Purdue basketball Braden Smith breaks career assists record: 'My type of player'
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Purdue basketball's Braden Smith is the NCAA's new passing king.
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When the senior got his second assist Friday night against Queens in an NCAA Tournament first-round game, he passed 1990s Duke star Bobby Hurley's Division I career record of 1,076.
Smith came into Friday's game averaging 7.4 assists over 145 career games. He averages 9.1 assists this season for the No. 2 West Regional seeds, after averaging 4.4 as a freshman, 7.5 as a sophomore and 8.7 as a junior.
Hurley averaged 7.7 assists over 140 games from 1989-93 that included national championships in 1991 and '92.
TNT reporter Jon Rothstein said before tipoff that he talked to Hurley this week, and Hurley said: "Braden Smith is my type of player."
CONGRATS TO BRADEN SMITH đź‘Ź#MarchMadnesshttps://t.co/QOD4ei9qTYpic.twitter.com/mX8sx2kIPC
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 20, 2026
BRADEN SMITH TIES BOBBY HURLEY for most assists all time in Division-1 men's basketball history‼️ pic.twitter.com/wb6QL62svm
— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 20, 2026
Reaction as Purdue basketball's Braden Smith breaks NCAA career assists record
Point guards dream of this. Few actually do it.
— Chris Kramer (@C_K_3) March 20, 2026
Braden Smith just became the ALL-TIME NCAA assist leader — passing Bobby Hurley and etching his name in college basketball history.
Congrats Braden!! pic.twitter.com/YRCydR9YlS
The UNDISPUTED Assists King đź‘‘ pic.twitter.com/EHZoDAv4IC
— Big Ten Conference (@bigten) March 20, 2026
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