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Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Kristen Wong

Why Caitlin Clark Is Wearing No. 12—Not No. 22—for Team USA

No. 22 bears a special significance to Fever superstar Caitlin Clark, who has donned the number ever since her college days at Iowa.

Clark originally picked No. 22 because she was born on Jan. 22—a simple but practical reason. The number became fused with her identity on the Hawkeyes, as she led Iowa to two national title games and surpassed Pete Maravich as the all-time leading scorer in both men’s and women’s Division I basketball.

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