List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season assists leaders explained

In basketball, an assist is a pass to a teammate that directly leads to a score by field goal.[1] The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I assist title is awarded to the player with the highest assists per game average in a given season. The assist title was first recognized in the 1950–51 season when statistics on assists were first compiled by the NCAA, but there are no officially recorded assist leaders between 1952–53 and 1982–83. The NCAA did not split into its current divisions format until August 1973.[2] From 1906 to 1955, there were no classifications to the NCAA nor its predecessor, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS).[2] Then, from 1956 to 1973, colleges were classified as either "NCAA University Division (Major College)" or "NCAA College Division (Small College)".[2]

Avery Johnson of Southern University holds the all-time NCAA Division I record for single season assists per game (apg) average (13.30), which he accomplished in 1987–88.[3] He also recorded 399 assists that season, which is the second highest single season mark behind UNLV's Mark Wade's record of 406, which occurred in 1986–87.[4] From 1952–53 to 1982–83, the official NCAA record book has no assists per game leaders.[4] Oklahoma freshman Trae Young was the first player to lead the NCAA in both assists and points in the 2017–18 season, while Murray State sophomore Ja Morant was the first player in NCAA history to average at least 20 points and 10 assists throughout the same season in the 2018–19 season.

Four players have earned multiple assist titles: Avery Johnson of Southern (1987, 1988), Jared Jordan of Marist (2006, 2007), Jason Brickman of LIU Brooklyn (2013, 2014), and Yuri Collins of Saint Louis.[5] [6] There has been one tie for the national assists leader, which happened during the 2004–05 season when Damitrius Coleman of Mercer and Will Funn of Portland State recorded identical season statistics: 28 games played, 224 total assists and an 8.00 apg average.[7]

Only three freshmen (T. J. Ford, Lonzo Ball, and Trae Young) and two sophomores (Jason Kidd and Ja Morant) have led Division I in average assists.[4] [8] [9] Two players born outside the United States have led Division I in assists — 1995–96 leader Raimonds Miglinieks of UC Irvine, born in modern-day Latvia (the Latvian SSR of the Soviet Union at the time of his birth), and 1999–2000 leader Mark Dickel of UNLV, born in New Zealand.

Key

Pos.GFCAPGRef.
PositionGuardForwardCenterAssists per gameReferences
^Player still active in NCAA Division I
Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†Denotes a tie for the season's assists leader
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been the
assists leader up to and including that season

Assists leaders

Except as specifically noted, all teams are listed with their current athletic brand names, which do not always reflect those used by a given program in a specific season.

SeasonPlayerPos.Cl.TeamGames
played		AssistsAPGRef.
1950–51GToledo292107.24
1951–52GBoston College272137.89
1953–83No assists leaders recorded
1983–84GUIC292749.45[10]
1984–85GHofstra242289.50[11]
1985–86G363289.11[12]
1986–87GSouthern3133310.74
1987–88 (2)GSouthern3039913.30
1988–89GHoly Cross282789.93
1989–90GDrexel282609.29[13]
1990–91GNC State312999.65[14]
1991–92GTennessee Tech292548.76
1992–93GNew Mexico State343109.12[15]
1993–94bgcolor=#ff9 GCalifornia302729.07
1994–95GBaylor2828410.14[16]
1995–96GUC Irvine272308.52
1996–97GDartmouth262037.81[17]
1997–98GArizona State322949.19[18]
1998–99GOklahoma State342998.79[19]
1999–00GUNLV312809.03[20]
2000–01GCal State Northridge322868.94[21]
2001–02GTexas332738.27
2002–03GUIC302448.13[22]
2003–04GTroy312568.26[23]
2004–05†GMercer282248.00
GPortland State282248.00
2005–06GMarist292478.52
2006–07 (2)GMarist332868.67
2007–08GDavidson362938.14[24]
2008–09GOakland362908.06[25]
2009–10GSiena342617.68[26]
2010–11GUAB312397.71[27]
2011–12G 333279.91[28]
2012–13G LIU Brooklyn342898.50[29]
2013–14 (2)G LIU Brooklyn292899.97[30]
2014–15G 322467.69[31]
2015–16G 353249.26[32]
2016–17G 362747.61[33]
2017–18G 322798.71[34]
2018–19GMurray State3333110.03[35]
2019–20GNorth Carolina A&T312477.96[36]
2020–21GOakland302528.40[37]
2021–22GSaint Louis342677.85[38]
2022–23 (2)GSaint Louis3232410.12
2023–24GMarquette312397.71[39]

References

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Notes and References

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  4. Web site: 2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Records . 2009–10 NCAA Men's Basketball Media Guide . . 2009 . May 25, 2010.
  5. Web site: Avery Johnson . Sports Reference LLC . basketball-reference.com . May 26, 2010.
  6. Web site: Vipers Acquire Jared Jordan . December 17, 2008 . Turner Sports Interactive, LLC . NBA.com . May 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081226094325/http://www.nba.com/dleague/riograndevalley/addjaredjordan.html . December 26, 2008 .
  7. Web site: 2004–05 Season Summary . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . May 26, 2010.
  8. Web site: Jason Kidd . Sports Reference LLC . basketball-reference.com . May 26, 2010.
  9. Web site: T. J. Ford . Sports Reference LLC . basketball-reference.com . May 26, 2010.
  10. Web site: Men's Basketball Season Records . . UIC.edu . May 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080219123117/http://www.uic.edu/depts/sports/BBall/MBB/MBBseas.html . February 19, 2008 .
  11. Web site: NCAA Men's Basketball: Annual Leaders . HickokSports.com . May 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100506023816/http://hickoksports.com/history/ncbaskmleaders.shtml . May 6, 2010 .
  12. Web site: Mark Jackson . Sports Reference LLC . basketball-reference.com . May 26, 2010.
  13. Web site: Hall of Fame – Todd Lehmann . . DrexelDragons.com . May 26, 2010.
  14. Web site: Chris Corchiani . Sports Reference LLC . basketball-reference.com . May 26, 2010.
  15. Web site: Healey . Brendan . A Knight to Champion Moorpark's Court . . February 23, 1990 . May 26, 2010.
  16. Web site: Assistant Coach: Nelson Haggerty . . MSUMustangs.com . May 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714132508/http://msumustangs.com/profile.asp?playerID=484 . July 14, 2011 .
  17. Web site: Most Career Assists (All Games) . Ivy League Sports . May 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121094139/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mbblists.asp . November 21, 2008 .
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  19. Web site: Doug Gottlieb . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . May 26, 2010.
  20. Web site: Mark Dickel . . UNLVRebels.com . May 26, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717171204/http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dickel_mark00.html . July 17, 2011 . dead .
  21. Web site: Markus Carr profile . Turner Sports Interactive, LLC . NBA.com . May 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110109233202/http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/markus_carr.html . January 9, 2011 .
  22. Web site: Martell Bailey . Sports Reference LLC . sports-reference.com . March 6, 2014.
  23. Web site: Greg Davis profile . Turner Sports Interactive, LLC . NBA.com . May 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091217231024/http://www.nba.com/dleague/players/greg_davis.html . December 17, 2009 .
  24. Web site: Powell . Camille . Davidson's Richards Is Feeding the Big Dog . March 30, 2008 . . NBA.com . May 26, 2010.
  25. Web site: Johnathon Jones . . May 26, 2010.
  26. Siena guard Ronald Moore charged with DWI . . April 19, 2010 . May 26, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100422091103/http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-04-19/siena-guard-ronald-moore-charged-dwi . April 22, 2010 .
  27. Web site: Aaron Johnson Stats . ESPN Internet Ventures . 2011 . March 23, 2011.
  28. Web site: Scott Machado Stats . ESPN Internet Ventures . 2012. March 25, 2012.
  29. Web site: Jason Brickman Stats . Sports Reference LLC . 2013. March 22, 2013.
  30. Web site: LIU Brooklyn's Jason Brickman becomes fourth player to 1,000 assists . NCAA. NCAA.com . March 2, 2014. March 6, 2014.
  31. Web site: Jalan West Stats. Sports Reference LLC . 2015. March 28, 2015.
  32. Web site: Kahlil Felder Stats. Sports Reference LLC . 2016. March 31, 2016.
  33. Web site: Lonzo Ball Stats. Sports Reference LLC . 2017. March 25, 2017.
  34. Web site: Trae Young Stats. Sports Reference LLC . 2018. March 15, 2018.
  35. Web site: Ja Morant Stats. Sports Reference LLC . 2019. March 24, 2019.
  36. Web site: Kameron Langley Stats. Sports Reference LLC . 2020. March 13, 2020.
  37. Web site: Jalen Moore Stats. Sports Reference LLC . 2021. March 15, 2021.
  38. Web site: Yuri Collins Stats. Sports Reference LLC . 2022. March 17, 2022.
  39. Web site: Tyler Kolek Stats. Sports Reference LLC . 2024. April 9, 2024.

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