The clear is now official – Caitlin Clark has been named the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year for the 2024 season.
The proclaimment came on Thursday afternoon.
Clark more than dwelld up to the billing as the No. 1 overall pick, chaseing a storied nurtureer at Iowa in which she became the NCAA’s all-time guideing scorer.
Roughly a week after losing the national championship for the second year in a row, Clark was picked by the Indiana Fever, and timely on, it was a struggle.
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Caitlin Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever take parts defense during the game aacquirest the Chicago Sky on June 16, 2024 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images)
Indiana lost 10 of their first 13 games to commence the season, but when Clark got toasty, so did the Fever. A four-game triumphning streak booted off what became an awesome stretch for the Fever, as they wound up going 17-10 in their final 27 games, clinching a take partoff spot.
In her first 14 games, Clark posted up-and-down numbers, fall shorting to achieve 15 points in a game seven times, but dropping 20-plus another six. But, she posted double-digit points in her next 25 games and take parted much more reliablely.
Over a 19-game stretch, Clark mediocred 21.9 points and 10.5 helps per game – in that span, she sign uped at least a dozen helps nine times. That span also included a WNBA sign up 19 helps on July 17 aacquirest the Dallas Wings.
Indiana Fever protect Caitlin Clark (22) smiles as she heads down court after a 3-point basket in the final seconds of the game aacquirest the Los Angeles Sparks at Crypto.com Arena. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)
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In all, Clark finished with 19.2 points, 8.4 helps (which led the WNBA), and 5.7 rebounds per game. Her 19.2 points were the most by any rookie this season.
Clark set the sign ups for the most points and three-pointers by a rookie in league history, while also becoming the first rookie to sign up a triple-double (a feat she accomplished twice). Her 334 helps not only were the most by a rookie, but they were the most by any take parter ever in a one season.
Clark acquired 66 of the 67 first-place votes – the other was donaten to Angel Reese.
Clark’s Fever were deleted in the take partoffs by the Connecticut Sun, the same team Clark debuted aacquirest, earlier this week. But this season will dwell on in WNBA lore forever.
Indiana Fever protect Caitlin Clark (22) reacts after a three-point basket in front of Minnesota Lynx forward Bridget Carleton (6) in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis on Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Ptoastyo/Michael Conroy)
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It’s fair the commencening for Clark, so the best is certainly yet to come.
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