Caitlin Clark joins exclusive list of rookie starters in WNBA All-Star Game history

Gilbert McGregor

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Caitlin Clark continues to make history during her rookie season.

The Fever phenom can add one more accolade to her resume: WNBA All-Star Game starter.

While there have been many impressive rookies throughout the WNBA's history, the 22-year-old guard joins an elite list of players to earn an All-Star starting nod in her first season as a pro.

What does the latest honor mean for Clark? While her quest for the Rookie of the Year award pauses for the Olympic break, take a moment to appreciate the list of names the rookie duo will join by starting in the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game.

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Rookies to start in WNBA All-Star Game

With Clark joining the list, the number of rookies to start in the WNBA All-Star Game reaches nine.

Clark, who went No. 1 overall in the 2024 draft to the Fever, follows in the footsteps of Clark's teammate, Aliyah Boston. The second-year forward for Indiana started in the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game after going No. 1 overall in the draft earlier that year.

PlayerYearRookie of the Year
Caitlin Clark2024
Aliyah Boston2023Yes
Shoni Schimmel2014No
Elena Delle Donne2013Yes
Brittney Griner2013No
Maya Moore2011Yes
Sue Bird2002No
Tamika Catchings2002Yes
Chamique Holdsclaw1999Yes

Of the eight prior rookies to start in the WNBA All-Star Game, five have gone on to win Rookie of the Year. Bird and Griner lost out to their All-Star counterparts, while Schimmel finished behind Chiney Ogwumike.

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Caitlin Clark stats

  • 17.1 points per game
  • 5.8 rebounds per game
  • 8.2 assists per game
  • 1.5 steals per game
  • 0.8 blocks per game
  • 5.6 turnovers per game
  • 40.5% field goal shooting
  • 32.7% 3-point shooting
  • 89.1% free throw shooting

Gilbert McGregor

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Gilbert McGregor first joined The Sporting News in 2018 as a content producer for Global editions of NBA.com. Before covering the game, McGregor played basketball collegiately at Wake Forest, graduating with a Communication degree in 2016. McGregor began covering the NBA during the 2017-18 season and has been on hand for a number of league events.