LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - The FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup assist record of Thiago Sucatzky lasted just over 24 hours.
Only one day after Argentina's point guard set a new mark with 15 assists, China's Yi Yang raised the bar again - and did it with perfection. The Chinese point guard dished out 17 assists with zero turnovers in a 97-78 victory over Jordan in Classification 13-16 action, rewriting the record books with a historic performance.
Top 10 assists in a single game at the U19 World Cup*
| Player (Team) | Opponent | Date | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Yi Yang (CHN) | Jordan 97-78 | 7/5/2025 | 17 |
2. | Thiago Sucatzky (ARG) | Cameroon 85-67 | 7/4/2025 | 15 |
- | Alexandre Bouzidi (FRA) | Madagascar 119-56 | 6/28/2023 | 14 |
4. | Andre Curbelo (PUR) | China 94-99 | 7/2/2019 | 13 |
- | John Harper Jr (JPN) | Korea 92-95 | 7/11/2021 | 13 |
6. | Jack Kayil (GER) | Australia 80-67 | 7/4/2025 | 12 |
- | Christian Anderson (GER) | Serbia 92-83 | 7/2/2025 | 12 |
- | Dario Saric (CRO) | Korea 106-89 | 6/27/2013 | 12 |
- | Borna Kapusta (CRO) | Islamic Republic of Iran 86-36 | 6/30/2015 | 12 |
- | Nikita Mikhailovskii (RUS) | Greece 83-75 | 6/30/2019 | 12 |
- | Haowen Guo (CHN) | Latvia 84-87 | 7/5/2019 | 12 |
- | Aaron Clark (PUR) | Korea 99-89 | 7/10/2021 | 12 |
It was a masterclass in playmaking as Yi orchestrated China’s offense with precision, helping the team register 34 total assists, which also tied for the tenth-most in a single game in tournament history.
Top 10 team assists in a single game at the U19 World Cup*
Rank | Team | Opponent | Date | Assists |
1. | France | Madagascar 119-56 | 28/6/2023 | 42 |
2. | USA | Jordan 140-67 | 2/7/2025 | 41 |
3. | USA | Korea 132-60 | 7/7/2021 | 39 |
4. | Serbia | Korea 113-83 | 28/6/2015 | 36 |
5. | Greece | Angola 133-53 | 13/7/1995 | 35 |
- | Croatia | Korea 106-89 | 27/6/2013 | 35 |
- | Lithuania | Korea 110-63 | 5/7/2017 | 35 |
- | USA | Latvia 116-66 | 3/7/2019 | 35 |
- | USA | Cameroon 129-70 | 2/7/2025 | 35 |
10. | China | Jordan 97-78 | 5/7/2025 | 34 |
- | Greece | Tunisia 100-48 | 1/7/2015 | 34 |
- | Serbia | Canada 110-92 | 7/7/2019 | 34 |
- | Argentina | Korea 112-74 | 4/7/2021 | 34 |
The race for records continues to heat up in Lausanne.
*Dating back to the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 1995
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