Clark returned to Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday to have her number 22 retired in a ceremony after the Hawkeyes’ 76-67 win over No. 4 USC, one season after she completed her historic college career.

The greatest Hawkeye of them all had her No. 22 jersey hoisted to the rafters forever, and the ceremony almost became a footnote to the game that preceded it. With Caitlin Clark and her family sitting 11 rows from the floor,

While Caitlin Clark and her past were honored Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, this unforgettable day was also about the future.