For Connor McCaffrey, there was no other choice for the AP WNBA Rookie of the Year for the 2024 season.

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was named the winner of the award on Sunday, just hours before the team lost to the Connecticut Sun in Game 1 of the postseason. Clark was named the unanimous winner of the award, prompting a one-word response from her boyfriend.

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, #22, warms up before Game 1 of the first round of the 2024 WNBA Playoffs at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, on September 22, 2024. (Mark Smith-Imagn Images)

“Duh,” he wrote on his Instagram Stories.

Clark was also named to the All-WNBA First Team and All-WNBA Rookie Team. She also finished fourth in the voting for the WNBA MVP award, although Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson won the award unanimously.

“It is a tremendous honor to be named The Associated Press Rookie of the Year,” she said. “This recognition would not be possible without an incredible group of teammates and coaches, and we look forward to continuing an exciting regular season into the postseason.”

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Caitlin Clark (left) poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected with the first overall pick by the Indiana Fever during the 2024 WNBA Draft in Brooklyn, New York, on April 15, 2024. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)

The Fever guard broke the league’s single-season assist record (337) and scored the most points ever by a rookie (769) en route to Indiana’s playoff run.

Clark started all 40 regular season games for the Fever and averaged 19.2 points per game. She was the first rookie to record a triple-double and the first player in Fever franchise history to record a triple-double. She set the WNBA record for most assists in a game with 19 against the Dallas Wings in July.

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, #22, runs onto the court during a game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Sunday, September 15, 2024. (Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

McCaffrey recently accepted a position with the Butler Bulldogs men’s basketball program under head coach Thad Matta.

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