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    Thiago Sucatzky: The new assist king sets U19 World Cup record

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    The Argentinian dropped 15 dimes

    The all-time assist record was under serious threat from Thiago Sucatzky - and then he broke it.

    LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Thiago Sucatzky etched his name in the record books of the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2025 as the Argentina point guard dished out 15 assists, setting the all-time high in competition history.

    "Thanks to my teammates for trusting me in the whole process," said Sukatzky after the game. "Without them I couldn’t do anything."

    Sucatzky also chipped in 14 points and 3 rebounds in Argentina's 85-67 win over Cameroon in Classification 9-16 action.

    The resemblance to another Argentinian star floor general is uncanny - and no coincidence.

    "Facundo Campazzo is my idol. When I was a kid I always watched him and wanted to be like him."

    Sucatzky had dished out a total of 16 assists in Argentina's first four games, highlighted by 8 in their win over Serbia.

    The previous record was 14 assists by France's Alexandre Bouzidi set in 2023 against Madagascar.

    Top 10 assists in a single game at the U19 World Cup*

     

    Player (Team)

    Opponent

    Date

    Assists

    1.

    Thiago Sucatzky (ARG)

    Cameroon 85-67

    7/4/2025

    15

    2.

    Alexandre Bouzidi (FRA)

    Madagascar 119-56

    6/28/2023

    14

    3.

    Andre Curbelo (PUR)

    China 94-99

    7/2/2019

    13

     

    John Harper Jr (JPN)

    Korea 92-95

    7/11/2021

    13

    5.

    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

    *Dating back to the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 1995

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