Former Iowa guard and current Indiana Fever WNBA player Caitlin Clark, center front, gives autographs during her jersey ...

The WNBA Rookie of the Year returned to her home state to be honored with a jersey retirement ceremony on her college court.

Ahead of Caitlin Clark's jersey retirement at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Nicole Auerbach reflects on how Clark’s legacy will shape the next era of Iowa basketball.