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==Legacy==
[[File:Caitlin Clark autographs (cropped).jpg|thumb|Clark signing [[autograph]]s after a game in 2024]]
Widely considered a generational talent,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hastings |first1=Dorothy |last2=Nawaz |first2=Amna |title=Iowa phenom Caitlin Clark breaks NCAA women's basketball record for career points |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/iowa-phenom-caitlin-clark-breaks-ncaa-womens-basketball-record-for-career-points |publisher=[[PBS]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=February 16, 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224174140/https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/iowa-phenom-caitlin-clark-breaks-ncaa-womens-basketball-record-for-career-points |url-status=live }}</ref> Clark is described as one of the greatest women's college basketball players of all time by many publications.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Freeman |first1=Mike |title=Caitlin Clark is astonishing. But no one is better than USC's Cheryl Miller. |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2024/02/20/cheryl-miller-caitlin-clark-iowa-usc/72651470007/ |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=February 20, 2024 |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227015005/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-freeman/2024/02/20/cheryl-miller-caitlin-clark-iowa-usc/72651470007/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Negley |first1=Cassandra |title=How Caitlin Clark became the brightest star in college basketball |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/caitlin-clark-became-brightest-star-210000363.html |publisher=[[Yahoo! Sports]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=February 15, 2024 |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227015005/https://sports.yahoo.com/caitlin-clark-became-brightest-star-210000363.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Caitlin Clark Record Tracker: Points, assists, rebounds and award milestones for Iowa superstar |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/college-basketball/news/caitlin-clark-record-tracker-points-assists-rebounds-and-award-milestones-for-iowa-superstar |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=February 22, 2024 |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227015005/https://www.nbcsports.com/college-basketball/news/caitlin-clark-record-tracker-points-assists-rebounds-and-award-milestones-for-iowa-superstar |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 3, 2024 |title=Clark passes Maravich for Div. I scoring record |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39646481/iowa-caitlin-clark-passes-pete-maravich-div-1-scoring-mark |access-date=March 23, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> ESPN analyst [[Rebecca Lobo]] called her the best offensive women's college player since [[Diana Taurasi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hruby |first1=Emma |title=Rebecca Lobo: Caitlin Clark 'best offensive player' since Diana Taurasi |url=https://justwomenssports.com/reads/caitlin-clark-rebecca-lobo-diana-taurasi-college-basketball/ |publisher=[[Just Women's Sports]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=January 9, 2024 |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227015005/https://justwomenssports.com/reads/caitlin-clark-rebecca-lobo-diana-taurasi-college-basketball/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In part due to her unprecedented shooting range and proficiency among female players, Clark has been labeled a transformative player in [[women's basketball]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bachman |first1=Rachel |last2=O'Connell |first2=Robert |title=Caitlin Clark Has Unleashed a New 3-Point Revolution |url=https://www.wsj.com/sports/basketball/caitlin-clark-sabrina-ionescu-steph-curry-3-point-contest-b2f759d8 |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=February 21, 2024 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225061802/https://www.wsj.com/sports/basketball/caitlin-clark-sabrina-ionescu-steph-curry-3-point-contest-b2f759d8 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her impact on the women's game is likened to that of [[Stephen Curry]] on the men's game.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fuller |first1=Jason |title=Caitlin Clark — a 'tsunami of impact and influence' — breaks the NCAA scoring record |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/02/15/1230701661/caitlin-clark-a-tsunami-of-impact-and-influence-breaks-the-ncaa-scoring-record |publisher=[[NPR]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=February 15, 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224095345/https://www.npr.org/2024/02/15/1230701661/caitlin-clark-a-tsunami-of-impact-and-influence-breaks-the-ncaa-scoring-record |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' stated that she, like Curry, has "redefined what a good shot is in basketball."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Schnell |first1=Lindsay |title=Iowa star Caitlin Clark, like Steph Curry, has redefined what a good shot is in basketball |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2023/03/31/caitlin-clark-iowa-basketball-spectacular-shooter-steph-curry/11572412002/ |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=December 21, 2023 |date=March 31, 2023 |archive-date=December 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222015837/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2023/03/31/caitlin-clark-iowa-basketball-spectacular-shooter-steph-curry/11572412002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' columnist Jason Gay wrote: "Clark is far from the first great shooter in women's basketball, but she's the one who is changing the dimensionality of the game, because of the distance she can shoot from and how well she can pass."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gay |first1=Jason |title=How Caitlin Clark Is Changing Basketball |url=https://www.wsj.com/sports/basketball/caitlin-clark-iowa-steph-curry-8039ad8b |website=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=February 5, 2024 |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228153340/https://www.wsj.com/sports/basketball/caitlin-clark-iowa-steph-curry-8039ad8b |url-status=live }}</ref>
Clark was credited with popularizing women's basketball during her college career, a phenomenon known as the "[[Caitlin Clark effect]]."<ref name="mcguire">{{cite web |last1=McGuire |first1=Corbin |title=The Caitlin Clark Effect |url=https://www.ncaa.org/news/2024/2/15/media-center-the-caitlin-clark-effect.aspx |publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=February 15, 2024 |archive-date=February 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224102735/https://www.ncaa.org/news/2024/2/15/media-center-the-caitlin-clark-effect.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> Publications attributed increases in attendance and television viewership for the sport to Clark.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Feinberg |first1=Doug |title=Caitlin Clark and Iowa are drawing sold-out crowds, big ratings even on road. She says 'it's crazy' |url=https://apnews.com/article/caitlin-clark-scoring-aaef3ceebb200a2dd326dc94371585c1 |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=February 2, 2024 |archive-date=February 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226142718/https://apnews.com/article/caitlin-clark-scoring-aaef3ceebb200a2dd326dc94371585c1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jemison |first1=King |title=Buying season tickets to go to one game? That's the Caitlin Clark Effect |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2024/01/31/caitlin-clark-iowa-womens-basketball-team-fill-up-big-ten-arenas-sellout-crowds-season-tickets/72421974007/ |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=January 31, 2024 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225024355/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2024/01/31/caitlin-clark-iowa-womens-basketball-team-fill-up-big-ten-arenas-sellout-crowds-season-tickets/72421974007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She helped the [[2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game|national championship game]] become the most-viewed women's college basketball game in history (9.9 million).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Deitsch |first1=Richard |last2=Shea |first2=Bill |title=Angel Reese vs. Caitlin Clark smashed a ratings record: What's next for women's hoops on TV? |url=https://theathletic.com/4380366/2023/04/04/angel-reese-caitlin-clark-tv-ratings/ |publisher=[[The Athletic]] |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=April 4, 2023 |archive-date=February 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227015005/https://theathletic.com/4380366/2023/04/04/angel-reese-caitlin-clark-tv-ratings/ |url-status=live }}</ref> During her senior season, her team sold out all of its home games for the first time in program history and set the women's basketball attendance record (55,646) at a [[Crossover at Kinnick|preseason exhibition game]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Isabel |title=The Caitlin Clark effect: Iowa's Big Ten road games all sold out as fervor around Hawkeyes star keeps growing |url=https://www.cbssports.com/womens-college-basketball/news/the-caitlin-clark-effect-iowas-big-ten-road-games-all-sold-out-as-fervor-around-hawkeyes-star-keeps-growing/ |publisher=[[CBSSports.com]] |access-date=January 13, 2024 |date=January 11, 2024 |archive-date=February 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201183549/https://www.cbssports.com/womens-college-basketball/news/the-caitlin-clark-effect-iowas-big-ten-road-games-all-sold-out-as-fervor-around-hawkeyes-star-keeps-growing/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Ellison"/> Each team hosting Iowa during the regular season set an attendance record, with an average attendance increase of 150%, and the [[2024 Big Ten women's basketball tournament|2024 Big Ten tournament]] sold out for the first time.<ref name=mcguire/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Leuzzi |first1=John |title='Caitlin Clark Effect' helps sell out Big Ten women's tournament for first time in history |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2024/02/23/caitlin-clark-big-ten-womens-basketball-tournament-sold-out-first-time-ever-iowa-hawkeyes/72715010007/ |publisher=Hawk Central |access-date=February 25, 2024 |date=February 23, 2024 |archive-date=February 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225015013/https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/basketball-women/2024/02/23/caitlin-clark-big-ten-womens-basketball-tournament-sold-out-first-time-ever-iowa-hawkeyes/72715010007/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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