A’ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark had record-breaking seasons, putting up statistics that were unprecedented in the WNBA.
Wilson became the first player in league history to score more than 1,000 points in a season, and she averaged a record 26.9 per game. Clark broke the league’s single-season assists mark and scored the most points ever for a rookie.
So it’s no surprise that Wilson and Clark were honored Sunday as the unanimous choices for the AP player and rookie of the year awards, respectively, by a 15-member media panel.
“It means a lot,” Wilson said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. “The preparation you put in, the approach I set myself up for this season.”
The Las Vegas Aces center was named the league’s MVP earlier Sunday, also unanimously. The WNBA will announce the rest of its awards over the course of the postseason, which also began Sunday.