A’ja Wilson Fans Ready to Ignite Feud as Caitlin Clark Drops This Bombshell on Her Jersey Retirement!

“There will never be another 22.” The Iowa women’s hoops team proudly declared this in April, just after Caitlin Clark had led them to a second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Finals. In contrast, South Carolina could say the same of A’ja Wilson, except she graduated two years before CC stepped foot on her campus. Fans have found a number of things that could have made them lock horns in the WNBA but didn’t. Now their jersey retirements might finally do it.

The Iowa Women’s Basketball Instagram page in collaboration with the Hawkeyes and NCAA March Madness’ women’s hoops page just posted a clip of Clark and one of her insane three-pointers. The video then fades out to her jersey in black and yellow hanging in the rafters with the years CC played present at the bottom – 2020-2024. Then comes the date – 2.2.25, when Iowa will host JuJu Watkins and the USC Trojans.

The Des Moines native said of the honor, “I’m forever proud to be a Hawkeye and Iowa holds a special place in my heart that is bigger than just basketball. It means the world to me to receive this honor and to celebrate it with my family, friends and alumni. It will be a great feeling to look up in the rafters and see my jersey alongside those that I’ve admired for so long.”

Now let’s go back to Oct. 22, 2024, when the Gamecocks announced practically the same thing – A’ja Wilson’s No. 22 jersey will also be retired on Feb. 2, 2025, when the school faces Auburn.