Fever rookie Caitlin Clark makes notable WNBA history

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Fever rookie Caitlin Clark makes WNBA history after breaking notable record

By Michael Gallagher | Last updated Sep 15, 2024 5:15 PM ET

Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark is no stranger to breaking records.

After all, she’s taken down several WNBA rookie records this season, including made three-pointers (120), most double-doubles by a guard (14), most rebounds by a guard (222) and most assists in All-Star Game history (10).

She was also the fastest rookie ever to hit 400 points and 200 assists, as well as the first to record a triple-double.

In Sunday’s 110-109 win over the Dallas Wings, Clark did it again. The 22-year-old scored a career-high 35 points and broke Seimone Augustus’ 18-year record for most single-season points by a rookie (744). Clark has 761 points and counting with one game left in the regular season.

Rewriting the history books has been nothing new to Caitlin Clark, who has passed Seimone Augustus (744) for most points by a rookie in a single WNBA season

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— WNBA (@WNBA) September 15, 2024

another angle of Caitlin Clark's record-breaking bucket

she has broken the @WNBA rookie single-season scoring record with 746 points & counting. pic.twitter.com/6KFdGZMP9G
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 15, 2024

In addition to setting multiple new rookie records, Clark (who earlier this season became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 300 career assists, also broke several WNBA records including single-game assists (19), single-season assists (329), most points scored or assisted on (1,090), and most All-Star votes (700,735).

A three-time WNBA Rookie of the Month, Clark entered Sunday’s game against the Wings leading all rookies in points per game (19.1), assists per game (8.4), steals per game (1.3), made field goals (230), made three-pointers (114) and free-throw percentage (89.9), and she ranked second in defensive rebounds (5.4).

ESPN recently ranked Clark’s rookie season as the third-best in WNBA history behind those of Candace Parker and Tamika Catchings, respectively.

The Iowa alum all but has the WNBA Rookie of the Year award locked up, and many believe she’s in the conversation for league MVP along with Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson, who leads the WNBA in scoring (27.0 points per game) and is second in rebounding (12.1 per game) and sixth in field-goal percentage (51.9).

Michael Gallagher

Michael Gallagher is a longtime sports journalist based out of Nashville with a decade of experience covering college football, mixed martial arts and prep sports plus the NFL and NHL — specifically the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators. He’s covered several notable sporting events including an AFC Championship game, a Stanley Cup Final, an NHL All-Star Game and an NHL Stadium Series. Some of his past bylines can be found at the Nashville Scene, SB Nation, The Hockey News and Fox Sports Knoxville

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