DALLAS, TEXAS – AUGUST 20: Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever waits for player introductions prior to a game against the Dallas Wings at American Airlines Center on August 20, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the GettyImages License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) ©Getty ImagesCaitlin Clark’s deep-range shooting and record-breaking dominance at Iowa brought unprecedented attention to women’s college basketball. Since entering the WNBA, she has continued to do the same. At both levels, the 24-year-old has rewritten the record books, from becoming the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer with 3,951 career points to setting the WNBA rookie single-season scoring record in 2024.Yet despite all that success, NCAA March Madness recently chose not to mention her while highlighting former college stars who are making their mark in the W. And that decision has left former ESPN host Linda Cohn frustrated.“Women’s basketball continues to find creative ways to promote everybody around Caitlin Clark while pretending she isn’t standing right there,” Cohn said on her YouTube livestream on August 27.“On Wednesday, March Madness put out a social media post celebrating former college stars now succeeding in the WNBA, and Caitlin Clark was nowhere to be found! So, you’re telling me the all-time leading scorer in Division I NCAA college basketball, the woman who owns more records than every player in that promo combined, the woman who helped take the popularity of March Madness to an incredibly new different level, you couldn’t find room for her in your small-minded promo post?”Caitlin Clark keeps breaking records and changing women’s basketball. Stay updated on what she does next. Subscribe for more interesting stories.In the post shared on X, NCAA March Madness featured A’ja Wilson, Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers and Olivia Miles, four players who have all carved out their own success in the WNBA. And while there is very little doubt that all four of them are deserving of recognition, it does not make Clark’s absence any less noticeable.Miles was highlighted in the graphic for having the second-most assists by a rookie in WNBA history, and that is an impressive accomplishment. The problem is that the player sitting at No. 1 is Clark, who finished her rookie season with 337 assists. The Minnesota Lynx guard sits at 228, per ESPN.To its credit, March Madness did honor Caitlin Clark with a solo post when she became the first player in WNBA history to record a 40-point, 10-assist game after her historic performance against the Seattle Storm in July. But Cohn’s frustration is less about one social media post and more about a pattern she believes is becoming difficult to ignore.Just two months ago, the WNBA celebrated its 30th anniversary with a commemorative poster featuring several of t
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