WNBA Rookie of the Year winners list: Clark, Boston, more

ByKeith Jenkins ESPN logo
Thursday, October 3, 2024

From Maya Moore's championship-winning Rookie of the Year campaign to Candace Parker's run as the only WNBA player to be named Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in the same season, the WNBA Rookie of the Year award regularly captures attention. The honor is routinely presented to the player with the greatest debut on the biggest stage in women's basketball.



A national panel of 60 sportswriters and broadcasters vote on the WNBA's annual regular-season awards, including Rookie of the Year, MVP Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Coach of the Year and the All-WNBA, All-Defensive and All-Rookie teams. Here's a list of players who have won WNBA Rookie of the Year:



2024: Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever



2023: Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever



2022: Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream



2021: Michaela Onyenwere, New York Liberty



2020: Crystal Dangerfield, Minnesota Lynx



2019: Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx



2018: A'ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces



2017: Allisha Gray, Dallas Wings



2016: Breanna Stewart, Seattle Storm



2015: Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm



2014: Chiney Ogwumike, Connecticut Sun



2013: Elena Delle Donne, Chicago Sky



2012: Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles Sparks



2011: Maya Moore, Minnesota Lynx



2010: Tina Charles, Connecticut Sun



2009: Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta Dream



2008: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks



2007: Armintie Price, Chicago Sky



2006: Seimone Augustus, Minnesota Lynx



2005: Temeka Johnson, Washington Mystics



2004: Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury



2003: Cheryl Ford, Detroit Shock



2002: Tamika Catchings, Indiana Fever



2001: Jackie Stiles, Portland Fire



2000: Betty Lennox, Minnesota Lynx



1999: Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington Mystics



1998: Tracy Reid, Charlotte Sting



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