UNC Basketball: 2019-20 Stats in Review - Total Assists Posted May 22, 2020 North Carolina Basketball's assist leader this season was Cole Anthony with 87, good for No. 110 all-time in a single season at UNC. Never before in the Roy Williams era has the leading assist man had under 100 assists. Kendall Marshall’s 351 assists in 2011-12 are the most ever in a season for a Tar Heel. Ed Cota is a distant second with 284 in 1999-00. (All Tar Heels)