BERLIN (Germany) - Caitlin Clark did not disappoint in her FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup debut, dropping 11 dimes to set a record for USA.
It is the most assists a USA player has recorded in her Women's World Cup debut. Previously, the record was held by Alyssa Thomas who had 9 against Belgium in 2022.
She is also now only one of eight players to record more than 10 assists in a Women's World Cup game since the statistic was officially recorded in 1994.
Most Assist by a player in a Single Game in the Women's World Cup*
Rank | Player | Team | Opposition | Year | Assists* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Julie Allemand | Belgium | France | 2018 | 13 |
= | Yuka Harada | Japan | Kenya | 1994 | 13 |
3 | Julie Allemand | Belgium | USA | 2018 | 12 |
= | Wei-Chuan Chien | Chinese Taipei | Tunisia | 2002 | 12 |
= | Dawn Staley | USA | Russia | 1998 | 12 |
6 | Caitlin Clark | USA | China | 2026 | 11 |
= | Emma Meesseman | Belgium | Puerto Rico | 2022 | 11 |
= | Licet Castillo Iglesias | Cuba | Slovakia | 1998 | 11 |
*Since 1994
Clark started the game in a facilitating mode, dishing out 4 dimes in her first four minutes of action. She finished the game as TCL Player of the Game with 14 points on 3 three-pointers and 22 EFF.
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