Caitlin Clark Says ‘It Means the World to Me’ to Have No. 22 Iowa Jersey Retired: ‘A Great Feeling’

Caitlin Clark is having her legacy enshrined at her alma mater.

The 22-year-old basketball phenom, who played for the University of Iowa and graduated in May 2024, will have her jersey retired in the coming months. 

The college announced on Wednesday, Dec. 18, that the Time Athlete of the Year will be honored in a Feb. 2, 2025 ceremony, and her No. 22 Iowa jersey will be retired in celebration of Clark’s record-breaking college career.

"I'm forever proud to be a Hawkeye and Iowa holds a special place in my heart that is bigger than just basketball,” Clark said, per a University of Iowa Athletics press release.

"It means the world to me to receive this honor and to celebrate it with my family, friends and alumni,” continued Clark, who now plays for the WNBA's Indiana Fever. “It will be a great feeling to look up in the rafters and see my jersey alongside those that I've admired for so long."