Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has been named the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year, according to a report from Shams Charania, which coincides with a social media post from the WNBPA that appeared to inadvertently leak the award winners. Clark is the third consecutive No. 1 overall pick to earn the honor.
Clark entered the league with enormous expectations after her legendary collegiate career at Iowa, which included setting the NCAA’s all-time Division I scoring record, leading the Hawkeyes to two Final Fours and winning back-to-back Naismith Player of the Year awards. Somehow, exceeded them.
She had an inconsistent start, which was at least in part due to a brutal opening schedule, but she quickly came into her own. By the middle of the season, it was clear she was already one of the best guards in the league. After the Olympics, and a controversial snub from Team USA, she took off. She led the Fever to their first playoff appearance since 2016, and forced her way into the MVP conversation.
While she was never going to win that award, she finished fourth in the voting behind A’ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, which made her the first rookie with a top-five MVP finish since Elena Delle…
