Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark has been chosen as Time Magazine's Athlete of the Year for 2024.
2024 was quite the year for Caitlin Clark. The basketball superstar not only led Iowa back to the national championship game while also breaking the NCAA scoring record, but she then went on to become Rookie of the Year in the WNBA and took the league to new heights in the process.in her first professional season and was the seeming subject of endless discussion in doing so. So it's hard to imagine any athlete had a bigger and better year than she did.
That's in addition to the aforementioned on court achievements. Clark not only broke Pete Maravich's collegiate scoring mark, but she set the WNBA record for assists in a season. Nabbing an All-WNBA first team spot in the process. It would require another article to list the rest of her rookie achievements.
Clark dubbed her year "historic" in the piece recognizing her achievements. And that cannot be argued against. She also is aware of the attention she brought to the women's game telling Time, “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."
She's not wrong. Neither is her selection. Because Caitlin Clark certainly had the most unforgettable year for an athlete in 2024, as it was indeed one for the history books.Robin Lundberg is a media veteran and hoops head who has spent the bulk of his career with iconic brands like Sports Illustrated and ESPN. His insights have also been featured on platforms such as Fox and CNN and he can currently be heard hosting shows for Sirius XM and on his burgeoning YouTube show.
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