DUBUQUE, Iowa — Our #14 college team of the century is the only basketball national champion out of all the Dubuque colleges: the 2022-2023 Clarke women’s basketball team.
After losing in the conference tournament, the Pride went on a remarkable run at the NAIA national tournament, winning each of their last four games by 10 points or more.
That year’s basketball team is the only national champion in the history of Clarke University.
This year we’re celebrating the best of the best from the sports world in Eastern Iowa over the last 25 years. The over-arcing theme of this series will be “The Stories of the Century”. During this year, we’ll count down the top 25 athletes, coaches, and teams from the past 25 years.
The year will be divided up into fourths, with the first portion of the year being dedicated to the best teams (both high school and college) from the last 25 years.
Every Monday we’ll be releasing two more prep teams, and every Wednesday we’ll announce two college teams who will be added to the list.