Record broken by rookie Caitlin Clark as she sets new WNBA single-season assists record with feverish performance

Clark broke the WNBA single-season assists record on Friday night by recording her 317th assist of the season in a game against the Las Vegas Aces, surpassing the previous 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 the 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.

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Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.