Jewel Clark: Where are they now? The former women’s basketball standout chats about her Hall of Fame career, twice playing in the NCAA Tournament, her flair for getting to the free throw line, and why she’s still putting in work on the hardwood.
Jewel Clark introduced herself to the college basketball world with 21 points in the first game of her freshman season, a 75-81 loss at Saint Joseph’s on Nov. 18, 2001. Although the Quakers did not triumph, they were competitive against the Hawks for the first time in several years; then-Coach Kelly Greenberg called it “the best game that Penn has ever given them.”
jewel clark, she would have sugar shock sweet tea every day. poured sugar into everything. it was unbelievable. i think if she had stayed away from sugar, she may have lived another 10, 15 years, to 115. she died, unfortunately, at 94. it shortened her life at least a couple of years, mika. it was terrible for her. a long way to be sarcastic. now let s go to mike allen. we will let the science speak for itself. we haven t recovered from it. okay. mike allen is here with the morning playbook. why don t you save me from myself, mike. one of your lead stories this morning on politico. the pureporting by the guardia and the washington post. welcome home, mika. this is a juicy debate that is going to play out between now and april 14th when columbia