Caitlyn Clark, Coco Gauff, And More Nominated for 2024 ESPYs

BEST ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS

• Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women’s Basketball
• Coco Gauff, Tennis
• Nelly Korda, Golf
• A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

 BEST ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS

• Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
• Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels / Los Angeles Dodgers
• Scottie Scheffler, Golf
• Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

 BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE

• Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
• J. Stroud, Houston Texans
• Juju Watkins, USC Women’s Basketball
• Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs

BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE

• 49ers Christian McCaffrey scores a TD for a record breaking 17 straight games
• Caitlin Clark becomes NCAA’s All Time Scoring Leader breaking Pete Maravich’s Record
• Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Women’s Basketball – gets 1,203rd win to pass Coach K for most by any coach in NCAA basketball history
• Max Verstappen wins record 10th consecutive race with victory at Italian Grand Prix

 BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE

• Michigan’s Blake Corum and Will Johnson, 2024 College Football National Championship MVPs
• Kayla Martello, Boston College Women’s Lacrosse
• Midge Purce, NJ/NY Gotham FC – NWSL Championship MVP
• Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics

 BEST COMEBACK ATHLETE

• Simone Biles, Gymnast
• Paige Bueckers, University of Connecticut Women’s Basketball
• Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns
• Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans

 BEST PLAY

• Jayda Coleman calls GAME sending Oklahoma to their 4th Straight Championship (6/4/24)
• Anthony Edwards Dunk of the Year (3/18/24)
• Alabama scores on 4th & 31 to win Auburn (11/25/23)
• Lamar Jackson Caught His Own Pass & Ran With it (1/28/24)

 BEST TEAM

• South Carolina Gamecocks, NCAA Women’s Basketball
• Kansas City Chiefs, NFL
• Michigan Wolverines, NCAA Football
• Las Vegas Aces, WNBA
• University of Connecticut Huskies, NCAA Men’s Basketball
• Oklahoma Sooners, NCAA Softball
• Boston Celtics, NBA
• Florida Panthers, NHL
• Texas Rangers, MLB

 BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, MEN’S SPORTS

• Jayden Daniels, LSU Football
• Zach Edey, Purdue Men’s Basketball
• Ousmane Sylla, Clemson Soccer
• Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame Lacrosse

 BEST COLLEGE ATHLETE, WOMEN’S SPORTS

• Haleigh Bryant, LSU Gymnastics
• Caitlin Clark, Iowa Basketball
• Sarah Franklin, Wisconsin Volleyball
• Izzy Scane, Northwestern Lacrosse

 BEST ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY

• Jaydin Blackwell World Champion Sprinter
• Ezra Frech, World Champion High Jumper
• Brenna Huckaby Snowboarding Champion
• Oksana Masters, Cross-Country Skier/Hand Cyclist

 BEST NFL PLAYER

• Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
• Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
• Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
• Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers

 BEST MLB PLAYER

• Ronald Acuña, Atlanta Braves
• Gerrit Cole, New York Yankees
• Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
• Corey Seager, Texas Rangers

BEST NHL PLAYER

• Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
• Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
• Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

 BEST NBA PLAYER

• Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
• Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
• Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics

 BEST WNBA PLAYER

• Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx
• Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty
• Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun
• A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

 BEST DRIVER

• Ryan Blaney, NASCAR
• Matt Hagan, NHRA
• Álex Palou, IndyCar
• Max Verstappen, F1

 BEST UFC FIGHTER

• Islam Makhachev
• Sean O’Malley
• Alex Pereira
• Zhang Weili

BEST BOXER

• Terence Crawford
• Seniesa Estrada
• Naoya Inoue
• Oleksandr Usyk

 BEST SOCCER PLAYER

• Aitana Bonmatí, Spain
• Naomi Girma, USWNT
• Vinicius Junior, Brazil/Real Madrid
• Kylian Mbappé, France/Real Madrid

BEST GOLFER

• Nelly Korda
• Xander Schauffele
• Scottie Scheffler
• Lilia Vu

BEST TENNIS PLAYER

• Carlos Alcaraz
• Novak Djokovic
• Coco Gauff
• Iga Swiatek

Hosted by Serena Williams, “The 2024 ESPYS” will broadcast live on Thursday, July 11, at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on ABC from Los Angeles.