Caitlin Clark's trophy shelf must be getting pretty crowded as she sweeps the Rookie of the Year awards, being named the WNBA Rookie of the Year after one of the best rookie seasons ever in the WNBA.
After being selected No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever, Clark was the favorite to win Rookie of the Year and was even a top candidate to win MVP of the league. For this season, Clark will just have to settle for the Rookie of the Year award but don't think that MVP award isn't in her sights going forward.
one of the best rookie seasons ever.
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) October 3, 2024
Caitlin Clark is the 2024 @WNBA Rookie of the Year. pic.twitter.com/kab63rJQnF
Throughout the season, there were many other players who were a threat to Clark's award, including LA Sparks forward Cameron Brink and Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, who both unfortunately suffered season-ending injuries. There were even a few rumblings that Clark's former Iowa teammate Kate Martin was a dark horse in the Rookie of the Year race.
Clark, however, was able to put together a rookie season like no other, breaking numerous rookie records and even a couple of regular WNBA records as well. Clark scored the most points of any rookie, had the most assists of any rookie, had both the first and second triple-double by a rookie, and did so much more. She also broke the record for most points by a point guard in the WNBA and even broke the single-season records for most assists, rookie record for assists, and rookie record for most three-pointers.
The Indiana Fever have now had back-to-back seasons with one of their rookies winning the Rookie of the Year award, with Clark following in teammate Aliyah Boston's footsteps. Clark, however, was able to do something Boston wasn't able to in her rookie season, and that was lead the Fever back to the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2016.
After a disastrous 1-8 start to the season, with all of Clark's haters thinking they were right about the young players, Clark put the team on her back and led them through the season and into the playoffs. The Fever unfortunately lost in the first round of playoffs when they were swept by their kryptonite on the season, the Connecticut Sun.
After a busy year on the court, though, both in college and in the WNBA, Clark will get her first true break from the sports since December of 2023.