Saturday, March 8, 2008

Senior Day

Fans remember the dunks, I remember the first time I met Rahshon Clark.
The 6'6, 210 pound senior was shooing baskets near the hoop on media day. For twenty minutes, I talked with Clark about the upcoming season, the point guard battle, his relationship with former coach Wayne Morgan, and how easily it could have been for the Queens, NY native to jump ship during the coaching changes. He answered each quetion openly and honetly.
Today, Clark, along with Jiri Hubalek, Mark Currie, and Mike Smith, will play his final game at Hilton Coliseum.
"The season went by real fast. Four years went by fast," said Clark this past week in an interview with the Daily. "It seems like just yesterday I was a freshman."
That day could sum up Clarks' career as a Cyclone full of ups and downs.
A win against Kansas and an appearence in the NCAA tournament. A coaching change and the departure of friends Curtis Stinson, Will Blalock and Mike Taylor.
Clark will leave ISU as the only play in Big 12 history to record 1,000 points, 100 blocks, 100 steals, and 100 3 pointers in a career.
Iowa State honored it's All-Century team this year. Does Clark have a future spot on that roster?

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