Caitlin Clark is only in the early half of her senior season, but she’s already shattered some records in women’s college basketball — and she could have another year of domination in the college game.
The Iowa star can exercise a fifth-year option of eligibility because she was a freshman during the COVID-affected 2020-21 season, which the NCAA didn’t count toward student athletes’ eligibility. Clark remains undecided on whether she wants to take the next step in her basketball career, but she viewed the decision in a positive light when asked about it by the legendary former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski on his SiriusXM show.
“It’s a hard decision because, in my eyes, it’s like a win-win,” Clark said. “I can go and live out a life of a dream, or I can stay [at Iowa] and be in college — start working on my master’s or start working on another degree and still play college basketball with some of my best friends. That’s what makes it so hard. Both seem so amazing.
“It’s cool, though. COVID allowed me the opportunity to have this choice. I’m just trying to live in the moment. It’s a big decision and I try not to get too stressed out about it.”
Clark certainly hasn’t played like someone who has been stressed out by anything this season. She’s scoring a career-high 30.2…
