A season after Iowa became the first women’s basketball program in Big Ten history to sell every ticket for every home game, the Hawkeyes repeated that feat. Despite an inconsistent year compared to its recent success, the environment Sunday was every bit as electric as what took place in Clark’s final season.

Caitlin Clark wasn’t back in her home arena to play a game. Still, the “butterflies,” the former Iowa guard said, were quite similar.

Amid the backdrop of a surprising 76-69 Iowa upset of No. 4 USC, it took almost 10 minutes to clear the floor of students who joined the Hawkeyes in a celebration. USC’s players and coaches decided to stay on their bench during the ceremony honoring Clark, which was something the Trojans had planned no matter what the outcome.

One of the greatest college basketball players of all time had her jersey lifted to the rafters on Sunday. Caitlin Clark, an Iowa legend and now star for

On the court, the Hawkeyes upset No. 4 USC with an impressive 76–69 victory. Making the win that much more meaningful was that it came on the day that the school was celebrating the retirement of Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 jersey, with Clark in attendance as the guest of honor.

On Sunday, when Caitlin pulled up to Carver-Hawkeye arena for her jersey retirement, she was all smiles and wearing a pretty dope letterman jacket. Nike made a custom creation for the former Iowa legend, which did not disappoint. The interior had a host of fantastic details in gold-colored font.

In the same week when Caitlin Clark’s historic Iowa jersey was eternised, a US lawmaker has now proposed to build a monument for the Indiana Fever point guard

House File 203 would bring the monument to the grounds of the Iowa Capitol complex. An exact location would be determined later.