Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry was named the WNBA's Rookie of the Year on Thursday.

The top overall pick in the 2009 draft, McCoughtry posted game averages of 12.8 points and 2.2 steals in 34 contests to top all first-year players. She also ranked fifth in assists with 2.1 per game.

McCoughtry received 30 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, while Phoenix's DeWanna Bonner garnered nine votes to finish second. Shavonte Zellous of the Detroit Shock was third with two votes.

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