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Rhyne Howard named 2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year

Former Kentucky All-American Rhyne Howard was recently named 2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year after a highly successful season with the Atlanta Dream.

Howard averaged 16.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game during her rookie campaign.

Here are more details from UK Athletics:

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Former University of Kentucky women’s basketball star Rhyne Howard has been named the 2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year after receiving 53 of 56 possible votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, it was announced Thursday.

In honor of being named the WNBA Rookie of the Year, Howard will receive $5,150 and a specially designed trophy by Tiffany & Co.