Let the debate end. Caitlin Clark is the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year. Shams Charania of the Athletic first reported the news on Sept. 27, and the WNBA officially announced Clark as the Rookie of the Year winner on Thursday.

Clark garnered 66 of 67 votes for the award, coming one shy of a unanimous decision. She is the second-straight Fever Rookie of the Year: Aliyah Boston was a unanimous selection in 2023.

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The WNBA will award Clark $5,150 for winning Rookie of the Year. She will also get a specially-designed trophy.

“I am incredibly honored to be named Rookie of the Year, but more than that, I am grateful to everyone that supported me throughout this past season – my family and friends, my teammates, the Fever organization and everyone that cheered us on all season. I am so proud of what we accomplished and so excited for what the future holds," Clark said in a statement.

The rookie Fever star, picked No. 1 in the 2024 Draft, lived up to sky-high expectations this season. After a 1-8 start, she helped turn Indiana around to a 20-20 regular season and its first playoff berth in eight years.

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On top of that, the Indiana Fever star broke too many rookie records to reel off. But here are the headliners:

∎ She broke the rookie scoring record (769), setting a Fever franchise single-season points record in the process

∎ She broke the rookie and league-wide single-season assists record (337).

∎ She broke the rookie 3-pointers made record (122).

∎ She became the first WNBA rookie to record a triple-double. And did it twice.

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In addition to rookie records, she also broke WNBA single-season and single-game assists (19) records. Her franchise-record 769 points barely edged out teammate Kelsey Mitchell, who had 767 this season.

On Sunday. the Fever rookie star was named first-team All-WNBA and was unanimously named the WNBA Rookie of the Year by a 15-person panel by the Associated Press. It marked the second year in a row for a Fever AP Rookie of the Year winner, joining 2023 No. 1 pick Aliyah Boston. Clark also finished fourth in the MVP voting, behind only A'Ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart.

Clark averaged 19.2 points (seventh in the league), 8.4 assists (first) and 5.7 rebounds. She is the first player in league history to lead the league in assists and be top-10 in scoring in the same season.

(This story was updated to add new information.)

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