List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career assists leaders

NOTOC In basketball, an assist is a pass to a teammate that directly leads to a score by field goal. The top 25 highest assists totals in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball history are listed below. The NCAA did not split into its current divisions format until August 1973. From 1906 to 1955, there were no classifications to the NCAA nor its predecessor, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS). Assists are a relatively new statistic in college basketball, having only become an official statistic beginning with the 1983–84 season. is not officially recognized in the all-time ranks.

According to the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball media guide, there were also two seasons in the early 1950s in which assists were recorded: 1950–51 and 1951–52.

The all-time leader in career assists is Bobby Hurley of Duke. He recorded 1,076 assists in 140 games (7.68 per game average) between 1989–90 and 1992–93. He also led the Blue Devils to consecutive national championships in 1991 and 1992. Second on the list is Chris Corchiani of NC State, another Atlantic Coast Conference school. In his four seasons, Corchiani compiled 1,038 assists. Only two other players besides Hurley and Corchiani have recorded 1,000 career assists at the Division I level: Ed Cota of North Carolina (1,030) and Jason Brickman (1,009) of LIU Brooklyn. Sherman Douglas of Syracuse is the only player on this list who also recorded 20 or more assists in a single game at both the Division I and National Basketball Association levels. For his college career, he played in 138 games while recording 960 assists.

Top 25 career assists leaders

Player	Pos.	Team	Career start	Career end	Games
played	Assists	APG	Ref.
	G	Duke	1989	1993	140	1,076	7.68
	G	NC State	1987	1991	124	1,038	8.37
	G	North Carolina	1996	2000	138	1,030	7.46
	G	LIU Brooklyn	2010	2014	130	1,009	7.76
	G	East Tennessee State	1987	1991	127	983	7.74
	G	Maryland	1999	2003	138	972	7.04
	G	Syracuse	1985	1989	138	960	6.95
	G	Marquette	1991	1995	123	956	7.77
	G	Kansas	2001	2005	138	954	6.91
	G	Portland /
UNLV	1987	1991	138	950	6.88
^	G	Purdue	2022	present	131	948	7.23
	G	Notre Dame /
Oklahoma State	1995	2000	124	947	7.63
*	G	Oregon State	1986	1990	120	939	7.82
	G	Ohio	2009	2013	143	934	6.53
C	G	North Carolina A&T	2017	2022	148	902	6.09
	G	San Francisco	1990	1994	116	902	7.77
	G	Northeastern	1983	1987	128	894	6.98
	G	Arkansas State	1996	2000	114	893	7.83
	G	Michigan State	2016	2020	139	890	6.40
	G	Cleveland State /
Bradley	1982	1986	118	884	7.49
	G	Old Dominion	1984	1988	120	883	7.35
	G	Creighton /
Gonzaga	2021	2025	134	882	6.58
	G	Iona	2008	2012	132	880	6.66
	G	Saint Louis	2019	2023	116	878	7.56
	G	Delaware	1984	1988	110	877	7.97