National high school girls basketball assist leaders: UConn-signee Paige Bueckers continues to share

Video: Paige Bueckers highlights

Of the top 50 national leaders in assists, 14 of them average 8.0 a game or more, including leader Quintasia Leatherwood of Central (Tescaloosa, Ala.) who averages 12.8 per game.

The 5-foot-2 senior guard, who also averages 16.0 points and 5.6 steals per game, leads the country by more than 2.0 assists per game over Maniyah Willingham, a senior from Arroyo Valley (San Bernardino, Calif.). She averages 10.6 assists per game.

American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) junior Daniella Aronsky (10.0) is the only other player in the country to average in double digits for assists.

The most recognizable player on the list is 5-10 Hopkins (Minnetonka, Minn.) senior Paige Bueckers, who ranks fifth with 9.4 assists per game.

The UConn-signee and national Player of the Year nominee also averages 21.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.5 steals per game. She is the leader of the Royals, who are 25-0 and ranked fourth nationally. In a 77-49 win over Minnetonka last week, Bueckers had 20 points, 11 assists and nine steals.