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March Madness: Does Caitlin Clark need to win a title to be the women's GOAT?

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A debate emerged this winter over whether Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is the greatest women’s college basketball player of all time.

As can happen with such things, opinions got intense. Personally, I find Clark to be the most exciting women's player and perhaps the greatest, but I can’t just forget about Connecticut’s Diana Taurasi. Others prefer others. There is no lack of contenders.

In seeking to split hairs between levels of greatness, a point was raised: Does Clark have to lead Iowa to a national title to lay claim to the moniker?

“I hear people talking about [greatest of all time],” said ESPN’s Jay Williams.