Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark will be a starter and team captain when the WNBA All-Star Game tips off in Indianapolis on July 19.
It won’t be because of her peers, though.
The voting results for the league’s All-Star Game were revealed Monday, and while Clark finished first among guards in the fan voting and third in the media vote, she finished ninth at the position on the players’ ballot.
Clark dominated the fan vote, which accounts for 50% of a player’s weighted score for an All-Star nod. Her 1,293,536 votes are the most for a player in a single season in league history, and as one of the top two fan vote-getters, Clark will be a team captain for the All-Star Game.
Her peers, however, were seemingly not as high on her game.
Ballots include 10 players total — six in the frontcourt and four in the backcourt. Clark finishing ninth means several players left her off their ballot entirely.
Dallas Wings rookie guard Paige Bueckers, meanwhile, finished fourth in the player vote and with a higher weighted vote than Clark.
The 2024 Rookie of the Year and a first-team All-WNBA selection last season, Clark has had an up-and-down sophomore campaign.
Clark is averaging 18.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game so far in 2025. She missed seven of the Fever’s first 16 games due to injury, and her scoring and 3-point shooting (29.5%) are both down from last year.
Clark also leads the WNBA with 5.9 turnovers a night.
Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, the league’s leading scorer, will be the other captain for the All-Star Game, which will take place at Gainbridge Fieldhouse — Clark’s home arena — later this month.
