Indiana Fever’s Caitlin Clark celebrates during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark was named to the All-WNBA first team on Wednesday, becoming the first rookie in 16 years to earn the honor.
Clark joined Napheesa Collier, league MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, Breanna Stewart and Alyssa Thomas on the first team. Wilson and Collier, the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year, received unanimous first-team votes. It is the sixth first-team honor and seventh overall for Stewart, who is also a two-time league MVP.
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Sabrina Ionescu (New York Liberty), Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury), Nneka Ogwumike (Seattle Storm), Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings) and Jonquel Jones (Liberty) were named to the All-WNBA second team.
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Clark received 52 first-team votes, the fourth-most votes overall. She also took fourth place in the MVP voting. She is the first rookie to be named to the first team since Candace Parker in 2008. Sue Bird (2002), Tamika Catchings (2002) and Diana Taurasi (2004) were also first-team rookies.
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Clark, the WNBA Rookie of the Year, finished her freshman season averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and a league-high 8.4 assists per game.
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Stewart, Ionescu and Jones all play for the New York Liberty, who are in a 1-1 series tie with the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals. Collier is the only Lynx player named to either team.
Ionescu was the second team’s top scorer with 204 points, 51 points fewer than Thomas of the Connecticut Sun.
The teams were selected by a jury of 67 sports journalists and broadcasters. The vote took place at the end of the regular season. Players were selected regardless of their position. –Field level media
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