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1956 NBA Total Assists Leaders

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Bob Cousy led the NBA in total assists in 1956 with 478, 111 ahead of Jack McMahon (367). It was one of 8 times Bob Cousy led in total assists.

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Bob Cousy Led the NBA in 1956 Bob Cousy BOS
478 Total Assists 111 clear of Jack McMahon
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# Player Team AST GP MPG APG
1 Bob Cousy Bob Cousy BOS 478 64 36.9 7.5
2 Jack McMahon STL 367 72 32.6 5.1
3 Maurice Stokes ROC 331 72 38.4 4.6
4 Jack George PHW 307 67 33.3 4.6
5 Slater Martin Slater Martin STL 269 66 36.4 4.1
6 Carl Braun Carl Braun NYK 256 72 32.6 3.6
7 Gene Shue Gene Shue FTW 238 72 34.3 3.3
8 Larry Costello Larry Costello PHW 236 72 29.3 3.3
9 Bill Sharman Bill Sharman BOS 236 67 35.9 3.5
10 Dolph Schayes Dolph Schayes SYR 229 72 39.6 3.2
11 Dick McGuire NYK 222 72 16.5 3.1
12 Richie Regan Richie Regan ROC 222 71 29.6 3.1
13 Mel Hutchins Mel Hutchins FTW 210 72 36.8 2.9
14 Ed Conlin SYR 205 71 31.7 2.9
15 Neil Johnston PHW 203 69 36.7 2.9
16 Ed Macauley Ed Macauley STL 202 72 35.9 2.8
17 Chuck Mencel MNL 201 72 25.7 2.8
18 Paul Seymour Paul Seymour SYR 193 65 19.0 3.0
19 Ernie Beck PHW 190 72 24.2 2.6
20 Dick Garmaker Dick Garmaker MNL 190 72 33.4 2.6
21 Richie Guerin Richie Guerin NYK 182 72 24.9 2.5
22 Chuck Noble FTW 180 54 23.3 3.3
23 Bill Kenville FTW 172 71 24.0 2.4
24 Bob Leonard Bob Leonard MNL 169 72 27.0 2.4
25 Andy Phillip Andy Phillip BOS 168 67 22.0 2.5
26 Nat Clifton Nat Clifton NYK 164 71 31.4 2.3
27 Bob Harrison Bob Harrison SYR 161 66 27.4 2.4
28 Jack Coleman STL 159 72 29.8 2.2
29 Paul Arizin Paul Arizin PHW 150 71 39.0 2.1
30 George Yardley George Yardley FTW 147 72 37.4 2.0
31 Walter Devlin FTW 141 71 17.5 2.0
32 Joe Graboski Joe Graboski PHW 140 72 34.7 1.9
33 Clyde Lovellette Clyde Lovellette MNL 139 69 36.1 2.0
34 George Dempsey PHW 136 71 16.2 1.9
35 Bob Pettit Bob Pettit STL 133 71 35.1 1.9
36 Ron Sobie NYK 129 71 19.4 1.8
37 Dick Ricketts Dick Ricketts ROC 127 72 29.4 1.8
38 Jack Twyman Jack Twyman ROC 123 72 32.5 1.7
39 Vern Mikkelsen Vern Mikkelsen MNL 121 72 30.5 1.7
40 Tom Heinsohn Tom Heinsohn BOS 117 72 29.9 1.6
41 Earl Lloyd Earl Lloyd SYR 114 72 27.3 1.6
42 Bob Houbregs FTW 113 60 26.5 1.9
43 Dave Piontek Dave Piontek ROC 108 71 24.8 1.5
44 Johnny McCarthy Johnny McCarthy ROC 107 72 21.7 1.5
45 Al Bianchi Al Bianchi SYR 106 68 23.2 1.6
46 Ed Kalafat MNL 105 65 24.9 1.6
47 Ken Sears Ken Sears NYK 101 72 34.9 1.4
48 Medford Park STL 94 66 17.1 1.4
49 Johnny Kerr SYR 90 72 30.4 1.3
50 Jim Loscutoff Jim Loscutoff BOS 89 70 31.7 1.3
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