Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark has been playing arguably the best basketball of her WNBA career since returning from the Olympic break. Entering Sunday’s game against the Dallas Wings, Clark was averaging 24.0 points, 8.5 assists, and 5.2 rebounds since the WNBA schedule resumed.
More important than Clark’s individual numbers has been Indiana’s team success during this stretch. The Fever entered Sunday’s game winners of four-straight and five of their last six.
Building off this recent success with a strong first half showing against Dallas, Clark made WNBA history again. Tallying 12 points, four assists, and three rebounds in 17 first half minutes, Clark became the first rookie in WNBA history to reach 600 points and 250 assists in a single season (via Basketball Reference’s StatHead).
Caitlin Clark is now just the 8th rookie in WNBA history to score 600+ PTS.
There have been over 1,000 rookies… pic.twitter.com/IiYgeyaoaG
— StatMamba (@StatMamba) September 1, 2024
As StatMamba on X pointed out, just the 600 points Clark has tallied this season puts her in exclusive company. When adding the assist numbers Clark stands alone as the only player in WNBA history with her combination of points and assists.
While Clark is the first rookie to reach 600 points and 250 assists in a season, she is also just the third player in league history to do it.
Per Basketball Reference’s StatHead, Clark joins Chelsea Gray (2023) and Alyssa Thomas (2023) as the only other player to reach these totals in a season.
Clark reached this milestone in just 33 career games, as Indiana still has seven regular season games remaining on their schedule. Having improved to 16-16 on the season entering Sunday’s game against Dallas, Indiana is amid a dominant stretch.
While so much focus has understandably been placed on Clark’s WNBA records, the rookie guard has also broken several Fever records this season. The team announced on Sunday that Clark has passed Tamika Catchings for the most points by a rookie in a single season.
hitting deep threes 🤝 breaking records
Caitlin Clark hits the triple to pass Tamika Catchings for most points in a season by a rookie in franchise history🔥 https://t.co/v6AzSj6k8a pic.twitter.com/s4o9Kulsvz
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 1, 2024
It has been a historic campaign for Clark, and she continues to break new records on a nightly basis.
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