Caitlin Clark points record tracker: When will Iowa star pass Kelsey Plum, Pete Maravich for college basketball scoring…
Records, for one thing, are designed to be broken. Superstar Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes is headed toward exactly that.
Clark is about to become the new all-time leading scorer in the NCAA record books as her senior season draws to a close. She was 810 points short of Kelsey Plum’s record as the women’s all-time leader in scoring going into the 2023–24 season, and 950 points short of Pete Maravich’s record overall.
Clark is well on her way to the all-time lead with a scoring average of 31.7 points per game, which leads the country. Follow her as she approaches the threshold of history to overtake Plum and Maravich in the standings for scoring crowns.
Caitlin Clark’s point total tracker Caitlin Clark’s NCAA women’s scoring championship matchup with Kelsey Plum
Just 138 points separate Caitlin Clark from tying Kelsey Plum’s record. Clark is five games away from breaking the all-time scoring record in women’s NCAA Division I basketball, based on her scoring average of 31.7 points per game.
Clark will overtake Plum at her current rate when Iowa plays Michigan on Thursday, February 15.
Pete Maravich versus Caitlin Clark for the NCAA men’s scoring title
Pete Maravich’s record is 278 points away from being tied by Caitlin Clark. Clark is nine games away from breaking the all-time scoring record in NCAA Division 1 basketball, based on her average of 31.7 points per game.
Clark will overtake Maravich at her current rate when Iowa plays its final regular-season game against Ohio State on Sunday, March 3. It’s also the Hawkeyes’ senior day game against Ohio State.
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The 2023–24 Iowa women’s basketball schedule
Iowa plays nine more games in the regular season before the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament gets underway on March 6th. Iowa’s chances of finishing in the top four in conference play are good, as it will receive a double bye and start its tournament play on Friday, March 8.
| Date | Opponent | Time (ET) | Network |
| Jan. 31 | at Northwestern | 8 p.m. | Peacock |
| Feb. 3 | at Maryland | 8 p.m. | Fox Sports Live |
| 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. | FS1 |
| Feb. 28 | at Minnesota | 9 p.m. | Peacock |
| March 3 | vs. Ohio State | 1 p.m. | Fox |
| March 6-10 | Big Ten Tournament | TBD | TBA |
Iowa is scheduled to compete in the 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in addition to the Big Ten Tournament. Nevertheless, there will be at least 11 more games for Clark and the Hawkeyes in the 2023–2024 campaign.
Clark will score at least 380 more points, according to her scoring average, which would comfortably put her in first place.
Leaders in scoring for women’s basketball in NCAA Division I
With her 57 points on February 25, 2017, Kelsey Plum, who played four years at Washington and averaged 25.4 points per game, took the lead all-time. Jackie Stiles had held the record for 16 years, scoring 3,393 points at Missouri State, before Plum’s performance.
Clark, a player who scored 26.6 points a night as aa freshman, is one of just 16 NCAA Division 1 women’s players to reach the 3,000-point mark, with a career scoring average of 27.9 points per game.
| Rank | Player | Points | Career |
| 1. | Kelsey Plum | 3,527 | 2013-17 |
| 2. | Kelsey Mitchell | 3,402 | 2014-18 |
| 3. | Jackie Stiles | 3,393 | 1997-01 |
| 4. | Caitlin Clark | 3,389 | 2020-Present |
| 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 |
Leaders in scoring for Division I basketball in NCAA
Since his last year at LSU in 1970, Hall of Famer Pete Maravich has led all NCAA Division 1 scorers in scoring.
Among the best records in basketball history is Maravich’s. Before the 3-point line was implemented, Maravich scored 3,667 points in three seasons because freshmen were not allowed to play varsity basketball. Maravich played in 83 games and averaged 44.2 points per game.
| 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. | Kelsey Mitchell | 3,402 | 2014-18 |
| 5. | Jackie Stiles | 3,393 | 1997-01 |
| 6. | Caitlin Clark | 3,389 | 2020-Present |
| 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 |
Average lifetime scoring for Caitlin Clark
Clark’s scoring average has gone up every year since she started the season with 26.6 points per game as a freshman. With a career-high 31.7 points per game average as a senior, Clark leads the NCAA.
With 27.9 points per game over her career, Clark has the second-highest scoring average in Division 1 women’s basketball history. The only other woman with a greater career scoring average is Patricia Hoskins, who played at Mississippi Valley State from 1985 to 1989 and averaged 28.4 points per game.
| Season | Points per game | Total points |
| 2020-21 | 26.6 | 799 |
| 2021-22 | 27.0 | 863 |
| 2022-23 | 27.8 | 1,055 |
| 2023-24 | 31.7 | 634 |
| Career | 27.9 | 3,351 |
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