It’s a question that has been debated in arenas, in homes, on social media and TV as the 2023-24 women’s college basketball season has progressed: Is Iowa star Caitlin Clark the greatest women’s college basketball player of all time?
Clark will likely be a two-time national Player of the Year when the season concludes. As a senior, she enters the NCAA Tournament looking for a second consecutive Final Four berth, and she does so averaging a nation-leading 31.9 points and 8.9 assists per game. With her offensive dominance, she has re-written the record book at Iowa and nationally. Though she has yet to win a national championship, she still has been an accelerant for the sport’s growth more broadly. Those are just some of the foundational points in any argument touting the Iowa star. But how do those in the industry place her in a historic context?
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