Another game for Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever means another run-in to history. Atlanta Dream wing Ryne Howard tied for the most 3-pointers in WNBA history (85) by a rookie in Indiana’s 84-79 win over Howard and the Dream on Monday night.
Clark’s performance — a 19-point, 7-assist showing — was the latest fever card in a string of strong outings, as she ranks 11th in the WNBA in scoring (18) and first in assists per game (8.2). All-Star break.
Caitlin Clark created space, stepped back and knocked down her fourth 3-pointer of the night.
She tied it @WNBA Rookie record for 3pm in a season with 85 ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/wNYTOTUFMf
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) August 27, 2024
Of course, she is no stranger to making history in college. At Iowa, he set the NCAA Division I scoring record, became the Big Ten’s all-time assist leader and recorded the most 3-pointers made in a single season.
As Clark prepares to break Howard’s new 3-point record against the Connecticut Sun on Wednesday, here’s a list of some of the WNBA history she’s already made and what might fall next.
What WNBA records has Clark broken?
Single game assists: Clark set a WNBA single-game record with 19 assists on July 17 vs. the Dallas Wings.
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Caitlin Clark tied the record for most assists in a single game with 19. pic.twitter.com/pKbRUSBwIg
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 18, 2024
A new triple-double: Clark recorded the first triple-double in WNBA history for a rookie on July 6 against the New York Liberty. This is the first triple in flu history.
points-again-help: In the first half of the season, Clark became the first rookie in WNBA history to record 400 points, 100 rebounds and 150 assists in a season.
helps: On August 18, Clark broke the record for most assists by a rookie. She now has 247.
There she goes!
With the assist, Caitlin Clark tied Ticha Beniceiro for the most assists by a rookie in a season 🔥 pic.twitter.com/TmuRc4h8yo
— WNBA (@WNBA) August 18, 2024
All-Star Game assists: Clark made his All-Star Game debut in July and recorded the most assists (10) by a rookie in the exhibition.
Rookie single-game 3-pointer: Clark made seven 3-pointers in Indiana’s June 7 win against the Washington Mystics.
turnover: It’s not that great. Clark became the WNBA’s all-time leader in turnovers in a debut game with 10 in the Fever’s opener against the Connecticut Sun. She holds the WNBA rookie record in WNBA history with 164 turnovers.
points-help: Against the Dream, Clarke had her 21st game win with 15 points and 5 assists – the most in a single WNBA season.
What other records can he break this season?
points: Clark may not pass Cynthia Cooper’s WNBA rookie record for points per game average (22.2), but she is more than 200 points away from setting the WNBA rookie record for total points (744), set by Simone Augustus in 2006 — albeit with 34. Games.
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minutes: Clarke has played 1,060 minutes this season. If she maintains her current average (35.3), she will pass teammate Aaliyah Boston’s WNBA rookie record for minutes played (1,249) through Indiana’s final five games of the regular season.
Point assist double double: Clark’s eight point-assist double-doubles are already the most of any rookie in WNBA history, but she needs four more to surpass Courtney Vandersloot’s overall record of 11, set in 2017.
Free-throw percentage: Clark is shooting 89.92 percent at the free-throw line, but he could pass Elena Delle Donne’s new mark of 92.9 by season’s end.
Total Aids: Clark has 247 assists this season, and Alyssa Thomas holds the all-time record with 316. If he averages 8.2 assists per game, he will set that record in one of the final games of the season.
(Photo by Caitlin Clark: Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
