ABA Single-Season Assists per Game Record Progression
Every season that raised the bar, and the leader in every season between.
The ABA single-season assists per game record is 8.4, set by Bill Melchionni in 1971-1972. It has stood for 4 years. The mark has been raised 4 times since 1967.
Record Holders
5 marks since 1967-1968| Year | Player | APG | Stood for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-1972 | Bill Melchionni | 8.4 | still standing |
| 1970-1971 | Bill Melchionni | 8.3 | 1 year |
| 1969-1970 | Larry Brown | 7.1 | 1 year |
| 1968-1969 | Larry Brown | 7.1 | 1 year |
| 1967-1968 | Larry Brown | 6.5 | 1 year |
The earliest marks here are records only in the sense that nobody had done better yet. Season length, schedule and the rules themselves have all changed, so a figure from the 1870s is not comparable with a modern one and is not offered as though it were.
Every Season
9 seasons| Year | Leader | APG | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975-1976 | Don Buse | 8.2 | |
| 1974-1975 | Mack Calvin | 7.7 | |
| 1973-1974 | Al Smith | 8.1 | |
| 1972-1973 | Bill Melchionni | 7.4 | |
| 1971-1972 | Bill Melchionni | 8.4 | new record |
| 1970-1971 | Bill Melchionni | 8.3 | new record |
| 1969-1970 | Larry Brown | 7.1 | new record |
| 1968-1969 | Larry Brown | 7.1 | new record |
| 1967-1968 | Larry Brown | 6.5 | new record |