2023 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year: Aces' Alysha Clark earns honor for first time

Clark has been a key figure for the Aces during their historic season

By Jack Maloney Sep 18, 2023 at 5:22 pm ET• 1 min read

Las Vegas Aces forward Alysha Clark was named 2023 WNBA Sixth Player of the Year, the league announced on Monday. The veteran forward was a key figure off the bench on an Aces team that set a new WNBA record for most wins in a regular season with 34 and earned the No. 1 seed in the playoffs. 

Clark got 35 of the 60 votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. DiJonai Carrington of the Sun and Dana Evans of the Sky finished second and third in the voting, respectively.

Stepped up all szn long👏@Alysha_Clark is your 2023 WNBA @Kia Sixth Player of the Year

Coming off the bench, Alysha Clark averaged 6.7 PPG, 3.4 RPG, and 1.1 APG in 22.5 MPG for the @LVAces #KiaSixth #MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/QqHQ7V5feI

— WNBA (@WNBA) September 18, 2023

A second-round pick back in 2010, Clark has long established herself as one of the league's best role players thanks to her versatile defensive abilities and strong 3-point shooting. The two-time All-Defensive selection spent the first nine seasons of her career with the Seattle Storm, where she helped the team win two titles, before signing with the Washington Mystics in 2021. After two seasons in the nation's capitol, she decided to sign with the Aces in free agency last winter.