WNBA rookie star Caitlin Clark continues to add to her basketball accolades.
The Indiana Fever guard, 22, received a bonus after receiving an impressive award from the WNBA.
Clark and Chicago Sky’s Angel Reese look on during a June game[/caption]
Caitlin Clark got selected to the All-WNBA team this week after receiving 52 out of a possible 67 first-team votes.
The Iowa Hawkeyes product’s latest achievement comes after winning the league’s 2024 Rookie of the Year award.
Clark joined WNBA MVP A’Ja Wilson, Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier as well as stars Breanna Stewart and Alyssa Thomas in the First Team.
She has become the first rookie guard since Diana Taurasi to be voted into the All-WNBA First Team.
Clark is also the first rookie to earn the accomplishment since Candace Parker in 2008.
The 22-year-old is the fifth first-year player ever to make the WNBA list, joining Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Parker, and Taurasi.
Clark’s latest honor also comes with prize money.
She will be given a $10,300 bonus check for being on the WNBA’s All-WNBA team.
Clark had already received $5,150 for being named the league’s best rookie.
She received 66 of 67 first-place votes for the accomplishment as Chicago Sky‘s Angel Reese controversially got the other vote.
Clark finished the 2024 season leading the league in assists per game with 8.4.
She also averaged 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds.
Clark managed to play in all of the Fever’s 40 games.
She was also fifth in the MVP voting and led the Fever to a postseason appearance for the first time in eight years.
The Fever’s run ended in Round 1 against the Connecticut Sun.
Clark opened up about her rookie experience on social media.
“Year one (check emoji) – thank you to the many people who have supported me as I’ve been able to live my childhood dream,” Clark wrote on X.
“I’m filled with gratitude as I reflect on this past year of my life.
“See you all in year two.”
