john stockton holds the assist record in the nba.
john stockton holds the assist record in the nba.
who holds the assist record in the nba?
john stockton
the nba single-game assist team record is 53, held by the milwaukee bucks, on december 26, 1978. the nba single-game assist individual record is 30, held by scott skiles of the orlando magic on december 30, 1990.









































the nba record for most career assists is held by john stockton, with 15,806, stockton also holds the nba single season assist per game record with 14.5 during the 1989-1990 regular season. the highest career assist per game average in nba history is held by magic johnson, with 11.2 assist per game.









































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bullet::::- list of national basketball association career assists leaders
assist (basketball)
in december, the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame named pressey as a cousy award nominee. in the december 22, 2012 braggin' rights game against illinois he posted 11 assists and 12 points for his third career double-double. in missouri's subsequent game on december 28, 2012, he recorded another double-double with 19 assists and 19 points against ucla tying the southeastern conference single-game assist record (kenny higgs, ; bill hann, ). on january 5, pressey established a new career high with 26 points, while recording 5 assists and 3 rebounds against bucknell. this earned him sec player of the week. on january 8, pressey tied the mizzou arena single-game assist record with 13 against alabama along with 11 points as part of his fifth double-double. on january 9, he was selected as one of 20 cousy award finalists. at the time, he was described as the most efficient defender in the nation in terms of points allowed per play defended. on january 10 the wooden award midseason top 25 list, which included pressey, was announced. on february 9, he surpassed peeler's career assist total of 497 against ole miss. pressey posted a new career-high 27 points along with 10 assists and 4 steals on february 23 against kentucky as part of his fourth double-double of the season and sixth of his career. on march 12, the u.s. basketball writers association named pressey to its 2012–13 men's all-district vi (ia, mo, ks, ok, ne, nd, sd) team, based upon voting from its national membership. that same day, he was a selection to the 8-man 2013 all-sec first team by the sec coaches. he was a selection to the 5-man 2013 all-sec first teams by three of four fox sports south writers. pressey was also an all-sec first team selection by the "kansas city star". pressey ended the season with 196 career steals, tying peeler's school record, and bettered his own school single-season assist records with 240 and 7.1/game. he was named to the national association of basketball coaches division i all‐district 21 first team on march 26, as selected and voted on by member coaches of the nabc, making him eligible for the state farm coaches’ division i all-america team. pressey earned associated press honorable mention all-american recognition. he was the 2012–13 southeastern conference men's basketball season assist champion with a 7.1 assists/game average.
phil pressey