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Caitlin Clark tracker: Iowa star sets sights on Pete Maravich

Caitlin Clark is the best scorer in women’s basketball this season. And now, she’s also the best scorer in the history of women’s NCAA basketball. 

On Thursday vs. Michigan, Clark broke the record set in 2017 by Washington’s Kelsey Plum when, fittingly, Clark hit a logo 3 with 7:48 left in the first quarter. She finished with a career-high 49 points, and congratulations poured in from all over the sports world.

There are still other records to break: Clark is on pace to top the men’s scoring record, set by Pete Maravich in 1970 (3,667 points) in just three seasons, back before the 3-point line existed. 

She should also pass Lynette Woodard, who set the all-time women’s college scoring record at Kansas from 1977-81 when she scored 3,649 points for the Jayhawks. The NCAA didn’t run women’s basketball back then, which means Woodard’s record has been confined to the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) record books. 

Both records would be impressive feats for the senior All-American who led Iowa to the national championship game in April after being named the consensus national player of the year. Clark is expected to be the 2024 national player of the year, too. 

How many points did Caitlin Clark score in Iowa’s game last night?

vs. Michigan, Feb. 15: First, Clark broke the scoring record in quick fashion, launching and connecting on a logo 3 just 2 minutes, 12 seconds into the game to top Kelsey Plum’s previous high of 3,527. But she didn’t exactly slow down after that, scoring a career-high 49 points in Iowa’s 106-89 win. She shot 16-of-31 from the field, including 9-of-18 from 3, and tallied 13 assists and five rebounds, too. 

How many career points does Caitlin Clark have?

Caitlin Clark has 3,569 career points (and counting!) after scoring 49 vs. Michigan.

Points shy of breaking Maravich’s record: 99

Caitlin Clark’s next game on TV?

Clark and Iowa will return to the court next Thursday at No. 12 Indiana. Tip is set for 8 p.m. ET, and the game will be broadcast on Peacock.

Iowa’s schedule the rest of the season:

Thursday, Feb. 22 at Indiana, 8 p.m. ET on Peacock
Sunday, Feb. 25 vs. Illinois, 1 p.m. ET on FS1
Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Minnesota, 9 p.m. ET on Peacock
Sunday, March 3 vs. Ohio State, 1 p.m. on FOX
March 6-10, Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis, times and TV vary

Caitlin Clark game-by-game points in 2023-24

Here’s a breakdown of Clark’s scoring this season for the Hawkeyes:

vs. Michigan, 2/15/24: 49 points
at Nebraska, 2/11/24: 31 points
vs. Penn State, 2/8/24: 27 points
at Maryland, 2/3/24: 38 points
at Northwestern, 1/31/24: 35 points
vs. Nebraska, 1/27/2024: 38 points
at Ohio State, 1/21/2024: 45 points (season-high)
vs. Wisconsin, 1/16/2024: 32 points
vs. Indiana, 1/13/2024: 30 points
at Purdue, 1/10/2024: 26 points
at Rutgers, 1/5/2024: 29 points
vs. Michigan State, 1/2/2024: 40 points
vs. Minnesota, 12/30/2023: 35 points
vs. Loyola Chicago, 12/21/2023: 35 points
vs. Cleveland State, 12/16/2023: 38 points
at Wisconsin, 12/10/2023: 28 points
vs. Iowa State, 12/6/2023: 35 points
vs. Bowling Green, 12/2/2023: 24 points
vs. Kansas State, 11/26/2023: 32 points
vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 11/25/2023: 21 points
vs. Purdue Fort Wayne, 11/24/2023: 29 points
vs. Drake, 11/19/2023: 35 points
vs. Kansas State, 11/16/2023: 24 points
at UNI, 11/12/2023: 24 points
vs. Virginia Tech, 11/9/2023: 44 points
vs. FDU, 11/6/2023: 28 points

How many points does Caitlin Clark average per game?

Through 25 games in the 2023-24 season, Clark is averaging 32.8 points. Over her career, she’s averaged 28.3 points.

One of the most impressive parts of Clark’s game is that she’s averaged more points each season. Here’s how it breaks down:

Freshman year: 26.6 points
Sophomore year: 27.0 points
Junior year: 27.8 points
Senior year: 32.8 points

What is Caitlin Clark’s shooting percentage?

In a word: impressive. Clark is currently connecting on 47.5% of her shots and 39.9% from 3-point range, eye-popping when you consider the attention she demands from defenses. Her ability to score consistently from long-range is especially impressive considering that she takes so many 3s from 25 feet or deeper (the college 3-point line is 22 feet, 1.75 inches).

What is Caitlin Clark’s highest-scoring game?

Clark’s highest-scoring game came on Feb. 16, 2024, when she dropped 49 points vs. Michigan in Iowa’s 106-89 win. It wasn’t just her single-game career high, but also a program record for single game scoring. Additionally, she handed out 13 assists and grabbed five rebounds, the 58th double-double of her career.

Who is Pete Maravich, NCAA’s all-time leading scorer?

The NCAA’s all-time leading scorer, ‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich of LSU, was a shooting, dribbling and passing whiz who dominated the college game during his three seasons in Baton Rouge.

The son of Tigers coach Press Maravich averaged an astounding 44.2 points per game for his career, finishing with an NCAA record 3,667 – a total that Iowa women’s star Caitlin Clark has a chance to surpass this season.

Unlike Clark, Maravich did not have the advantage of the 3-point shot, which was universally implemented by the NCAA for the 1987 season. He also accumulated his record-setting point total in just three seasons of college basketball.

Who is Lynette Woodard, women’s college basketball’s all-time leading scorer?

Woodard is a Wichita, Kansas native and after her high school playing days, she arrived at the University of Kansas in 1977.

Woodard was the captain and second-leading scorer for the United States as Team USA took the gold medal in basketball at the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles. A year later, she became the first woman ever to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.

When Woodard started playing college basketball, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was the governing body for women’s college sports. The NCAA did not start sponsoring women’s sports until 1982, holding the first NCAA women’s tournament that season.

Because Woodard’s 3,639 career points at Kansas predates the NCAA’s sponsor of women’s sports, her stats and records are not found or recognized in the NCAA’s official record books.

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Why HOFer’s name is not on scoring list as Caitlin Clark nears record

On Thursday, the college basketball world will be fixated on Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa as Caitlin Clark is primed to break the women’s NCAA scoring record, currently held by Kelsey Plum of Washington.

While Clark climbed the scoring charts, passing such stars as Brittney Griner, Jackie Stiles, and Kelsey Mitchell, there is one name that is missing from those NCAA scoring lists.

Her name is Lynette Woodard and she is one of the greatest women’s basketball players ever. In her four seasons at Kansas four decades ago, she rewrote the record books, leading to a Hall of Fame career.

Who is Lynette Woodard?

Woodard is a Wichita, Kansas native and after her high school playing days, arrived at the University of Kansas in 1977.

She finished her career scoring 3,649 points, the most ever by a women’s college basketball player, and just 18 points behind the men’s career scoring leader, LSU’s Pete Maravich. She won the Wade Trophy in 1981, given to the nation’s best women’s college basketball player and a four-time Kodak All-American.

Woodard was the captain and second-leading scorer for the United States as Team USA took the gold medal in basketball at the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles. A year later, she became the first woman ever to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.

She played for the WNBA’s Cleveland Rockers and Detroit Shock before retiring from basketball in 1999. Woodard was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Lynette Woodard’s scoring record not recognized

When Woodard started playing college basketball, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was the governing body for sports. The NCAA did not start sponsoring women’s sports until 1982, holding the first NCAA women’s tournament that season.

Because Woodard’s 3,639 career points at Kansas predates the NCAA’s sponsor of women’s sports, her stats and records are not found or recognized in the NCAA’s official record books.

The real record?

There is another women’s basketball player that actually has more career points than Woodard.

Pearl Moore played at Francis Marion University, a now NCAA Division II school located in Florence, South Carolina, from 1975-79, and scored 4,061 points in 127 games.

At Francis Marion, Moore played for Naismith Hall of Famer Sylvia Hatchell, who went on to win an NCAA title with North Carolina in 1993. Moore was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021.

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Why HOFer’s name is not on scoring list as Caitlin Clark nears record

On Thursday, the college basketball world will be fixated on Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa as Caitlin Clark is primed to break the women’s NCAA scoring record, currently held by Kelsey Plum of Washington.

While Clark climbed the scoring charts, passing such stars as Brittney Griner, Jackie Stiles, and Kelsey Mitchell, there is one name that is missing from those NCAA scoring lists.

Her name is Lynette Woodard and she is one of the greatest women’s basketball players ever. In her four seasons at Kansas four decades ago, she rewrote the record books, leading to a Hall of Fame career.

Who is Lynette Woodard?

Woodard is a Wichita, Kansas native and after her high school playing days, arrived at the University of Kansas in 1977.

She finished her career scoring 3,649 points, the most ever by a women’s college basketball player, and just 18 points behind the men’s career scoring leader, LSU’s Pete Maravich. She won the Wade Trophy in 1981, given to the nation’s best women’s college basketball player and a four-time Kodak All-American.

Woodard was the captain and second-leading scorer for the United States as Team USA took the gold medal in basketball at the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles. A year later, she became the first woman ever to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.

She played for the WNBA’s Cleveland Rockers and Detroit Shock before retiring from basketball in 1999. Woodard was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Lynette Woodard’s scoring record not recognized

When Woodard started playing college basketball, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was the governing body for sports. The NCAA did not start sponsoring women’s sports until 1982, holding the first NCAA women’s tournament that season.

Because Woodard’s 3,639 career points at Kansas predates the NCAA’s sponsor of women’s sports, her stats and records are not found or recognized in the NCAA’s official record books.

The real record?

There is another women’s basketball player that actually has more career points than Woodard.

Pearl Moore played at Francis Marion University, a now NCAA Division II school located in Florence, South Carolina, from 1975-79, and scored 4,061 points in 127 games.

At Francis Marion, Moore played for Naismith Hall of Famer Sylvia Hatchell, who went on to win an NCAA title with North Carolina in 1993. Moore was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021.

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GOP senators urge Biden admin to ‘immediately’ end ‘racist’ policy in CHIPS grant approval: ‘Anti-American’

Republican senators are urging the Biden administration to immediately reverse what they call a ‘racist’ and ‘anti-American’ policy for distributing CHIPS Act grants before it violates the law.

The top Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee, Ranking Member Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and members Sens. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo, penned a letter exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo about the agency’s guidance stating it would consider the race of an applicant’s suppliers when awarding CHIPS Act funding.

The senators say that policy is a clear violation of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, Title IV, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

The guidance requires applicants to document ‘how the applicant intends to address the inclusion of … minority-owned business … through a supplier diversity plan’ with ‘measurable targets,’ including how much money it plans to spend on ‘minority-owned’ suppliers by 2030.

The guidance also explains that the Commerce Department will consider an applicant’s diversity plan as part of the merit review process and access that plan based on the applicant’s strategy for engaging with minority-owned businesses and ‘commitment to tracking and disclosing disaggregated data on supplier diversity and contractor/subcontractor diversity.’

Cruz told Fox News Digital the Biden administration’s decision to ‘dole out CHIPS funding based on the skin color of an applicant’s supply chain is racist and anti-American.’ 

‘I’m calling on the Commerce Department to immediately rescind its unconstitutional policy,’ Cruz said. ‘If it fails to do so, it will most certainly face fierce opposition in the courts.’ 

The bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act was signed into law in 2022 and works to strengthen American manufacturing, supply chains and national security. 

In their letter to Raimondo, the senators warned that the policy is ‘illegal’ and urged the secretary to ‘withdraw it before it causes real harm.’

‘The Department’s Guidance intentionally treats certain applicants worse than others on the ground of the race of their suppliers. Title VI forbids such discrimination,’ they wrote.

‘In addition to instructing the federal government to violate the law, the Guidance also encourages private businesses to discriminate on the basis of race in violation of federal law, specifically Section 1981,’ they continued. ‘Section 1981 makes it illegal for private companies to discriminate on the basis of race when making and enforcing contracts.’

But the senators said the Commerce Department ‘has not yet finalized a grant for any CHIPS funding to any applicants,’ meaning the agency ‘still has time to reverse course before it breaks the law.’

Cruz and his GOP colleagues demanded Raimondo respond to their letter and rescind the Commerce Department’s policy by Feb. 29. If she fails to rescind the policy, Cruz and his colleagues are demanding that she detail ‘the reasons you believe the Guidance does not violate the United States Constitution or Title VI, or induce private parties to violate Section 1981.’ 

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DOJ defends Special Counsel report on Biden’s memory: ‘Consistent with legal requirement,’ not ‘gratuitous’

The Justice Department defended Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on President Biden saying it was ‘consistent with legal requirements and Department policy’ after the White House sent a pointed letter to the agency.

In the letter, obtained by Fox News, Associate Deputy Attorney General Bradley Weinsheimer defended the Hur report and its release to the public as being ‘consistent’ with the DOJ’s policy, and its legal requirements.

‘Having carefully considered your arguments, the Department concludes that the report as submitted to the Attorney General, and its release, are consistent with legal requirements and Department policy,’ the letter, which was sent to White House Counsel Ed Siskel and Personal Counsel to Joe Biden Bob Bauer, said.

Weinsheimer noted that the fall-out surrounding the release of Hur’s report on the president’s memory was not ‘gratuitous’ or ‘unduly prejudicial.’

‘The identified language is neither gratuitous nor unduly prejudicial because it is not offered to criticize or demean the President,’ the letter noted. ‘Rather, it is offered to explain Special Counsel Hur’s conclusions about the President’s state of mind in possessing and retaining classified information.’

The associate deputy attorney general also pushed back against the White House’s claims that the report ‘inappropriately commented’ on Biden’s conduct with classified documents.

‘Your claim that Special Counsel Hur inappropriately commented on uncharged conduct is misplaced,’ Weinsheimer wrote. ‘As an initial matter, as described above, rather than commenting on uncharged conduct, Special Counsel Hur was applying the evidence he gathered to the applicable law.’

‘Special Counsel Hur’s report provides significant detail on the basis of his declination decisions. This includes factors that support his determination o f whether the President knew he possessed classified information and whether he acted willfully in possessing and retaining it,’ he said.

‘The language to which you object goes directly to these issues,’ Weinsheimer said.

Since Hur’s report, which was released last Thursday, the White House has pushed back against the findings that characterized Biden as an ‘elderly man with a poor memory.’ 

Biden has also been vocal about the report’s findings, lashing out that he ‘did not remember, even within several years, when his son Beau died.’

‘How the h— dare he raise that,’ Biden yelled during a press conference on Tuesday. ‘Frankly, when I was asked the question, I thought to myself, it wasn’t any of their d— business.’

Two sources later revealed to Fox News that it was Biden who brought up his son’s 2015 death-not Hur.

‘We conclude that no criminal charges are warranted in this matter,’ the report, released Thursday, states. ‘We would reach the same conclusion even if the Department of Justice policy did not foreclose criminal charges against a sitting president.’

The White House and the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Fox News’ David Spunt and Jake Gibson contributed to this report.

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Identifying Powerful Trends with This Game-Changing ADX Setup

On this week’s edition of Stock Talk with Joe Rabil, Joe shares the criteria for his favorite ADX setup. He explains what he needs to see on 2 different timeframes to put a stock into position for a powerful trend that can last a long time. Joe closes out the show by covering the symbol requests that came through for the week, including FTNT, GOOGL, and more.

This video was originally published on February 15, 2024. Click this link to watch on StockCharts TV.

Archived episodes of the show are available at this link. Send symbol requests to stocktalk@stockcharts.com; you can also submit a request in the comments section below the video on YouTube. Symbol Requests can be sent in throughout the week prior to the next show.

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SMCI Breaks $1,000 Level – What’s Next?

In this edition of StockCharts TV‘s The Final Bar, Bob Lang of Explosive Options shares three charts he’s following as the S&P 500 continues to hold the crucial 5,000 level. Host David Keller, CMT highlights key stocks on the earnings list, including DKNG, COIN, and DASH.

This video originally premiered on February 15, 2024. Watch on our dedicated Final Bar page on StockCharts TV!

New episodes of The Final Bar premiere every weekday afternoon. You can view all previously recorded episodes at this link.

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BUY Signals Continue to Diminish

A Golden Cross BUY Signal is generated when the 50-day EMA of a price index crosses up through its 200-day EMA. DecisionPoint’s Golden Cross Index (GCI) shows the percentage of stocks in a price index that have a Golden Cross BUY Signal, and is an expression of long-term strength.

A Silver Cross BUY Signal is generated when the 20-day EMA of a price index crosses up through its 50-day EMA. DecisionPoint’s Silver Cross Index (SCI) shows the percentage of stocks in a price index have a Silver Cross BUY Signal, and is an expression of intermediate-term strength.

Let’s focus on the Silver Cross Index on the chart below. We can see that it has moved down from a high of about 90 percent in January to 72 percent, which creates a negative divergence against the rising price index (SPY). In order to lose a Silver Cross BUY, price must move below the 20-day EMA and 50-day EMA. Referring to the chart panels showing % Stocks > 20EMA and 50EMA, 62% of stocks are currently below both of those EMAs, meaning the SCI can drop another 10 percent. As the SCI continues to deteriorate, that will put downward pressure on the S&P 500.

The long-term picture on the Golden Cross Index is not so pressing. The GCI is currently at 73%, and the % Stocks > 200EMA is at 69%, which is not a serious amount of potential deterioration.

Conclusion: The rally is being undermined by continued deterioration in the percentage of stocks with Silver Cross BUY Signals. The fact that prices continue to rise demonstrates the increasing influence of larger-cap stocks, so it is not guaranteed that prices will ultimately break downward. Nevertheless, it is not a healthy condition, and increased caution is needed.

These are the market, sector, and industry group indexes for which we have individual Silver Cross and Golden Cross Indexes.

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A rare high-performance Cadillac that once belonged to President Joe Biden is up for auction

A 2018 Cadillac ATS-V Sedan once leased by President Joe Biden has gone up for auction.

The car was built as a “one-of-one specification” for Biden while he was out of office after serving as vice president under President Barack Obama. Namely, the car features tinted windows and a Kona Brown interior that is not known to exist for any other factory-built ATS-V model.

In a statement, a Cadillac spokesperson confirmed Biden’s connection to the car, noting the original wheels had also been replaced. The car’s documentation shows they are 18-inch CT4-V Blackwing wheels finished in Tech Bronze.

“He clearly has great taste in cars,” the spokesperson said.

Biden has long played up his love of automobiles. He is perhaps most associated with a Goodwood Green 1967 Corvette Stingray that he received in his mid-20s as a wedding gift from his father, a longtime Chevy dealer. The four-speed, manual-transmission ‘Vette features a 327-cubic-inch L79 V8 engine rated at 350 horsepower.

Biden showed off the vehicle in an episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage” on CNBC.

Emails supporting the 2018 ATS-V’s documentation show Biden’s Secret Service detail requested that the car’s exterior come in black. Biden insisted on nothing else “extraordinary” about the car besides the Kona Brown leather interior. It’s not clear when the custom wheels were added.

The emails from 2017 also show Biden was considering reaching out directly to GM CEO Mary Barra or Johan de Nysschen, a onetime Cadillac executive, about the car.

Biden test-drove a CTS — a larger but more fuel-efficient version of the car — “for a few hours” before deciding on the ATS-V due to its smaller size, the emails from 2017 show.

The ATS-V up for auction has about 16,000 miles and had a high bid of nearly $30,000 among 13 bids as of Thursday afternoon, with six days of bidding remaining. Kelley Blue Book estimates an average 2018 ATS-V could fetch as much as $53,000 on the resale market.

The auction, though unrelated to Biden in the present day, is happening as the White House pushes for new standards to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The new rules also call on manufacturers to build and sell more electric vehicles, with the goal of having at least 50% of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030.

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Steph vs. Sabrina: Must-see 3-point contest between NBA’s, WNBA’s top shooters

Put two great basketball minds together (Sabrina Ionescu and Steph Curry) and get one great NBA All-Star idea.

Ionescu, the New York Liberty’s star guard, won the 2023 WNBA 3-point contest in July, Curry, the Golden State Warriors’ star guard, took note of Ionescu’s record-setting 37-point final round, making 25 of 27 3-pointers, including 20 consecutive.

Curry posted on social media, “Ridiculous,” and Ionescu responded, “Shoot out?”

By night’s end, Ionescu and Curry, who share a Bay Area connection, were on the phone, discussing the idea, which became a tentative plan which became fruition.

Ionescu and Curry, a two-time NBA 3-point contest winner, the game’s all-time leader made 3s and the greatest shooter, will meet in a 3-point contest at NBA All-Star Weekend Saturday in Indianapolis.

“It’s not like I’m joining the NBA’s 3-point contest,” Ionescu said. “But we’re really having our own and the significance and importance of that and kind of just having that idea stem from a joke and now being able to see it come to life and knowing that it’s going to be a great experience for us both and exciting to see obviously who the winner is, but what it’s going to mean for basketball as a whole.”

Said Curry: Watching what she did at all-Star weekend, watching what the WNBA season was like, how it’s continuing to grow and then understanding there’s a nice connection here that’s an authentic competition between two great shooters who’ve had success in a 3-point contest and now you’re trying to level the playing field. ‘Let’s see who the best shooter is on that given night.’

“I think a lot of people were either on one side or the other of their reactions. ‘This is the dopest thing in the world, it’s his first of its kind, and it’ll be something that changes the narrative on what it looks like.’ But then also there is the camp that was like, ‘Oh, you got a lot on the line. You really want to take on that challenge? What if you lose?’ And there’s a lot of fear attached to it really, in a certain sense. So I wanted to negate both of those. However it plays out is what sports is about. It’s just competing, whatever the format is.”

When is the Sabrina vs. Steph 3-point contest?

The event is Saturday and will take place after the NBA 3-point contest and before the NBA slam dunk contest?

How to watch Sabrina vs. Steph

TNT will televise NBA All-Star Saturday Night with coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

What are the Sabrina vs. Steph 3-point contest rules?

The format is the same as a traditional NBA and WNBA 3-point contest:

∎ 70 seconds to shoot as many of the 27 basketballs as he/she can.

∎ Four ball racks with four game balls and one “money” ball.

∎ Fifth rack will be a special “all money ball” rack. He/she can decide the spot for this rack.

∎ Two deep range shots.

∎ Game balls worth 1 point, money balls worth 2 points and deep range balls worth 3 points.

Curry will shoot from the NBA 3-point line and Ionescu has the option of shooting from the WNBA 3-point line.

Will Sabrina Ionescu shoot from the NBA or WNBA 3-point line?

Ionescu told reporters Tuesday that she plans to shoot from the NBA 3-point line.

“I shoot from that range to begin with,” she said. “I practice from that range and wanting to just be a better shooter, a better basketball player and get better as a whole. And so knowing that I had the opportunity to pick what line I wanted to shoot from, it was a no-brainer from when it was first presented that I wanted to shoot from the NBA line and continue to just prove that we’re capable and we’re willing.

“It’s not something that it took a lot of convincing and knowing that I wanted to continue to just equal the playing field and do so when it matters and on the biggest stage.”

She can change her mind and shoot from the WNBA 3-point line though it seems unlikely.

How far is WNBA 3-point line?

The WNBA 3-point line is 21 feet, two inches from the basket in the corner and 22 feet, 1.8 inches from the basket above the corner break.

What is the NBA 3-point line distance?

The NBA 3-point line is 22 feet from the basket in the corners and 23 feet, nine inches feet from the basketball above the corner break.

What is the size of an NBA basketball?

An NBA basketball measures 29½ inches in circumference and has a weight of 22 ounces.

What is the size of a WNBA basketball?

A WNBA basketball measures 28½ inches in circumference and has a weight of 20 ounces.

What charities benefit from this event?

According to the NBA, Curry’s Eat.Learn.Play nonprofit and Ionescu’s SI20 Foundation will receive a donation from the NBA and WNBA. Also, each shot made by Curry and Ionescu will result in a donation from State Farm to the NBA Foundation to support economic empowerment in the Black community. Each regular 3-pointer made is worth $1,000, the money ball $2,000 and the deep range ball $3,000.

Why Sabrina Ionescu believes this event is important?

“It’s just continuing to raise the bar and to give us the opportunities to be on this platform, understanding it being on TV and young girls and young boys being able to watch it and understanding how important visibility is and knowing that there’s going to be a young kid who maybe hasn’t watched many WNBA games but is going to watch and tune into this and they’re going to have that dream of one day going up and shooting against their idol and knowing what that’s going to mean and how that’s going to change the landscape of sports.

“And so I don’t think either of us really understand, and obviously I’m speaking for Steph, but the gravity and magnitude that this could take on but knowing that we’re just a small piece of just changing the narrative and this isn’t really scripted. This isn’t something that we’re doing to try and check something off the box. It’s more like we’re really excited for the opportunity to do this.”

Why Steph Curry believes this event is important?

“We’re having this moment and reshaping how people think about just competition in general. You’ve got kids that are in gyms and boys and girls playing, shooting, playing, pickup, whatever the case is, reimagining what competition really looks like at the same time. And this can kind of be a moment for that. So whatever else comes out of it, we’re going to continue to tap in and invest on moments like these that can move the needle. And that’s all the effort really that you can kind of control. And I’m excited to be a part of it.”

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