Clark wins Naismith POTY, AP Player of the Year

[Franisdaman]

One consequence of the NCAA takeover is all but writing the early legends out of the record book. Franisdaman is counting down Caitlin Clark's assault on Kelsey Plum's NCAA scoring record of 3,527. I don't blame him for that, because that is what the NCAA says the record is. But Lynette Woodard scored 3,649 points at Kansas in the AIAW era, and that somehow seems not to count.

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I am guessing most people have never heard of the AIAW

 

[AMAYS]

Clark added AP Player of the Year honors this morning, too.

Clark adds the Wade, becoming the first BIG player to win the Naismith and the Wade. Past BIG Wade winners did not win the Naismith, and Gustafson, who won the Naismith, did not win the Wade.

 

[AMAYS]

I am guessing most people have never heard of the AIAW

Agree, but the NCAA could recognize and incorporate the AIAW numbers, somewhat similar to the NFL recognizing and incorporating AFL numbers.

 

[Franisdaman]

Clark adds the Wade, becoming the first BIG player to win the Naismith and the Wade. Past BIG Wade winners did not win the Naismith, and Gustafson, who won the Naismith, did not win the Wade.

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I am looking forward to her winning the Wooden Award and making it a clean sweep

 

[slipHawk]

Clean up on aisle 5! (Trophy aisle)

 

[AMAYS]

Naismith, AP, Wade, USBWA.

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[LarryMullenJr.]

Boston gonna cry?