Nate McMillan and Ernie DiGregorio are tied for the most assists by a rookie point guard in a game, with 25 assists.

what are the most assists in a game by a rookie point guard
Interpreted as:
What are the most assists in a regular-season game by a rookie point guard?
2/23/1987 McMillan 1/1/1974 DiGregorio 4/14/2008 Sessions 11/22/2001 Tinsley 3/3/1984 Whatley 1/14/1984 Whatley 2/21/1979 Ford 3/31/1987 McMillan 2/23/1979 Ford 3/8/2010 Collison 11/22/1997 Knight 4/6/1989 Grant 2/19/1961 Robertson 2/5/2002 Tinsley 2/27/1996 Stoudamire 4/5/1991 Knight 1/8/1990 Hardaway 1/11/1981 Moore 3/25/2013 Roberts 1/30/2010 Collison 12/13/2001 Tinsley 12/1/1992 Overton 3/8/1990 Hardaway 3/10/1989 Grant 4/8/1988 Jackson 1/30/1988 Jackson 1/3/1984 Whatley 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18
NAME DATE TM OPP AST MIN PTS REB STL BLK TOV FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% PF +/-
Nate McMillan illustration Nate McMillan
2/23/1987
SEA logo SEA
vs
LAC logo LAC
25 41 8 8 1 4 3 3 5 60.0 0 1 0.0 2 2 100.0 2
Ernie DiGregorio illustration Ernie DiGregorio
1/1/1974
BUF logo BUF
@
POR logo POR
25 48 20 9 2 0 9 22 40.9 2 2 100.0 4
Ramon Sessions illustration Ramon Sessions
4/14/2008
MIL logo MIL
vs
CHI logo CHI
24 44 20 8 1 1 2 7 12 58.3 0 0 6 7 85.7 2 -13
Jamaal Tinsley illustration Jamaal Tinsley
11/22/2001
IND logo IND
vs
WAS logo WAS
23 45 19 11 1 1 5 6 15 40.0 0 1 0.0 7 8 87.5 2 +5
Ennis Whatley illustration Ennis Whatley
3/3/1984
CHI logo CHI
vs
ATL logo ATL
22 37 10 2 2 0 4 4 6 66.7 0 0 2 2 100.0 4
Ennis Whatley illustration Ennis Whatley
1/14/1984
CHI logo CHI
vs
NYK logo NYK
22 41 8 5 4 0 3 3 10 30.0 0 0 2 2 100.0 1
Phil Ford illustration Phil Ford
2/21/1979
KCK logo KCK
vs
MIL logo MIL
22 44 26 5 5 0 6 12 16 75.0 2 3 66.7 5
Nate McMillan illustration Nate McMillan
3/31/1987
SEA logo SEA
vs
SAC logo SAC
21 34 6 3 3 0 2 3 5 60.0 0 0 0 0 4
Phil Ford illustration Phil Ford
2/23/1979
KCK logo KCK
vs
PHX logo PHX
21 45 22 3 3 0 4 8 16 50.0 6 8 75.0 3
Darren Collison illustration Darren Collison
3/8/2010
NOH logo NOH
vs
GSW logo GSW
20 46 16 1 3 0 7 7 12 58.3 2 3 66.7 0 2 0.0 1 +5
Brevin Knight illustration Brevin Knight
11/22/1997
CLE logo CLE
vs
WAS logo WAS
20 37 13 2 4 0 3 4 6 66.7 0 0 5 6 83.3 4 +12
Gary Grant illustration Gary Grant
4/6/1989
LAC logo LAC
vs
POR logo POR
20 40 17 3 4 0 3 4 7 57.1 0 0 9 10 90.0 4
Oscar Robertson illustration Oscar Robertson
2/19/1961
CIN logo CIN
vs
LAL logo LAL
20 43 9 15 13 15 86.7 5
Jamaal Tinsley illustration Jamaal Tinsley
2/5/2002
IND logo IND
vs
DAL logo DAL
19 56 18 4 2 1 4 5 16 31.3 4 9 44.4 4 6 66.7 4 +1
Damon Stoudamire illustration Damon Stoudamire
2/27/1996
TOR logo TOR
@
HOU logo HOU
19 41 17 3 4 0 3 7 19 36.8 3 7 42.9 0 0 3
Negele Knight illustration Negele Knight
4/5/1991
PHX logo PHX
@
GSW logo GSW
19 43 22 7 1 1 6 7 17 41.2 0 1 0.0 8 10 80.0 4
Tim Hardaway illustration Tim Hardaway
1/8/1990
GSW logo GSW
vs
DEN logo DEN
19 34 19 10 1 0 3 8 12 66.7 0 0 3 3 100.0 2
Johnny Moore illustration Johnny Moore
1/11/1981
SAS logo SAS
vs
WAS logo WAS
19 42 17 4 3 0 5 15 33.3 0 1 0.0 7 10 70.0 3
Brian Roberts illustration Brian Roberts
3/25/2013
NOH logo NOH
vs
DEN logo DEN
18 41 13 5 1 0 3 5 10 50.0 1 4 25.0 2 2 100.0 3 +21
Darren Collison illustration Darren Collison
1/30/2010
NOH logo NOH
@
MEM logo MEM
18 47 17 6 0 1 5 4 11 36.4 0 0 9 10 90.0 2 +4
Jamaal Tinsley illustration Jamaal Tinsley
12/13/2001
IND logo IND
vs
HOU logo HOU
18 35 4 6 1 0 4 1 5 20.0 0 1 0.0 2 2 100.0 5 -3
Doug Overton illustration Doug Overton
12/1/1992
WAS logo WAS
vs
SAS logo SAS
18 40 18 4 2 1 3 9 15 60.0 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Hardaway illustration Tim Hardaway
3/8/1990
GSW logo GSW
vs
CLE logo CLE
18 32 12 1 2 0 1 6 12 50.0 0 1 0.0 0 0 2
Gary Grant illustration Gary Grant
3/10/1989
LAC logo LAC
vs
CLE logo CLE
18 37 10 5 4 0 7 5 14 35.7 0 0 0 0 2
Mark Jackson illustration Mark Jackson
4/8/1988
NYK logo NYK
@
CHI logo CHI
18 43 19 5 1 0 1 8 15 53.3 1 2 50.0 2 2 100.0 2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for assists going back to the 1982-83 season.

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