1HEMI1

Let’s talk Christian Laettner and Caitlin Clark Christian Laettner is widely regarded as one of the greatest college basketball players ever. During his four years at Duke from 1988 to 1992, he built a résumé unlike any other, leading the Blue Devils to multiple championship runs while setting NCAA Tournament records that still stand today. _______________________________ Caitlin Clark, like Laettner, put together one of the greatest college basketball careers in history Becoming the NCAA’s • All-time leading scorer for both men’s and women’s basketball • Winning multiple National Player of the Year awards • Earning unanimous First-Team All-American honors • Leading Iowa to back-to-back national championship game appearances • Shattering records for points, assists, three-pointers & television viewership along the way. Yet, much like Christian Laettner after his legendary run at Duke, Clark has faced a much tougher adjustment against bigger, stronger, faster, and more athletic competition in the professional ranks. While it is far too early to judge her WNBA career, the comparison raises an interesting question: Could Clark ultimately become the women’s version of Laettner —a transcendent college superstar whose dominance proved harder to replicate at the next level?