Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark took to social media Monday night to react to the news that her college coach, Lisa Bluder, is retiring.

Bluder is retiring after 24 years of leading the Hawkeyes and her longtime assistant Jan Jensen has been named her successor. Bluder’s Clark-led teams reached the last two NCAA championship games, including this year’s loss to South Carolina five weeks ago.

“Simply no one better at building a team,” Clark posted on “X,” the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “Thank you for believing in me more than anyone… Enjoy retirement, coach. Very much deserved.”

Bluder, 63, retires as the all-time Big Ten coaching wins leader with a 528-254 record at Iowa, including 65-12 the past two years with Clark leading the way. She was 716-359 including her 10 seasons at Drake.

Jensen, 55, was associate head coach under Bluder for 20 years and was with Bluder for a total of 24 at Iowa and eight at Drake. Jensen is a beloved figure in the Hawkeye State. She was one of the highest-scoring players ever in six-on-six basketball at Elk Horn-Kimballton and was an All-America player for Drake in Des Moines. She has spent her entire coaching career in the state.

“Simply no one better at building a team,” Clark posted. “Thank you for believing in me more than anyone. Enjoy retirement, coach. Very much deserved.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.