The plain is now official – Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA’s Rookie of the Yr for the 2024 season.
The announcement got here on Thursday afternoon.
Clark greater than lived as much as the billing because the No. 1 general choose, following a storied profession at Iowa during which she turned the NCAA’s all-time main scorer.
Roughly every week after shedding the nationwide championship for the second yr in a row, Clark was chosen by the Indiana Fever, and early on, it was a battle.
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Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever performs protection in the course of the sport in opposition to the Chicago Sky on June 16, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE through Getty Photographs)
Indiana misplaced 10 of their first 13 video games to start out the season, however when Clark bought scorching, so did the Fever. A four-game successful streak kicked off what turned an superior stretch for the Fever, as they wound up going 17-10 of their closing 27 video games, clinching a playoff spot.
In her first 14 video games, Clark posted up-and-down numbers, failing to succeed in 15 factors in a sport seven instances, however dropping 20-plus one other six. However, she posted double-digit factors in her subsequent 25 video games and performed rather more persistently.
Over a 19-game stretch, Clark averaged 21.9 factors and 10.5 assists per sport – in that span, she recorded a minimum of a dozen assists 9 instances. That span additionally included a WNBA document 19 assists on July 17 in opposition to the Dallas Wings.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) smiles as she heads down court docket after a 3-point basket within the closing seconds of the sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Area. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports activities)
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In all, Clark completed with 19.2 factors, 8.4 assists (which led the WNBA), and 5.7 rebounds per sport. Her 19.2 factors have been essentially the most by any rookie this season.
Clark set the information for essentially the most factors and three-pointers by a rookie in league historical past, whereas additionally turning into the primary rookie to document a triple-double (a feat she achieved twice). Her 334 assists not solely have been essentially the most by a rookie, however they have been essentially the most by any participant ever in a single season.
Clark obtained 66 of the 67 first-place votes – the opposite was given to Angel Reese.
Clark’s Fever have been eradicated within the playoffs by the Connecticut Solar, the identical crew Clark debuted in opposition to, earlier this week. However this season will stay on in WNBA lore ceaselessly.
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts after a three-point basket in entrance of Minnesota Lynx ahead Bridget Carleton (6) within the first half of a WNBA basketball sport in Indianapolis on Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photograph/Michael Conroy)
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It is just the start for Clark, so the very best is definitely but to come back.
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