One thing about records is that they’re meant to be broken. Iowa Hawkeyes superstar Caitlin Clark is on track to do just that.
As she nears the end of her senior season, Clark is on the verge of rewriting the NCAA record books as the new all-time leading scorer. She entered the 2023-24 season 810 points shy of Kelsey Plum’s record as the women’s all-time scoring leader and 950 points shy of Pete Maravich’s overall mark.
With a nation-leading scoring average of 32.0 points per game, Clark is well on her way to the all-time lead. As she is on the precipice of history, track her progress to catching Plum and Maravich for the scoring crowns.
(All stats current as of Jan. 31, 2024)
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Caitlin Clark points record tracker
Caitlin Clark vs. Kelsey Plum’s NCAA women’s scoring title
Caitlin Clark sits 103 points shy of tying Kelsey Plum’s record. She moved into second place on the all-time list during Iowa’s Jan. 31 game against Northwestern.
Based on Clark’s scoring average of 32.0 points per game, that puts her four games away from becoming the all-time scoring leader in women’s NCAA Division I basketball.
At her current pace, Clark will surpass Plum when Iowa hosts Michigan on Thursday, Feb. 15.
Caitlin Clark vs. Pete Maravich’s NCAA men’s scoring title
Caitlin Clark sits 243 points shy of tying Pete Maravich’s record. She moved into fourth place on the all-time list during Iowa’s Jan. 31 game against Northwestern.
Based on Clark’s scoring average of 32.0 points per game, she is eight games away from becoming the all-time scoring leader in NCAA Division I basketball.
At her current pace, Clark will surpass Maravich when Iowa hosts Ohio State in its regular-season finale on Sunday, March 3. The game vs. Ohio State is also senior day for the Hawkeyes.
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Iowa women’s basketball schedule 2023-24
Iowa has eight regular-season games remaining before the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament begins on Wednesday, March 6. Iowa will likely earn a top-four finish in conference play, meaning it will earn a double bye and begin its tournament play on Friday, March 8.
Date Opponent Time (ET) Network Feb. 3 at Maryland 8 p.m. Fox Feb. 8 vs. Penn State 9 p.m. Big Ten Network Feb. 11 at Nebraska 1 p.m. Fox Feb. 15 vs. Michigan 8 p.m. Peacock Feb. 22 at Indiana 8 p.m. Peacock Feb. 25 vs. Illinois 1 p.m. Feb. 28 at Minnesota 9 p.m. Peacock March 3 vs. Ohio State 1 p.m. March 6-10 Big Ten Tournament TBD TBA
In addition to the Big Ten Tournament, Iowa is in line to be in the field for the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. That said, Clark and the Hawkeyes will play at least 11 more times in the 2023-24 season.
Based on her scoring average, Clark will score at least 300 more points, which would put her in clear command of the first spot.
NCAA Division I women’s basketball scoring leaders
Kelsey Plum, who averaged 25.4 points per game throughout a four-year career at Washington, became the all-time leader with a 57-point showing on Feb. 25, 2017. With her performance, Plum broke a 16-year record held by Jackie Stiles, who scored 3,393 points at Missouri State.
Clark, who averaged 26.6 points per game as a freshman, has a career scoring average of 28.0 points per game and is one of just 16 NCAA Division I women’s players to surpass the 3,000-point plateau.
Rank Player Points Career 1. Kelsey Plum 3,527 2013-17 2. Caitlin Clark 3,424 2020-Present 3. Kelsey Mitchell 3,402 2014-18 4. Jackie Stiles 3,393 1997-01 5. Brittney Griner 3,283 2009-13 6. Patricia Hoskins 3,122 1985-89 7. Lorri Bauman 3,115 1980-84 8. Jerica Coley 3,107 2010-14 9. Rachel Banham 3,093 2011-16 10. Ashley Joens 3,060 2018-23
NCAA Division I basketball scoring leaders
Hall of Famer Pete Maravich has been the all-time scoring leader in NCAA Division I since his final season at LSU in 1970.
Maravich’s record is one of the most impressive in basketball history. Because freshmen weren’t permitted to play varsity basketball, Maravich scored 3,667 points in three seasons, doing so before the institution of the 3-point line. Maravich averaged 44.2 points over 83 career games.
Rank Player Points Career 1. Pete Maravich 3,667 1967-70 2. Antoine Davis 3,664 2018-23 3. Kelsey Plum 3,527 2013-17 4. Caitlin Clark 3,424 2020-Present 5. Kelsey Mitchell 3,402 2014-18 6. Jackie Stiles 3,393 1997-01 7. Brittney Griner 3,283 2009-13 8. Freeman Williams 3,249 1974-78 9. Chris Clemons 3,225 2015-19 10. Lionel Simmons 3,217 1986-90
Caitlin Clark career scoring average
Since averaging 26.6 points per game as a freshman, Clark has increased her scoring average each year. Clark’s average of 32.0 points per game as a senior is a career-best and leads the NCAA.
Clark’s career scoring average of 27.9 points per game is the second highest in women’s Division 1 basketball history. Patricia Hoskins, who averaged 28.4 points per game from 1985 to 1989 at Mississippi Valley State, is the only woman with a higher career scoring average.
Season Points per game Total points 2020-21 26.6 799 2021-22 27.0 863 2022-23 27.8 1,055 2023-24 32.0 672 Career 28.0 3,389