Caitlin Clark named Time Athlete of the Year: Fever star becomes first WNBA player to earn honor

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark added another accolade to her ever-growing list on Tuesday when she was named Time's Athlete of the Year. Clark is the first WNBA player to earn the honor, which was first introduced in 2019 as an addition to the publication's Person of the Year honor.

During a historic 2024, Clark led the Iowa Hawkeyes to the NCAA national championship game for the second consecutive season, was named Naismith Player of the Year, became the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft, took the Fever to the playoffs for the first time since 2016, made the All-Star Game, the All-WNBA First Team and was named WNBA Rookie of the Year.

Along the way, she became the all-time leading scorer in Division I basketball, men or women, set the WNBA's single-game and single-season assist records, became the first rookie to record a triple-double (she finished with two) and broke the rookie scoring and 3-point records.

Clark's singular brilliance has helped elevate women's basketball, on both the collegiate and professional levels. Viewership, ticket sales and merchandise sales surged in the past year, thanks in large part to the broad interest in Clark and her exploits.




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