It’s been a foregone conclusion that Caitlin Clark would be the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year this season.
The race was tight for the first few months of the year, with Angel Reese breaking rebounding records left and right and creating double-double streaks that seemed endless. But by the end of the year, it’d become clear that Clark was not only the best rookie of the year but also one of the best players in the WNBA.
So, with that said, it wasn’t shocking at all when Clark officially won the award. The league announced it on Wednesday afternoon.
However, the final tally of the vote was a bit startling.
Clark was just a single vote away from being named the unanimous ROY. Just one vote, folks. She received 66 of the 67 available votes. Angel Reese got the other single vote. No one else got any.
#IndianaFever superstar Caitlin Clark received 66 of 67 votes for the 2024 #WNBA Rookie of the Year Award, barely missing a unanimous selection.
Angel Reese received the only other ROY vote.
Clark is the third Fever player to win ROY, joining Tamika Catchings and Aliyah Boston. pic.twitter.com/tIcCcpeH0u
— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) October 3, 2024
Ultimately, it doesn’t really matter. Whether it’s unanimous or not, Clark is still the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year. The WNBA got it right. That’s what matters in the end.
But this will probably be bulletin board material for Clark’s career moving forward.
That should be fun!
