Rookie guard Caitlin Clark has added another achievement to her impressive first season by being named to the All-WNBA team on Wednesday.
Clark, who plays for the Indiana Fever, is the first rookie to make this team since Candace Parker in 2008. She is only the fifth rookie in history to receive this honor, joining the ranks of Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, and Diana Taurasi.
Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson and Minnesota’s Napheesa Collier were also chosen unanimously for the first team. They were joined by Breanna Stewart from New York and Alyssa Thomas from Connecticut to complete the five-player team, which does not follow traditional positions.
Wilson was named the league’s MVP by a unanimous vote and has made the first team for the third year in a row and the fourth time overall. Collier, who has been selected for the All-WNBA team three times, was voted onto the first team for the second consecutive year.
Clark received 52 votes for the first team and appeared on 66 out of 67 ballots submitted by a national media panel. She led the league with an average of 8.4 assists per game, along with scoring 19.2 points, grabbing 5.7 rebounds, and making 1.3 steals per game. Clark also set a league record by making 122 three-pointers, helping the Fever reach the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
New York had three players among the ten selected for the two teams, with Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones earning second-team honors. They were joined by Phoenix’s Kahleah Copper, Seattle’s Nneka Ogwumike, and Dallas’ Arike Ogunbowale.
