Braden Smith Assist Tracker as Purdue Guard Chases NCAA History

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Braden Smith has already etched his name in the Purdue history books. The senior guard is now trying to make NCAA history by breaking Bobby Hurley's all-time assist record, as he was responsible for 1,076 assists during his career at Duke.
Smith already owns Purdue's all-time record, passing Bruce Parkinson for the top spot during the 2024-25 campaign. Can Smith capture the college basketball record before his career concludes?
We're keeping track of Smith has he chases NCAA history throughout his senior campaign.
NCAA All-Time Assist Leaders

- Bobby Hurley, Duke — 1,076
- Chris Corchiani, NC State — 1,038
- Ed Cota, North Carolina — 1,030
- Jason Brickman, Long Island — 1,007
- Keith Jennings, East Tennessee State — 983
- Steve Blake, Maryland — 972
- Sherman Douglas, Syracuse — 960
- Tony Miller, Marquette — 956
- Aaron Miles, Kansas — 954
- Greg Anthony, UNLV — 950
- Doug Gottlieb, Oklahoma State — 947
- Billy Allen, Nevada — 940
- Gary Payton, Oregon State — 938
- DJ Cooper, Ohio — 934
- Kameron Langley, North Carolina A&T — 902
- Orlando Smart, San Francisco — 902
- Andre LaFleur, Northeastern — 894
- Chico Fletcher, Arkansas State — 893
- Cassius Winston, Michigan State — 890
- Jim Les, Bradley — 884
- Frank Smith, Old Dominion — 883
- Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga — 882
- Braden Smith, Purdue — 881
- Scott Machado, Iona — 880
- Yuri Collins, St. Louis — 878
- Taurence Chisholm, Delaware — 877
- Dajaun Harris, Kansas — 865
- Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State — 863
- Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech — 858
- Grayson Marshall, Clemson — 857
- Anthony Manuel, Bradley — 855
- Colbey Ross, Pepperdine — 854
- Brett Comer, Florida Gulf Coast — 845
- Sahvir Wheeler, Washington — 843
- Jalen Pickett, Penn State — 841
- Chaz Williams, UMass — 840
- Danny Tarkanian, UNLV — 837
- Pooh Richardson, UCLA — 833
- Chris Thomas, Notre Dame — 833
- Ace Baldwin, Penn State — 831
- Sean Tuohy, Ole Miss — 830
- Butch Moore, SMU — 828
- Darius Brown, Utah State — 826
- Ronald Moore, Siena — 823
- Chris Duhon, Duke — 819
- Jonathon Jones, Oakland — 819
- Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State — 816
- Elijah Hawkins, Texas Tech — 815
- Emmett Naar, Saint Mary's — 815
- Jared Jordan, Marist — 813
- Cameron Parker, Portland State — 813
- Russell Brown, Arizona — 810
- Drafton Davis, Marist — 804
- Jacque Vaughn, Kansas — 804
- Maurice Watson, Creighton — 800
- Marc Brown, Siena — 796
- Kay Felder, Oakland — 788
- Brandin Knight, Pitt — 785
- Jon Elmore, Marshall — 783
- Jacob Gilyard, Richmond — 782
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