Allemand is Women's World Cup all-time assists leader

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    The Belgian guard has completed an incredible feat to write herself into the competition's history books.

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    BERLIN (Germany) - Julie Allemand has written her name into history after taking top spot in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup all-time assists chart.

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    The Belgian Cats' playmaker came into the competition in Berlin with 87 assists and locked in 8th place in the list. But after serving up 17 dimes in her first 2 games against Türkiye and Puerto Rico, she had 104 assists to her name at the start of the game against Australia.

    She needed 5 to become the Women's World Cup all-time assist leader and she did that in the first half.

    That has seen her jump into top spot over some great players and a previous podium made up of legendary trio Dawn Staley, Sue Bird and Laia Palau.

    Playing at her third edition of the World Cup, Allemand got off to a flying start on debut back at Tenerife 2018 where she tied the game-high assists record.

    Since landing in Berlin, she has shown her phenomenal creative talent once again and also took time to reflect on her breathtaking achievement.

    We love to pass the ball and to play for each other. So, I think it means even more.

    Julie Allemand

    "I really didn't know, but it makes me feel great," said Allemand when she was asked prior the game against Australia.

    "Especially because with Belgium we love to share the ball. We love to pass the ball and to play for each other. So, I think it means even more. "It shows how Belgium is so good when we play as a team. It's kind of nice. I am proud of it and also glad it is assists and not something else. "It's amazing and a great achievement. I don't want to focus on it though. I just always want to be the best I can be on the court to help the team to win.

    "If it's scoring it's scoring and if it is making assists, then it is making assists. It's nice - but also like I said, for Belgium."

    Meanwhile Allemand also took time to send a message to younger aspiring girls starting out on a basketball journey. In particular, those who might feel deflated if others around them are scoring more points. "Look at me, I can still do it and have a great career," said the guard.

    "I can help to put Belgium really high and we can have a great team. It is not only about scoring and I know everyone is thinking about scoring and always dribbling and highlights, but sometimes it's also nice to have the true point guard in your team. "I think it helps the game and I know the game is different and the game is evolving and that is good, but it's nice to have someone who really likes sharing the basketball," concluded Allemand.

    Allemand finished the game against Australia with 7 assists to go with 11 points and 4 rebounds.

    All-time Assists leader in Women's World Cup**

    Rank

    Player

    Team

    Assists

    1

    Julie Allemand*

    Belgium

    111

    2

    Laia Palau

    Spain

    108

    3

    Sue Bird

    USA

    107

    4

    Dawn Staley

    USA

    103

    5

    Kristi Harrower

    Australia

    99

    6

    Diana Taurasi

    USA

    92

    7

    Celine Dumerc

    France

    91

    8

    Janeth Arcain

    Brazil

    87

    9

    Penny Taylor

    Australia

    81

    10

    Licet Castillo Iglesias

    Cuba

    75

    * Active Player in Women's World Cup 2026 ** Since 1994 and updated as of September 6, 2026

    Among those all-time leading assists, Allemand distributed well across all of her fellow teammates that played side-by-side throughout the World Cups. However, it comes as no surprise that Emma Meesseman was the most frequent recipient of those dimes.

    Top 5 teammates who scored off of Allemand's assists

    Rank

    Scorer

    Assists from Julie Allemand

    1

    Emma Meesseman

    37

    2

    Kyara Linskens

    15

    3

    Julie Vanloo

    14

    4

    Antonia Delaere

    12

    5

    Kim Mestdagh

    9

    Morever, she is still the first and only player so far to have dished out double-digits in a game in at least 2 separate occassions in the Women's World Cup.

    Most assists in a single game in Women's World Cup**

    Rank

    Player

    Team

    Opposition

    Year

    Assists

    1

    Julie Allemand*

    Belgium

    France

    2018

    13

    -

    Yuka Harada

    Japan

    Kenya

    1994

    13

    3

    Julie Allemand

    Belgium

    USA

    2018

    12

    -

    Wei-Chuan Chien

    Chinese Taipei

    Tunisia

    2002

    12

    -

    Dawn Staley

    USA

    Russia

    1998

    12

    6

    Caitlin Clark*

    USA

    China

    2026

    11

    -

    Sevgi Uzun*

    Turkiye

    Belgium

    2026

    11

    -

    Emma Meesseman*

    Belgium

    Puerto Rico

    2022

    11

    -

    Licet Castillo Iglesias

    Cuba

    Slovakia

    1998

    11

    10

    Multiple players

    -

    -

    -

    10

    * Active Player in Women's World Cup 2026 ** Since 1994 and updated as of September 6, 2026

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