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Iowa women’s basketball player Jada Gyamfi celebrated the new year by sharing sweet memories of 2024 with family and teammates on Instagram on Wednesday. The Hawkeyes senior posted photos she took with her family, former Iowa teammate Caitlin Clark, Gabbie Marshall, Hannah Stuelke and other teammates at different moments.

“Made it through another year,” she captioned the post.

In her senior season at Iowa, Gyamfi is averaging 2.0 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game on 71.4% shooting.

Jada Gyamfi discusses relationship with Caitlin Clark

Jada Gyamfi continues to maintain close ties with former Iowa teammates, especially Caitlin Clark. Gyamfi shared special ties with the trio of Clark, Gabbie Marshall and Kate Martin, all of whom have since moved on from their collegiate career.

Clark plays for the Indiana Fever where she was the WNBA Rookie of the Year. Marshall retired from basketball and is now in North Carolina to pursue a master’s degree in occupational therapy, while Martin plays for the Golden State Valkyries in the WNBA.

On the podcast “Talking Hawks with the VandeBergs,” in June, Gyamfi discussed how she leaned on the former Hawkeyes players for support. She noted that Clark’s friendly and humorous nature made it easy for them to connect.

“Caitlin was an easy one ’cause we could sit and laugh for hours,” Gyamfi said. “She’s really funny. I’m really funny and I knew her kind of coming into this,” Gyamfi said.

Meanwhile, the former Iowa teammates continue to celebrate each other’s successes. Iowa announced plans to retire Clark’s No. 22 jersey during a special ceremony at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Feb. 2. The announcement elicited exciting reactions, including Gyamfi’s. The senior guard posted a cheeky comment:

“”She must’ve been really good!”

Jada Gyamfi drops a cheeky comment on Caitlin Clark’s jersey retirement news. IG image via @iowawbb

Clark has become one of the most famous faces in the world of women’s basketball, but she remains loyal to Iowa, where she recorded historic stats. She averaged 28.4 points and 8.2 assists on 37.7% shooting per game over four years. She led the Hawkeyes to three Big Ten championships and two NCAA title game appearances.

VIDEO: Referees Cut & Bleeding, 8 Players Ejected After Massive Brawl Breaks Out Between East Carolina & NC State During Final Seconds Of Military Bowl

Bleeding ref (Photo via ESPN)
The Go Bowling Military Bowl between East Carolina and NC State got so out of hand that eight players were ejected in an all-out brawl that led to one of the referees getting a cut that caused bleeding.

East Carolina sealed the Go Bowling Military Bowl when Dontavius Nash picked off CJ Bailey’s pass attempt with less than a minute remaining. That play put the final stamp on a 26-21 victory for Blake Harrell’s group.

The brawl led to eight player ejections, with one of the referees suffering a cut that led to noticeable cut and blood on his face.

As you can see in the videos below, it appears that the brawl commenced after East Carolina’s Yannick Smith grabbed the towel of Tamarcus Cooley on NC State: