Rhyne Howard wins 2nd straight WNBA Rookie of the Month award
Rhyne Howard is already running away with the Rookie of the Year award.
On Tuesday afternoon, it was announced by the WNBA that the Atlanta Dream guard has been tabbed as the league’s Rookie of the Month for the second consecutive time. This news comes on the heels of Howard being named to the 2022 WNBA All-Star Game, where she was selected second among all reserve players. She is the only rookie to make the All-Star Game this year.
Howard has now won the award for the months of May and June. The WNBA regular season comes to an end in the middle of August.
Through 21 games for the Dream (10-11), the recent No. 1 overall draft pick is leading her team in scoring at 15.3 points per outing. The 6-foot-2 playmaker also contributes 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 35.2 percent from distance on 6.8 attempts. During the month of June, Howard averaged 14.3 points while leading all rookies in made field goals (5.3) and three-pointers (2.1) per game.
Two Rookie of the Month awards down, two more to go.
Rhyne Howard’s 2022 Accolades
- WNBA AT&T All-Star
- WNBA Kia Rookie of the Month – June
- WNBA Kia Rookie of the Month – May
- WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week – May 15
- Associated Press Player of the Week – May 16
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