Caitlin Clark Named Time Magazines Athlete of The Year

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INDIANAPOLIS–The 2024 Time Magazine Athlete of the Year is Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever.

She led the Fever to their first playoff berth in 8 years this past season by being the WNBA’s Rookie of the Year and leading the league in assists.

She broke the rookie scoring record and became the first rookie to achieve a triple double. Clark also boosted ticket sales and TV revenue for the league.

“I’ve been able to captivate so many people that have never watched women’s sports, let alone women’s basketball, and turn them into fans,” Clark told TIME. “(But) it’s going to be good for me to do my own thing and have my own space. I kind of want to just stay out of the spotlight.”

After averaging a little more than 4,000 fans per game in 2023, the Fever led the WNBA in attendance in 2024, selling an average of 17,036 tickets per game. The team sold out 16 regular season games and set a new single-season franchise record for attendance, with 340,715 fans attending over 20 games.

The Fever start their season on Saturday May 25 against the Chicago Sky.