Not a single other college basketball player has a brighter spotlight on them right now than Caitlin Clark, who is likely less than a week away from breaking the women’s all-time scoring record. It’s a lot of pressure, but the Iowa senior is embracing it all.
In fact, Clark lives by a Billie Jean King quote printed in the Hawkeyes’ locker room: “pressure is a privilege.”
“We always talk about pressure as a privilege,” Clark told CBS Sports ahead of the 2023-24 season. ” … You want those expectations. You want people to expect you to be great. That’s what comes with winning a lot of games, being Big Ten champions, making it to the national title game.
“It’s something Coach [Lisa] Bluder always preaches: We have an opportunity here. Enjoy it, embrace it, but don’t ever change the way you play, the way we do things.”
Clark currently has 3,489 career points, just 39 shy of breaking the women’s college basketball record set by former Washington star Kelsey Plum.
Iowa has the nation’s top offense this season, and Clark is a big reason why as she leads all Division I players in points and assists per game. She’s been exceptional her entire college career, as she’s Iowa’s all-time leading scorer and
