Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark breaks Rhyne Howard's single-season three-point record
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has shattered records throughout her prolific basketball career. And she continues to shatter more as time passes.
On Wednesday evening, she broke yet another big one, the WNBA rookie single-season three-point record. She passed Rhyne Howard, who drilled 85 threes in 2022.
Clark stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, five rebounds, and five assists. She will in all likelihood, bring home Rookie of the Year honors at season’s end.
The Fever pulled out yet another victory on Wednesday night, with Indiana winning 84-80. The Fever currently sit at 15-16 overall, 11 games back of the New York Liberty. The Liberty currently sit at 26-5 overall, first place in the 2024 Eastern Conference Standings.
The former No. 1 overall pick, Clark has so far been a frontrunner for Rookie of the Year. She is averaging 18.0 points, 8.2 assists and 5.8 rebounds per game. She also became the first WNBA rookie to ever record a triple-double.
She recently broke the WNBA rookie assists record.
Caitlin Clark reacts to breaking WNBA rookie assist record
It was another record-setting day for Caitlin Clark as she led the Indiana Fever to a 92-75 victory against the Seattle Storm on Sunday. Clark finished the game with nine assists, bringing her season total to 232 to set the WNBA rookie record.
The record previously belonged to Ticha Penicheiro of the Sacramento Monarchs, who recorded 225 assists during the 1998 season. Clark, who was not yet born at the time Penicheiro set the record, gave props to the WNBA legend, who still ranks third all-time with 2,599 career assists.
“Ticha has been a big fan of mine ever since I was in college and somebody that has always been right there to congratulate me or just be somebody that offers advice,” she said postgame. “So to pass somebody like her, I’m just forever thankful. She’s been a legend in our game. It’s super cool, but hopefully there’s a lot more of those.”
On3’s Chandler Vessels also contributed to this article.