🏀Caitlin Clark Almost Unanimous ROY

The former No. 1 overall pick was dynamite all season long for the Indiana Fever, including helping the team make the playoffs, now she’s been awarded for it.

The league announced yesterday that Clark was named the WNBA Rookie of the Year, and she did it with a near unanimous vote. Clark received 66 of the 67 votes. The other vote went to Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese, who was the 7th pick in the draft.

Clark now joins her Fever teammate Aliyah Boston, who won the award last year, as ROY winners. The two helped lead the Fever to a 20-20 record and to their first playoff appearance since 2016.

In her first season out of Iowa Clark averaged 19.2 points, 8.4 assists, and 5.7 rebounds. She led the league and assists and was first in 3-pointers made, as long as second in minutes per game and free throw percentage (90.6%).

Clark is the biggest name the woman’s game has ever seen, and her hype heading into her first season was astronomical. She answered the bell, time and time again. When the Fever got off to a cold start, the whole world was in shock. But the Fever didn’t panic, they just put their heads down and started winning. Led by Clark, they managed to play the best basketball Indiana had seen in multiple years.

Clark will surely now set her sights on much bigger accolades, like league MVP and WNBA

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