The sports world has run out of ways to describe how remarkable Caitlin Clark’s first regular season in the WNBA has been, and it finally came to an end earlier this week. Clark, the first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, played in all 40 games for the Indiana Fever as a rookie and finished the year averaging 19.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.4 assists while shooting 41.7 percent from the field.

It’s safe to say that Clark lived up to the incredibly high expectations placed upon her in the WNBA, and she’s not even done yet; the standout rookie led the Indiana Fever to the playoffs and will make her postseason debut on Sunday afternoon. Before tip-off, however, Clark deserved another pat on the back for her stellar play in her debut season.

Early Sunday morning, the WNBA announced that A’ja Wilson had been unanimously named the league’s MVP for the 2024 season, receiving all 687 first-place votes from a panel of media members. It’s Wilson’s third and well-deserved award, to say the least. The league also announced who else was rounding out the top five alongside Wilson, including rookie Clark.

Napheesia Collier of the Minnesota Lynx was second, with Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty close behind. Clark was fourth and Alyssa Thompson of the Connecticut Sun was fifth.

Here’s the full points breakdown. According to ESPN, players received 10 points for first place, seven for second, five for third, three for fourth and one for fifth.

It is a huge honor for Clark to finish so high as a 23-year-old debutant. It would surprise no one if she were to finish on top so quickly.