“It is a nice day for the Indiana Fever” – Hoopfeed.com

When Caitlin Clark introduced earlier this yr that she would enter the WNBA Draft, followers in Indiana rejoiced. Native companies and artists let their elation present by way of marquees and a mural within the metropolis. At present, the Indiana Fever formally introduced what everybody knew was coming. Clark turned the primary choose within the 2024 Draft.

For the second straight yr, the Fever had the No. 1 choice and Clark will be part of final season’s choose, the 2023 Rookie of the 12 months Aliyah Boston in Indianapolis. She is the consensus Division I Participant of the 12 months for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons and the NCAA males’s and girls’s all-time main scorer

“We’re thrilled so as to add Caitlin Clark to our roster,” Indiana Fever basic supervisor Lin Dunn mentioned. “It is a nice day for the Indiana Fever and all of Pacers Sports activities & Leisure. I’m assured she can have a right away influence on our workforce and the league. Any time you may add two consecutive No. 1 draft picks, it creates monumental curiosity and visibility.”

Stanford heart Cameron Brink was the second choose, going to the Los Angeles Sparks. The 2024 Naismith Defensive Participant of the 12 months Award winner additionally earned Participant of the 12 months and Defensive Participant of the 12 months within the Pac-12. She gained a nationwide championship with Stanford in 2021.

South Carolina heart Kamilla Cardoso has two nationwide championships underneath her belt after her workforce gained this yr’s title. Her workforce went an ideal 38-0 on the best way and she or he earned the  Most Excellent Participant of the  Remaining 4 with back-to-back double-doubles.

2024 WNBA Draft Outcomes

First Spherical

1. Indiana Fever – Caitlin Clark (Iowa)
2. Los Angeles Sparks – Cameron Brink (Stanford)
3. Chicago Sky – Kamilla Cardoso (South Carolina)
4. Los Angeles Sparks – Rickea Jackson (Tennessee)
5. Dallas Wings – Jacy Sheldon (Ohio State)
6. Washington Mystics – Aaliyah Edwards (UConn)
7. Chicago Sky – Angel Reese (LSU)
8. Minnesota Lynx – Alissa Pili (Utah)
9. Dallas Wings – Carla Leite (France)
10.  Connecticut Solar – Leïla Lacon (France)
11. New York Liberty – Marquesha Davis (Ole Miss)
12.  Atlanta Dream – Nyadiew Puoch (Australia)

Second Spherical

1.  Chicago Sky – Brynna Maxwell
2.  Seattle Storm – Nika Mühl (UConn)
3.  Indiana Fever – Celeste Taylor (Ohio State)
4.  Las Vegas Aces – Dyaisha Truthful (Syracuse)
5.  New York Liberty – Esmery Martinez (Arizona)
6.  Las Vegas Aces – Kate Martin (Iowa)
7.  Connecticut Solar – Taiyanna Jackson (Kansas)
8.  Atlanta Dream – Isobel Borlase (Australia)
9.  Washington Mystics – Kaylynne Truong (Gonzaga)
10.  Connecticut Solar – Helena Pueyo (Arizona)
11.  New York Liberty – Jessika Carter  (Mississippi State)
12.  Las Vegas Aces – Elizabeth Kitley (Virginia Tech)

Third Spherical

1.  Phoenix Mercury  – Charisma Osborne (UCLA)
2.  Seattle Storm – Mackenzie Holmes (Indiana)
3.  Indiana Fever – Leilani Correa (St. John’s)
4.  Los Angeles Sparks – McKenzie Forbes (USC)
5.  Phoenix Mercury – Jaz Shelley (Nebraska)
6.  Washington Mystics – Nastja Claessens (Belgium)
7.  Minnesota Lynx – Kiki Jefferson (Louisville)
8.  Atlanta Dream – Matilde Villa (Italy)
9.  Dallas Wings – Ashley Owusu (Penn State)
10.  Connecticut Solar – Abbey Hsu (Columbia)
11.  New York Liberty – Kaitlyn Davis (USC)
12.  Las Vegas Aces – Angel Jackson (Jackson State)