Clark crowned as top rookie after historic 365

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark became once a shut to-unanimous pick for WNBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced Thursday.

Clark, the No. 1 draft pick in April, bought 66 of 67 votes from a nationwide media panel. The opposite vote went to the Chicago Sky‘s Angel Reesewho became once the No. 7 pick within the draft.

Fever avid gamers hang won the award in assist-to-assist seasons; Indiana ahead/center Aliyah Boston won the glory final 365 days after she became once moreover the No. 1 draft pick. Clark and Boston helped lead the Fever to their first playoff look since 2016 ahead of they were swept within the principle spherical by the Connecticut Sun.

“I am incredibly honored to be named Rookie of the Year, but bigger than that, I am grateful to every person that supported me all the scheme in which by this previous season — my family and associates, my teammates, the Fever group and every person that cheered us on all season. I am so pleased with what we achieved and so indignant for what the lengthy flee holds,” Clark acknowledged in an announcement.

Clark became once joined on the WNBA All-Rookie Crew by Reese, Sky center Kamilla Cardosothe Los Angeles Sparks’ Rickea Jackson and the Contemporary York Liberty‘s Leonie Fiebich.

Clark had a document-breaking first WNBA season that followed her historical previous-making college profession at Iowathe attach she grew to develop into the all-time main scorer in Division I basketball, men’s or females’s.

She started all 40 fashioned-season video games for the Fever, who went 20-20 and achieved sixth within the league. She averaged 19.2 parts, a WNBA-finest 8.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 35.4 minutes per sport. She led all rookies in each of those courses other than rebounding, wherein she became once third. Reese led the WNBA in rebounding moderate at 13.1.

Along with main the league in assists, Clark became once first in 3-pointers (122) and 2nd in minutes per sport and free throw percentage (90.6). She became once seventh overall in scoring.

Her 337 assists space a WNBA single-season document, and she or he had a single-sport document of 19 assists against the Dallas Wings in July. She moreover space a rookie season impress with 769 parts and grew to develop into the principle WNBA rookie to document a triple-double. (She had two.)

Speaking after the Fever’s 87-81 loss in Game 2 against the Sun, Clark acknowledged she became once thrilled in regards to the aptitude she and the crew hang ahead of them.

“The stress-free portion is I surely feel love I am merely scratching the ground,” Clark acknowledged. “I know I must abet this franchise earn even higher, abet my teammates earn even higher, be higher for my teammates. I know there is a form of room for me to continue to present a boost to, so as that is what excites me the most.”