University of Iowa to retire Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 jersey [Video]

Fans of Caitlin Clark got a final chance to bid farewell to the basketball superstar Wednesday night when the University of Iowa held its end-of-year celebration.

Some 8,000 screaming fans packed into Iowa’s home arena to commemorate the Hawkeyes’ season. During the festivities, Iowa athletics director Beth Goetz announced that Iowa will be retiring Clark’s No. 22 jersey, making it just the third in program history to be memorialized. 

“There’s been a lot of really good 22s to come before me and play for this program, whether it’s Kathleen Doyle or Sam Logic,” Clark said after the announcement. “So, that number holds a lot of weight, far beyond my name, and I guess I’m just really grateful.”

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