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Rhyne Howard named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week

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Just one week into her professional career, Rhyne Howard is winning awards. Today, Howard was named WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week. She’s the first rookie to take home the title since 2019, and the first rookie to win it in the first week of their WNBA career since Tamika Catchings in 2002.

Yesterday, Howard made WNBA history. The former Kentucky great scored 17 points in the first quarter of Atlanta’s win over Indiana, the most ever by a rookie in an opening period in WNBA history. She finished with 33 points, a new career-high, on 9-18 shooting from the floor, 3-8 from behind the three-point line, and 12-17 from the free-throw line.

In her WNBA debut on May 7, Howard became the first player in league history to make four threes and block four shots in their first game. Over her first four games, she averaged 20.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists, and led the Dream in scoring in each of the team’s three wins. According to ESPN, Howard’s 83 combined points through her first four WNBA games ranks sixth all-time, trailing some of the game’s greatest players such as Diana Taurasi, Cappie Pondexter, and Seimone Augustus.

Kyra Elzy, BBN support Rhyne Howard in Indy

The best part of Howard’s big day? The BBN was in the stands to cheer her on. Kyra Elzy and a busload of Kentucky fans made the trek to Indy to support Howard, the quality feel-good content you’ve been searching for.

Making history and winning awards four games in. What will Rhyne do next?

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