Caitlin Clark unanimously named Associated Press rookie of the year
Sunday, September 22, 2024, 3:09 p.m.
Clark was also named to the AP All-WNBA First Team and the AP All-Rookie Team.
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Fever point guard Caitlin Clark has been unanimously named the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year by The Associated Press, it was announced today. The recognition follows Clark’s accomplishments as a four-time WNBA Rookie of the Month, a three-time WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week and the WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for August. Clark joins Aliyah Boston as the only Fever players to be named AP Rookies of the Year.
Clark was also named to the AP All-WNBA First Team along with Napheesa Collier, Breanna Stewart, Alyssa Thomas and A’ja Wilson. The AP All-Rookie Team along with Kamilla Cardoso, Leonie Fiebich, Rickea Jackson and Angel Reese.
Clark started all 40 regular season games for the Fever and had a breakthrough freshman year, marked by numerous WNBA records. Clark finished the regular season leading all rookies in points scored (19.2 points per game), field goals made (242), three-pointers made (122), assists (8.4 assists per game), steals (1.3 steals per game) and minutes played (35.4 minutes played per game). In addition to the rookie class, Clark led the entire league in assists (337) and three-pointers made. Clark compiled the most points (769), assists and three-pointers made by a rookie in WNBA history. Her 769 points were not only the most recorded in a single season in franchise history, but the most by a point guard in a single season in WNBA history. In addition to the points, Clark’s 337 assists broke the previously held single-season assists record of 316. Clark also recorded the most double-digit scoring games (35) by a rookie in history and the most double-doubles (14) in a season in franchise history and by a rookie guard in WNBA history.
Clark became the first rookie in WNBA history to record a triple-double and also the first player in franchise history to record a triple-double. On July 17, in Indiana’s regular season opener against the Dallas Wings, Clark recorded 19 assists, the most assists in a game in WNBA history. In addition, Clark had the most games (12) with at least 10 assists in franchise history. On July 20, Clark made her WNBA All-Star Game debut, becoming only the third rookie in franchise history to start an All-Star Game. In Clark’s 26 minutes of play in the All-Star Game, she tied the second-most assists recorded in an All-Star Game with a game-high 10 assists. Clark also received the most All-Star votes in WNBA history with 700,735 votes. In August, Clark became the first player in league history to win WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month honors in the same month.
The Indiana Fever open their playoffs today against the Connecticut Sun for Game 1 of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs at Mohegan Sun Arena. Game 1 begins at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.
