Clark breaks WNBA single-season assists record

Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark keeps rewriting the WNBA record books.
Clark set the WNBA single-season assists record on Friday night when she recorded her 317th of the season in a matchup against the Las Vegas Aces, surpassing the record set last season by Alyssa Thomas of the Connecticut Sun.
With under five minutes to go, Clark bounced an inbounds pass to a charging Kelsey Mitchell, who drove to the hoop and sunk a layup, giving her five assists on the night.
Most assists in a season, WNBA history
322 – Caitlin Clark (38 games in 2024)
316 – Alyssa Thomas (40 games in 2023)
314 – Courtney Vandersloot (39 games in 2023)
300 – Courtney Vandersloot (33 games in 2019)
291 – Chelsea Gray (40 games in 2023)
Clark, who scored all of her 18 points in the second half, finished with eight rebounds and nine assists as Las Vegas held on to beat Indiana 78-74.
This feat comes a little less than two months after she set the single-game assists record (19) in a loss to the Dallas Wings. Clark also broke the rookie (Ticha Penicheiro had 225 in 1998) and franchise (Erica Wheeler had 201 in 2023) records earlier this year.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft out of Iowa, Clark is averaging 19.1 points and a league-high 8.4 assists. She also is averaging 5.8 rebounds.
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Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.