nba rookies with 20 assists in a game

Ryan Nembhard assisted on 23 baskets in his rookie season against the Bulls on April 12.

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NBA rookies with 20 or more assists in a regular-season game
NAMEDATEASTTMOPPMINPTSREBSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Ryan Nembhard
R. Nembhard
4/12/2026
23
vs
38
15
9
2
0
6
11
54.5
1
2
50.0
2
2
100.0
63.1
2
7
4
2
+23
2Darren Collison
D. Collison
3/8/2010
20
vs
46
16
1
3
0
7
12
58.3
2
3
66.7
0
2
0.0
62.1
1
0
7
1
+5
3Ramon Sessions
R. Sessions
4/14/2008
24
vs
44
20
8
1
1
7
12
58.3
0
0
6
7
85.7
66.3
2
6
2
2
-13
4Jamaal Tinsley
J. Tinsley
11/22/2001
23
vs
45
19
11
1
1
6
15
40.0
0
1
0.0
7
8
87.5
51.3
2
9
5
2
+5
5Brevin Knight
B. Knight
11/22/1997
20
vs
37
13
2
4
0
4
6
66.7
0
0
5
6
83.3
75.2
0
2
3
4
+12
6Gary Grant
G. Grant
4/6/1989
20
vs
40
17
3
4
0
4
7
57.1
0
0
9
10
90.0
74.6
0
3
3
4
7Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
2/23/1987
25
vs
41
8
8
1
4
3
5
60.0
0
1
0.0
2
2
100.0
68.0
0
8
3
2
8Nate McMillan
N. McMillan
3/31/1987
21
vs
34
6
3
3
0
3
5
60.0
0
0
0
0
60.0
1
2
2
4
9Ennis Whatley
E. Whatley
1/14/1984
22
vs
41
8
5
4
0
3
10
30.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
36.8
3
2
3
1
10Ennis Whatley
E. Whatley
3/3/1984
22
vs
37
10
2
2
0
4
6
66.7
0
0
2
2
100.0
72.7
0
2
4
4
11Phil Ford
P. Ford
2/21/1979
22
vs
44
26
5
5
0
12
16
75.0
2
3
66.7
75.1
6
5
12Phil Ford
P. Ford
2/23/1979
21
vs
45
22
3
3
0
8
16
50.0
6
8
75.0
56.4
0
3
4
3
13Ernie DiGregorio
E. DiGregorio
1/1/1974
25
@
48
20
9
2
0
9
22
40.9
2
2
100.0
43.7
3
6
4
14Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
2/19/1961
20
vs
43
9
15
13
15
86.7
5
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