In basketball, an assist is a pass to a teammate that directly leads to a score by field goal. The Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) assist title is awarded to the player with the highest assists per game average in a given season.

Courtney Vandersloot holds the all-time record for assists per game (10.00) in a season, achieved in the 2020 season. Alyssa Thomas holds the all-time record for assists in a season (358), achieved in the 2026 season.

Courtney Vandersloot and Ticha Penicheiro have the most assists titles in a career, each with seven. Sue Bird and Lindsay Whalen have each won three assists titles. Nikki Teasley, and Alyssa Thomas have each won two assists titles. Ticha Penicheiro also holds the record for most consecutive seasons leading the league in assists with six accomplishing this in the 1998 season, 1999 season, 2000 season, 2001 season, 2002 season, and 2003 season. Other players to have consecutive seasons leading the league in assists include Courtney Vandersloot in the 2017 season, 2018 season, and 2019 season, 2020 season, 2021 season, Alyssa Thomas in the 2025 season, 2026 season and Lindsay Whalen in the 2011 season, and 2012 season.

Key ^Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration§1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been theassists leader up to and including that seasonGGuardFForwardCCenter

Annual leaders SeasonPlayerPositionTeamGamesplayedTotalassistsAssistsper gameReferences*GNew York Liberty281736.18GSacramento Monarchs302247.47 (2)GSacramento Monarchs322267.06 (3)GSacramento Monarchs302367.87 (4)GSacramento Monarchs231727.48 (5)GSacramento Monarchs241928.00 (6)GSacramento Monarchs342296.74GLos Angeles Sparks342076.09*GSeattle Storm301765.87 (2)GWashington Mystics341835.38*GSan Antonio Silver Stars281405.00*GConnecticut Sun311665.35* (2)GSeattle Storm311795.77 (7)GLos Angeles Sparks322206.88* (2)GMinnesota Lynx341995.85* (3)GMinnesota Lynx331785.39†GSan Antonio Silver Stars251686.72^GChicago Sky181015.61*FLos Angeles Sparks161006.25* (3)GSeattle Storm341965.76^ (2)GChicago Sky272188.07^ (3) G Chicago Sky 30 258 8.60^ (4) G Chicago Sky 33 300 9.09^ (5) G Chicago Sky 22 220 10.00^ (6) G Chicago Sky 32 275 8.59^ G Washington Mystics 34 239 7.03^ (7) G New York Liberty 39 314 8.05^ G Indiana Fever 40 337 8.43^ PF Phoenix Mercury 39 357 9.15^ (2) PF Phoenix Mercury 42 358 8.52

Multiple-time leaders

RankPlayerTeamTimes leaderYears1Ticha PenicheiroSacramento Monarchs (6) / Los Angeles Sparks (1)7, , , , , , Courtney VanderslootChicago Sky (6) / New York Liberty (1) , , , , , , 3Sue BirdSeattle Storm3, , Lindsay WhalenConnecticut Sun (1) / Minnesota Lynx (2) , , 5Nikki TeasleyLos Angeles Sparks (1) / Washington Mystics (1)2 , Alyssa ThomasPhoenix Mercury ,

Notes

See also WNBA Peak Performers

References

External links WNBA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Assists Per Game by Basketball-Reference.com