After a historic rookie marketing campaign on the Indiana Fever, Caitlin Clark was named WNBA Rookie of the 12 months on Thursday — incomes 66 of 67 votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Angel Reese earned the lone different vote.
This season, Clark averaged 19.2 factors, 8.4 assists, and 5.7 rebounds per sport, main the Fever to the No. 6 seed within the playoffs. She set a myriad of records in her rookie season, together with essentially the most assists ever in a sport (19) and in a season (321). She additionally scored extra factors and extra three-pointers than any rookie in historical past, and recorded the first-ever triple-double by a first-year participant. She was named Rookie of the Month 4 instances, and Japanese Convention Participant of the Week thrice.
“I’m extremely honored to be named Rookie of the 12 months, however greater than that, I’m grateful to everybody that supported me all through this previous season – my household and associates, my teammates, the Fever group and everybody that cheered us on all season,” Clark stated in a press launch shared by the Indiana Fever. “I’m so pleased with what we completed and so excited for what the long run holds.”
This 12 months, it appeared doubtless Clark would runaway with the award after an excellent second half of the season — although Sky ahead Angel Reese had a stellar freshman campaign as properly. The primary query grew to become whether or not Clark’s vote can be unanimous. Final 12 months, Fever heart Aliyah Boston was unanimously named Rookie of the 12 months, becoming a member of A’ja Wilson (2018), Elena Delle Donne (2013), and Tina Charles (2010) as unanimous winners. Clark fell one vote wanting capturing that honor.
Angel Reese was the league’s per-game rebounding chief, and set a document for many consecutive double-doubles in WNBA historical past. She was on her strategy to setting the document for many rebounds in a single season earlier than breaking her wrist.
The WNBA additionally introduced the All-Rookie staff on Thursday: Clark, Reese, Rickea Jackson (Los Angeles Sparks), Leonie Fiebich (New York Liberty), and Kamilla Cardoso (Chicago Sky).
