Three ESPN analysts made a case for why Caitlin Clark can't be considered one of the all-time best women's college basketball players.

ESPN has reaped the rewards of the " Caitlin Clark effect " beyond YouTube segments. ESPN's broadcast of the 2024 Final Four game between Iowa and UConn drew the largest TV audience of any basketball game (including college and pro, men's and women's) in the history of the network with 14.2 million viewers.

Caitlin Clark scored more points for Iowa than any other Division I basketball player, whether a man or a woman, has ever scored. That apparently means nothing to ESPN's women's basketball crew, which named the top-five women's college basketball players of all time on Sunday and didn't include Clark.

Basketball player Caitlin Clark set the NCAA scoring record at the University of Iowa. Learn about her stats, WNBA salary, boyfriend, contract, and more.

There’s no denying it — the Caitlin Clark effect is still alive and well in women’s college basketball, even though she’s a year removed from her legendary time at the University of Iowa. And Seth Davis unequivocally agrees.

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