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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is the first rookie in 16 years to be named to the All-WNBA first team.

The 22-year-old received 52 first team votes, making her the player with the fourth most votes overall. Clark joins the unanimous selection of Napheesa Collier and league MVP A'ja Wilson, as well as Breanna Stewart and Alyssa Thomas on the team.

The last freshman to receive this award was Candace Parker in 2008. Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings and Diana Taurasi were also previous freshmen on the team.

Clark's selection is just another success in a record-breaking debut year in the WNBA.

The guard was already named the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year in a near-unanimous vote earlier this month, a fitting title for an amazing season.

Clark became the WNBA's single-season assists record holder (337), a feat that included a league-record 19 assists in a game. Her average of 8.4 assists per game is also a WNBA record. Clark was also the first rookie to record a triple-double and holds the record for most three-pointers (122) by a rookie in league history.

The superstar, who helped bring a new audience to the sport, inspired the Fever to the franchise's first playoff appearance since 2016. However, the team was eliminated in the first round by the Connecticut Sun.

This year also saw Stewart named to the first team for the sixth consecutive year. The New York Liberty star recently spoke out about “homophobic death threats” emailed to her wife Marta Xargay after Game 1 of this year's WNBA Finals.

Las Vegas Aces star Wilson, meanwhile, secured a unanimous first-team spot after a historic season.

The center averaged 26.9 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.58 blocked shots and 1.79 steals in 38 games. She led the league in points and blocks and was second in rebounds per game.

Wilson broke single-season records for both points and rebounds. She became the first player to lead the WNBA in total points, rebounds and blocks in a season.

She took the Aces into the playoffs in search of a three-peat, but the team was eliminated in the semifinals by the Liberty.

Meanwhile, the Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones were named to the All-WNBA second team, as were Kahleah Copper (Phoenix Mercury), Nneka Ogwumike (Seattle Storm) and Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings).

Teams are chosen by a panel of 67 sportswriters and broadcasters, with the process concluding at the end of the regular season.