By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-09-27 21:25:42 | Updated at 2024-09-30 11:28:36
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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has won the WNBA Rookie of the Year award from league officials one week after receiving the same honor from the Associated Press.
Clark did miss out on being the league's MVP, losing that honor to Las Vegas Aces juggernaut A'ja Wilson.
Clark finished in fourth in MVP voting, but also won rookie of the year with the Associated Press. Now, the Fever star can add to her trophy case, per The Athletic.
Wilson previously was named the WNBA's MVP in 2020 and 2022 with Jonquel Jones and Breanna Stewart being bookended by Wilson's wins.
Clark was not expected to win MVP, as Wilson set the WNBA scoring record this season.
Clark has reportedly won the WNBA's own Rookie of the Year Award, but missed out on MVP
A'ja Wilson won her third WNBA MVP, having previously held the honor in 2020 and 2022
Wilson's Las Vegas Aces have not won an MVP Award that did not go to her, while Tamika Catchings won the Indiana Fever's only MVP honor in 2011.
Wilson was the league's second-ever unanimous choice for the award, the first since Cynthia Cooper received all 37 first-place votes in the league's inaugural season of 1997.
The WNBA officially named Wilson as its MVP last Sunday, but has not confirmed Clark's award win.
Indiana made the postseason for the first time since 2016 with Clark as the focal point, but lost both playoff games to the Connecticut Sun.
The Las Vegas Aces are still the league defending champions after advancing past the Seattle Storm in the WNBA quarterfinals.
Wilson and the rest of her team will face the top-seed New York Liberty in the semifinals.
