Braden Smith Assist Tracker as Purdue Guard Chases NCAA History

Purdue guard Braden Smith is chasing Bobby Hurley's all-time assist record. We're keeping track of where Smith stands throughout the 2025-26 season.
Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) dribbles the ball
Purdue Boilermakers guard Braden Smith (3) dribbles the ball | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

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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

Duke guard Bobby Hurley (11)
Duke guard Bobby Hurley (11) | RVR Photos-Imagn Images
  1. Bobby Hurley, Duke — 1,076
  2. Chris Corchiani, NC State — 1,038
  3. Ed Cota, North Carolina — 1,030
  4. Jason Brickman, Long Island — 1,007
  5. Keith Jennings, East Tennessee State — 983
  6. Steve Blake, Maryland — 972
  7. Sherman Douglas, Syracuse — 960
  8. Tony Miller, Marquette — 956
  9. Aaron Miles, Kansas — 954
  10. Greg Anthony, UNLV — 950
  11. Doug Gottlieb, Oklahoma State — 947
  12. Billy Allen, Nevada — 940
  13. Gary Payton, Oregon State — 938
  14. DJ Cooper, Ohio — 934
  15. Kameron Langley, North Carolina A&T — 902
  16. Orlando Smart, San Francisco — 902
  17. Andre LaFleur, Northeastern — 894
  18. Chico Fletcher, Arkansas State — 893
  19. Cassius Winston, Michigan State — 890
  20. Jim Les, Bradley — 884
  21. Frank Smith, Old Dominion — 883
  22. Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga — 882
  23. Braden Smith, Purdue — 881
  24. Scott Machado, Iona — 880
  25. Yuri Collins, St. Louis — 878
  26. Taurence Chisholm, Delaware — 877
  27. Dajaun Harris, Kansas — 865
  28. Isaiah Stevens, Colorado State — 863
  29. Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech — 858
  30. Grayson Marshall, Clemson — 857
  31. Anthony Manuel, Bradley — 855
  32. Colbey Ross, Pepperdine — 854
  33. Brett Comer, Florida Gulf Coast — 845
  34. Sahvir Wheeler, Washington — 843
  35. Jalen Pickett, Penn State — 841
  36. Chaz Williams, UMass — 840
  37. Danny Tarkanian, UNLV — 837
  38. Pooh Richardson, UCLA — 833
  39. Chris Thomas, Notre Dame — 833
  40. Ace Baldwin, Penn State — 831
  41. Sean Tuohy, Ole Miss — 830
  42. Butch Moore, SMU — 828
  43. Darius Brown, Utah State — 826
  44. Ronald Moore, Siena — 823
  45. Chris Duhon, Duke — 819
  46. Jonathon Jones, Oakland — 819
  47. Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State — 816
  48. Elijah Hawkins, Texas Tech — 815
  49. Emmett Naar, Saint Mary's — 815
  50. Jared Jordan, Marist — 813
  51. Cameron Parker, Portland State — 813
  52. Russell Brown, Arizona — 810
  53. Drafton Davis, Marist — 804
  54. Jacque Vaughn, Kansas — 804
  55. Maurice Watson, Creighton — 800
  56. Marc Brown, Siena — 796
  57. Kay Felder, Oakland — 788
  58. Brandin Knight, Pitt — 785
  59. Jon Elmore, Marshall — 783
  60. Jacob Gilyard, Richmond — 782

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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.

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