Fever's Caitlin Clark 'Incredibly Honored' to Win 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year Award

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was officially named the WNBA's Rookie of the Year on Thursday, an award she said she was "honored" to receive.

"I am incredibly honored to be named Rookie of the Year, but more than that, I am grateful to everyone that supported me throughout this past season—my family and friends, my teammates, the Fever organization and everyone that cheered us on all season," she said in a statement. "I am so proud of what we accomplished and so excited for what the future holds."

Clark earned 66 of the 67 votes for the award, with the lone holdout going to the Chicago Sky's double-double dynamo, Angel Reese.

The 22-year-old was brilliant in her debut season for the Fever, averaging 19.2 points, 8.4 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game, leading the team to the postseason.

She also set a number of records. She became the first WNBA rookie to ever post a triple-double. She had 19 assists during a July 17 matchup against the Dallas Wings, another league record. She set the WNBA's single-season record for assists and rookie records for single-season scoring and three-pointers.

Clark has quickly emerged as one of the most popular figures in any sport and backed up the immense hype she received coming out of Iowa after setting an astonishing number of records during her college career.

Perhaps more impressive, a Fever team that went just 13-27 last season was 20-20 this year and made the postseason, though they were sept in the first round of the WNBA playoffs by the Connecticut Sun.