in 1970 for the NBA after three years playing men’s basketball for the Tigers.
As Clark nears in on Maravich’s scoring records, here’s what you need to know about the key stats behind their records.
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Caitlin Clark vs. Pete Maravich
Points
Maravich played three seasons at LSU, and during that time, he averaged 44.2 points per season. He came in over 43.8 points per game every year. Ultimately, he tallied 3,667 points. Per NCAA rules, he was forbidden from playing as a true freshman.
Clark has started since she was a true freshman at Iowa, something Maravich was not allowed to do. She has averaged at least 26.6 points per game every season. Heading into Thursday’s game against Michigan, she has 3,520 total points.
Iowa still has five…
