Ask the Indiana Fever’s head coach to describe Caitlin Clark’s historic-in-every-way rookie campaign, and she’ll tell you that throughout the journey, the first-year guard has already infused teammates with the competitive fire needed to go head-to-head with the league’s best. On July 17, 2024, as she set up red jerseys with one open look after another, Clark’s brilliance reached a level with which competition no longer existed. A true one-of-one in an offensive setting of any kind, Clark made heads-up plays in every setting, bending the Dallas Wings’ defense to her will in a record-breaking performance as a passer. By night’s end, Clark’s performance, even in defeat, commanded headlines through a box score that read as follows: 24 points (on 10-of-19 shooting), six rebounds, 19 assists, and two 3-pointers. No stranger to hearing her name attached to the term, “the first rookie to,” Clark surpassed the previous record of 18 assists, set in August of 2020. The all-seeing effort also made the soon-to-be-named unanimous Rookie of the Year just league history’s second rookie to score or assist on 50+ points across multiple games. · Jul 17, 2024