From the moment Rhyne Howard was drafted No. 1 overall, it was never truly in doubt who would win the 2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year award. On Thursday, she was finally recognized with the inevitable honor.
Howard, arguably the greatest player to ever come through the Kentucky women’s basketball program, received 53 of the 56 total votes for Rookie of the Year. She became just the second-ever Atlanta Dream player to win the award, joining five-time WNBA All-Star Angel McCoughtry (2009). Howard finished her first professional season averaging 16.2 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.