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A '''triple-double''' is a [[basketball]] term, when
defined as an individual performance in a game in which a player accumulates double-digit totals (i.e., 10 or more) in any three of these categories: [[Point (basketball)|point]]s, [[rebound (basketball)|rebound]]s, [[assist (basketball)|assist]]s, [[steal (basketball)|steal]]s, and [[block (basketball)|blocked shot]]s. The most common way for a player to achieve a triple-double is with points, rebounds, and assists, though on occasion players may record 10 or more steals or blocked shots in a game. The term itself was coined by former Los Angeles public relations director, Bruce Jolesch<ref>J.A. Adande, former writer of the LA Times.</ref> in order to showcase [[Magic Johnson]]'s versatility.


[[Category:Sports accomplishments]]
A triple-double is seen as an indication of an excellent all-around individual performance. In the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), they are rare but not unheard-of, as the top players usually accumulate a little fewer than 10 in a season (out of a possible 82 games in the regular NBA season). At the collegiate level, however, they are exceptionally rare (though [[double-double]]s are much more common). There are two reasons for this: the [[shot clock]] in men's college basketball is 35 seconds as opposed to 24 seconds in the NBA and college games last only 40 minutes instead of 48 in the NBA. Both timing issues considerably reduce the number of possessions in a game and thus the chances for amassing large numbers in any one statistic, much less all three. It should be noted that the criteria for an assist have been relaxed over time.<ref>Hal Brook, [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20020428/ai_n10784766 Give an Assist to NBA], The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, [[April 28]], [[2002]].</ref> Triple-doubles are also exceptionally rare in games contested under [[International Basketball Federation|FIBA]] rules, in which games also run for 40 minutes (albeit with a 24-second clock like that in the NBA).

There has been occasional controversy surrounding triple doubles made when a player achieves the feat with a late rebound. Players on nine rebounds in a game have sometimes been accused of deliberately missing a shot late in the game in order to recover the rebound - a few have even gone so far as shooting off their opponent's basket trying to score a triple-double. To deter this, NBA rules allow rebounds to be nullified if the shot is determined not to be a bona fide scoring attempt, thus nullifying a triple-double achieved in this manner.

==NBA triple-double facts==
*'''Averaging a triple-double over an entire season''': [[Oscar Robertson]] is the only player in NBA history to achieve this feat.<ref name=tdfacts>thebigo.com, [http://www.thebigo.com/News/triple-double-season.php Triple-Double Facts], accessed [[February 27]], [[2008]].</ref> During the [[1961-62 NBA season|1961-1962 season]], Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game<ref name=thebigostats>basketball-reference.com, [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/roberos01.html Oscar Robertson Stats], accessed [[February 24]], [[2008]].</ref>
*'''All-time leader''' (regular season): [[Oscar Robertson]] is the all-time leader with 181.
*'''All-time leader''' (playoffs): [[Magic Johnson]] is the all-time leader with 30.
*'''Most triple-doubles in a single season''': [[Oscar Robertson]] with 41 triple-doubles in one season during the 1961-62 NBA season.<ref name=tdfacts/> [[Wilt Chamberlain]] is in second place with 31 triple-doubles in the 1967-68 season.<ref name=staug/>
*'''Youngest player''': [[LeBron James]], aged 20 years and 20 days, logged a triple-double on [[January 19]], [[2005]], versus the [[Portland Trail Blazers]]. He had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.<ref>msnbc.com, [http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/6846493 LeBron is youngest to notch triple-double], accessed [[February 24]], [[2008]].</ref>
*'''Oldest player''': [[Karl Malone]] is the only 40-year-old player to do so, on [[November 28]], [[2003]] with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists versus the [[San Antonio Spurs]].<ref>espn.com, [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1673826 Malone is oldest to notch feat], accessed [[February 24]], [[2008]].</ref>
*'''Double-triple-double''': this feat requires at least 20 of any 3 statistics. [[Wilt Chamberlain]] is the only player to have accomplished this; in a [[February 2]], [[1968]] game, Chamberlain's statistics were 22 points, 25 rebounds, and 21 assists.<ref>home.swbell.net, [http://home.swbell.net/hartley4/quads.htm The Double Triple-Double], accessed [[February 24]], [[2008]].</ref>
*'''Longest continuous streak''': Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for the most consecutive triple-doubles. In 1968, from [[March 8]] to [[March 20]], he recorded a triple-double in nine straight games.<ref name=staug>Jeff Faraudo, [http://www.staugustine.com/stories/012608/sports_txt02_039.shtml Triple-Double Miscellany], St. Augustine Record, [[January 26]], [[2008]].</ref>
*'''Triple-doubles by teammates in one regular season game''': This feat of athleticism and teamwork was accomplished only twice since 1986-1987, by [[Michael Jordan]] and [[Scottie Pippen]] ([[Chicago Bulls|Chicago]] vs. [[Los Angeles Clippers|L.A. Clippers]]) on [[January 3]], [[1989]], and by [[Vince Carter]] and [[Jason Kidd]] ([[New Jersey Nets|New Jersey]] vs. [[Washington Wizards|Washington]]) on [[April 7]], [[2007]].<ref name=plfinder>basketball-reference.com, [http://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/pgl_finder.cgi Player Game Log Finder], accessed [[February 27]], [[2008]].</ref>
*'''Triple-doubles by opponents in a regular season game''': This competitive spectacle occurred only six times since 1986-1987,<ref name=plfinder/> four times involving [[Jason Kidd]] (while playing for three different teams). Kidd accomplished it with [[Clyde Drexler]] twice ([[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]] at [[Houston Rockets|Houston]], [[April 11]], [[1995]] and [[Phoenix Suns|Phoenix]] at Houston, [[March 22]], [[1997]]), with [[Jay Williams]] ([[New Jersey Nets|New Jersey]] at [[Chicago Bulls|Chicago]], [[November 9]], [[2002]]), and with [[Tracy McGrady]] (New Jersey vs. [[Orlando Magic|Orlando]], [[February 23]], [[2003]]). In addition, the feat was performed by [[Gary Payton]] and [[Chris Webber]] ([[Seattle SuperSonics|Seattle]] at [[Sacramento Kings|Sacramento]], [[April 18]], [[2000]]), and by [[Caron Butler]] and [[Baron Davis]] ([[Washington Wizards|Washington]] vs. [[Golden State Warriors|Golden State]], [[November 23]], [[2007]]). Other instances might be found in older records, especially considering the many contests between great rivals like Russell-Chamberlain and Bird-Magic.

==NBA all-time triple-double leaders==
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=3|Regular Season<ref name=regleaders>David Moore, [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/columnists/dmoore/stories/121006dnspoaroundnba.2c1b2e4.html All-Time Triple-Double Leaders], Dallas Mourning News, [[December 9]], [[2006]].</ref>
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Triple-double
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|1 || [[Oscar Robertson]] ||181
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|2 || [[Magic Johnson]] || 138
|-
|3 || [[Jason Kidd]]* || 103
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|4 || [[Wilt Chamberlain]] || 78
|-
|5 || [[Larry Bird]] || 59
|-
|6 || [[Fat Lever]] || 43
|-
|7 || [[John Havlicek]] || 30
|-
|8 || [[Grant Hill]]* || 29
|-
|9 ||[[Michael Jordan]] || 28
|-
|10 || [[Clyde Drexler]] || 25
<!-- |[[LeBron James]]* || 24 -->
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Denotes player still active
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=3|Playoffs<ref name=plyfleaders>nbastats.prv.pl, [http://gorba77.w.interia.pl/01NBA/06tridou/02playoffs/02-%20Most%2010-10-10%20In%20Career.txt All-Time Playoff Triple-Double Leaders], accessed [[May 31]], [[2009]].</ref>
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Triple-double
|-
|1 || [[Magic Johnson]] || 30
|-
|2 || [[Jason Kidd]]* || 11
|-
|3 || [[Larry Bird]] || 10
|-
|4 || [[Wilt Chamberlain]] || 9
|-
|5 || [[Oscar Robertson]] || 8
|-
|6 || [[John Havlicek]] || 5
|-
|6 || [[LeBron James]]* || 5
|-
|7 || [[Charles Barkley]] || 4
|-
|7 || [[Elgin Baylor]] || 4
|-
|7 || [[Tim Duncan]]* || 4
|-
|7 || [[Walt Frazier]] || 4
|-
|7 || [[Scottie Pippen]] || 4
|}
{{col-end}}

==NBA triple-doubles with double figures in steals or blocked shots==
*Listed are known occurrences; others may exist.

'''Points, rebounds, blocks'''
*After the traditional points, rebounds, assists combination, this is by far the most common combination. It has occurred 46 times in the regular season in the last 22 years, for a rate of more than 2 occurrences per season. Several players have achieved this feat multiple times.
*[[Dikembe Mutombo]] (ten games)
*[[Hakeem Olajuwon]] (nine games, one was in his [[quadruple-double]])
*[[David Robinson (basketball)|David Robinson]] (nine times, one was in his [[quadruple-double]])
*[[Shawn Bradley]] (six games)
*[[Marcus Camby]] (three games)
*[[Ben Wallace]] (two games)
*[[Nate Thurmond]] achieved this in his [[quadruple-double]].
*Players with one occurrence: [[Mark Eaton (basketball)|Mark Eaton]], [[Manute Bol]], [[Larry Nance]], [[Benoit Benjamin]], [[Shaquille O'Neal]], [[Jermaine O'Neal]], [[Andrei Kirilenko]], [[Dwight Howard]].

'''Points, assists, steals'''
*[[Fat Lever]], [[March 9]], [[1985]], Denver vs. Indiana - 13, 15, 10
*[[Clyde Drexler]], [[January 10]], [[1986]], Portland at Milwaukee — 26, 11, 10<ref name=quad/>
*[[Kevin Johnson]], [[December 9]], [[1993]], Phoenix vs. Washington — 17, 13, 10<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199312090PHO.html PHO/WAS Box Score (1993-12-09)]</ref>
*[[Mookie Blaylock]], [[April 14]], [[1998]], Atlanta vs. Philadelphia — 14, 11, 10<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199804140ATL.html ATL/PHI Box Score (1998-04-14)]</ref>
*[[Alvin Robertson]] achieved this in his [[quadruple-double]].

'''Points, rebounds, steals'''
*[[Larry Steele]], [[November 16]], [[1974]], Portland vs. L.A. Lakers — 12, 11, 10<ref name=quad>[http://www.nba.com/media/blazers/05RecordsWeb.pdf Flirting With a Quad, pg. 15]</ref>
*[[Clyde Drexler]], [[November 1]], [[1996]], Houston vs. Sacramento — 25, 10, 10<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199611010HOU.html HOU/SAC Box Score (1996-11-01)]</ref>
*[[Kendall Gill]], [[April 3]], [[1999]], New Jersey vs. Miami — 15, 10, 11<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199904030NJN.html NJN/MIA Box Score (1999-04-03)]</ref>
*[[Alvin Robertson]] achieved this in his [[quadruple-double]].

'''Points, assists, blocks'''
*This has happened twice in the last 22 NBA seasons, and at least three times in NBA history; all known occasions are in fact [[quadruple-double]]s.

'''Rebounds, assists, blocks'''
*This has happened twice in the last 22 NBA seasons, and at least three times in NBA history; all known occasions are in fact [[quadruple-double]]s.

'''Rebounds, assists, steals'''
*[[Alvin Robertson]] achieved this in his [[quadruple-double]]. It is the only known NBA example of this triple-double combination.

'''Triple-double combinations that have not been achieved'''
*points, steals, blocks
*rebounds, steals, blocks
*assists, steals, blocks

==NCAA triple-doubles==
* [[Penny Hardaway]] had back-to-back triple doubles for the the [[University of Memphis]] during the 1992-93 season. He recorded 21 points, 15 assists, and 14 rebounds against [[Georgia State University]] on January 4, 1993 and then recorded 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists against 18th-ranked [[Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt]] on January 6, 1993.<ref>http://gotigersgo.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/101899aab.html</ref>

* On March 22, 2009 [[Cole Aldrich]] of Kansas accumulated 13 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 blocks in a 60-43 victory over the Dayton Flyers in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

* [[Stephane Lasme]] (2007 at [[University of Massachusetts Amherst|UMass]]), [[Jason Kidd]] (1994 at [[California Golden Bears|Cal]]) and [[Michael Anderson (basketball)|Michael Anderson]] (1986 at [[Drexel Dragons|Drexel]]) share the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Division I record of four triple-doubles in a single season. While Kidd and Anderson accomplished the feat by achieving double figures in scoring, rebounds, and assists, Lasme's triple doubles are in scoring, rebounds, and blocks.<ref>nba.com, [http://www.nba.com/draft2007/profiles/StephaneLasme.html Stephane Lasme Draft Profile], accessed [[February 24]], [[2008]].</ref>

*[[Oscar Robertson]], [[Andre Miller]], [[Magic Johnson]], [[Cole Aldrich]], and [[Dwyane Wade]] are some of the players who have recorded triple-doubles in [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament history]].<ref>nba.com, [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/andre_miller/bio.html NBA.com: Andre Miller Bio], accessed [[April 27]], [[2007]].</ref><ref>nba.com, [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dwyane_wade/bio.html NBA.com: Dwyane Wade Bio], accessed [[April 27]], [[2007]].</ref><ref>espn.com, [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?page=marchlegends espn.com: Greatest March Performances], accessed [[January 26]], [[2009]].</ref>

* Kalara McFadyen of the Memphis Lady Tigers achieved perhaps the most unusual triple-double in history, without scoring a point or even attempting a shot. On February 3, 2002, in a women's Division I game against Charlotte, she had 12 assists, 10 steals, and 10 rebounds. <ref>One-hit Wonders, [http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/jul/06/one-hit-wonders/]</ref><ref> Box score, [http://gotigersgo.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/stats/020302aaa.html]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Double-double]]
* [[Quadruple-double]]
* [[Five-by-five (basketball)|Five-by-five]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.basketball-reference.com/fc/pgl_finder.cgi Player Game Log Finder] at basketball-reference.com

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