Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark rewrites the record for most assists in a single WNBA season

Clark surpassed Alyssa Thomas' mark on Friday night versus Las Vegas

By Jack Maloney Sep 13, 2024 at 8:57 pm ET• 1 min read

Caitlin Clark added another achievement to her historic rookie season on Friday when she broke the WNBA's all-time single-season assist record during the Indiana Fever's 78-74 loss to the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. Clark surpassed Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas' mark of 316, which she set a year ago. 

Clark needed five assists entering Friday and it didn't take her long to get there. In the middle of the second quarter, she took the ball out of bounds on the sideline and hit Kelsey Mitchell, who had curled open off a series of screens. Mitchell then weaved her way into the lane for a bucket. 

In defeat, Clark finished with 18 points, eight rebounds and nine assists. 

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The No. 1 overall pick is only a few months into her professional career, but she's already established herself as the most dynamic playmaker in the league thanks to her pick-and-roll craft and transition brilliance. Last month, she broke Ticha Penicheiro's long-standing rookie assist record, and her 8.5 assists per game lead the league and would be the highest average ever for a rookie. 

Single-season assist record

Player	Team	Season	Assists
Caitlin Clark	Fever	2024	321
Alyssa Thomas	Sun	2023	316
Courtney Vandersloot	Liberty	2023	314
Courtney Vandersloot	Sky	2019	300
Chelsea Gray	Aces	2023	291
Courtney Vandersloot	Sky	2021	275
Courtney Vandersloot	Sky	2018	258

Clark has always been an incredible passer, but that aspect of her game was overshadowed in college by her long-range shooting. That has not been the case in the WNBA. Clark has already become the first rookie to record a triple-double and set the all-time single-game assist record with 19 in a win over the Wings on July 17. She also has the Fever's single-season assist record and the WNBA's rookie assist record.