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The 'NBA assist champs since 1976-77' quiz

Created on March 31, 2026 | Total tries: 6369 | Average Score: 42.7 out of 49 (87%) | Quiz FAQ

Happy 61st birthday to one-time NBA All-Star, 1987-88 Rookie of the Year, and 1996-97 assists champion, Mark Jackson!

Jackson was a first-round pick of the New York Knicks in the 1987 NBA Draft out of St. John’s, and he immediately contributed with 13.6 points and 10.6 assists-per-game with 80 starts as a rookie. He made his lone All-Star appearance the next year (1988), averaging a career-high 16.9 points-per-game for a Knicks squad that lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

Jackson played 17 total seasons in his career, leading the NBA in assists-per-game with 11.4 in 1996-97 in his time between the Nuggets and Pacers. Following his playing career, Jackson has spent time both on the sidelines as a coach for the Golden State Warriors and as an NBA color commentator.

Which brings us to today’s quiz. How many of the players to average the most assists-per-game in each NBA season can you name in five minutes?

Good luck!

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Quiz Clue: Year / Team / Jersey # / APG | Created on March 31, 2026 | Total tries: 6369 | Average Score: 42.7 out of 49 (87%) | Quiz FAQ

SCORE:
0/49

TIME:
5:00

2024-25 / ATL / #11 / 11.58

2023-24 / IND / #0 / 10.9

2022-23 / PHI / #1 / 10.66

2021-22 / PHX / #3 / 10.8

2020-21 / WAS / #0 / 11.74

2019-20 / LAL / #23 / 10.21

2018-19 / OKC / #0 / 10.74

2017-18 / OKC / #0 / 10.25

2016-17 / HOU / #13 / 11.2

2015-16 / SAC / #9 / 11.65

2014-15 / LAC / #3 / 10.22

2013-14 / LAC / #3 / 10.69

2012-13 / BOS / #9 / 11.05

2011-12 / BOS / #9 / 11.7

2010-11 / PHX / #13 / 11.4

2009-10 / PHX / #13 / 11.01

2008-09 / NO / #3 / 11.04

2007-08 / NO / #3 / 11.56

2006-07 / PHX / #13 / 11.63

2005-06 / PHX / #13 / 10.46

2004-05 / PHX / #13 / 11.48

2003-04 / NJ / #5 / 9.22

2002-03 / NJ / #5 / 8.89

2001-02 / CLE / #24 / 10.89

2000-01 / PHX / #32 / 9.78

1999-2000 / PHX / #32 / 10.12

1998-99 / PHX / #32 / 10.78

1997-98 / WAS / #1 / 10.54

1996-97 / DEN, IND / #13 / 11.4

1995-96 / UTAH / #12 / 11.17

1994-95 / UTAH / #12 / 12.33

1993-94 / UTAH / #12 / 12.57

1992-93 / UTAH / #12 / 12.04

1991-92 / UTAH / #12 / 13.73

1990-91 / UTAH / #12 / 14.2

1989-90 / UTAH / #13 / 14.54

1988-89 / UTAH / #12 / 13.63

1987-88 / UTAH / #12 / 13.76

1986-87 / LAL / #32 / 12.21

1985-86 / LAL / #32 / 12.6

1984-85 / DET / #11 / 13.86

1983-84 / LAL / #32 / 13.06

1982-83 / LAL / #32 / 10.49

1981-82 / SA / #00 / 9.65

1980-81 / WAS / #1 / 9.06

1979-80 / NYK / #20 /10.15

1978-79 / DET / #1 / 13.4

1977-78 / DET, NYJ / #1 / 10.21

1976-77 / IND / #10 / 8.46

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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