Steph Curry, Sue Bird and others on why Caitlin Clark is the most exciting player in March Madness

Looking for the most electrifying player in the women's NCAA tournament? The most exciting player in March Madness? Caitlin Clark is a 6-foot junior point guard for Iowa, where Hawkeyes fans have come to expect something special whenever she plays. And she loves to produce.

One of two front-runners for national player of the year, Clark has four triple-doubles this season and 10 in her Iowa career. She's averaging 27.0 points, 8.3 assists and 7.5 rebounds for the No. 2 seed Hawkeyes.

«She's fearless,» said Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry, one of several basketball greats to weigh in on Clark's game for ESPN. «We know everything kind of centers around her, but she does a great job of scoring at a high level but also being a playmaker and distributor.»

When the ball is in her hands — which is much of the time — Clark will confound defenders in many ways. Their nightmares begin as soon as she grabs a rebound.

She might dribble full speed straight to the rim. Or sling a long pass — a la Patrick Mahomes, her favorite quarterback — over opponents' heads for a teammate's layup. Lob, bullet pass, bounce pass, behind-the-back pass, she has so many ways to find an open teammate.

Or perhaps she'll launch a 3-pointer from a distance considered a desperation shot by most. And if a defender tries to shut down that logo 3, she can leave them in the dust for a pull-up jump shot.

Iowa coach Lisa Bluder says one of the things she enjoys most about practice is seeing what Clark might come up with that day. Clark is the on-court maestro for an Iowa starting five — along with Monika Czinano, Gabbie Marshall, Kate Martin and McKenna Warnock — which has played almost every game of the past three years together. Iowa advanced to