Double ( Basketball ) - wikipedia Double ( Basketball ) The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page, or create a new article, as appropriate. ( April 2017 ) In basketball, a double is the accumulation of a double - digit number total in one of five statistical categories -- points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots -- in a game. Multiple players usually score double - digit points in any given basketball game ; the double nomenclature is usually reserved for when a player has double - digit totals in more than one category. A double - double is the accumulation of a double - digit number total in two of the statistical five categories in a game. The most common double - double combination is points - rebounds, followed by points - assists. Since the 1983 -- 84 season, Tim Duncan leads the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) in the points - rebounds combination with 840, and John Stockton leads the points - assists combination with 714. A triple - double is the accumulation of a double - digit number total in three of the five categories in a game. The most common way to achieve a triple - double is through points, rebounds, and assists. Oscar Robertson leads the all - time NBA list with 181 career triple - doubles and is, with Russell Westbrook, one of only two players ever to average a triple - double for a season. Westbrook currently holds the record for most triple - doubles in a season with 42 and is the only person to average a triple - double for two consecutive seasons. A quadruple - double is the accumulation of a double - digit number total in four of the five categories in a game. This has occurred four times in the NBA. A quintuple - double is the accumulation of a double - digit number total in all five categories in a game. Two quintuple - doubles have been recorded at the high school level, by Tamika Catchings and Aimee Oertner, but none have occurred in a college or professional game. A similar accomplishment is the five - by - five, which is the accumulation of at least five points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals, and five blocks in a game. In the NBA, only Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrei Kirilenko have accumulated multiple five - by - fives since the 1984 -- 85 season. Contents 1 Double - double 1.1 NBA 1.1. 1 Double - double leaders ( in regular season ) 1.1. 2 Facts 2 Triple - double 2.1 NBA 2.1. 1 Triple - double leaders 2.1. 2 Facts 2.2 NCAA Division I 3 Quadruple - double 3.1 NBA 3.2 Other men 's basketball 3.3 Women 's basketball 4 Quintuple - double 5 Five - by - five 5.1 NBA 5.2 Facts 6 References Double - double `` Double - double '' redirects here. For other uses, see Double - double ( disambiguation ). A double - double is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a double - digit number total in two of five statistical categories -- points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots -- in a game. The most common double - double combination is points and rebounds, followed by points and assists. Double - doubles are fairly common in the NBA. During the 2008 -- 09 season, 69 players who were eligible for leadership in the main statistical categories recorded at least 10 double - doubles during the season. Special double - doubles are rare. One such double - double is called double - double - double ( also referred to as 20 -- 20 or Double - 20 ). It occurs when a player accumulates 20 or more in two different statistical categories in a game. Another such double - double is called a triple - double - double ( also referred to as 30 -- 30 ). The only player in NBA history to record a 40 - 40 is Wilt Chamberlain, who achieved the feat eight times in his career. Of the five instances, four were recorded in his rookie season, and the fifth was achieved the following year where he recorded 78 points and 43 rebounds in a game. NBA Karl Malone ( left ) and John Stockton ( right ) were once teammates on the Utah Jazz in the 1990s. Malone is second in the point - rebound list, Stockton first in points and assists. Tim Duncan is first in points and rebounds. Double - double leaders ( in regular season ) The following is a list of regular season double - double leaders since the 1983 -- 84 season : ^ Denotes active player * Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Point - rebound Rank Name Total Tim Duncan 841 Karl Malone * 811 Hakeem Olajuwon * 774 Kevin Garnett 741 5 Shaquille O'Neal * 727 6 Charles Barkley * 706 7 Dwight Howard ^ 705 8 Patrick Ewing * 580 9 David Robinson * 543 10 Pau Gasol ^ 520 11 Kevin Willis 488 12 Zach Randolph ^ 480 13 Dikembe Mutombo * 469 14 Buck Williams 459 15 Chris Webber 440 16 Moses Malone * 435 17 Robert Parish * 430 18 Shawn Marion 427 19 Charles Oakley 426 20 Otis Thorpe 411 Point - assist Rank Name Total John Stockton * 714 Magic Johnson * 514 Steve Nash 436 Chris Paul * 408 5 Isiah Thomas 408 6 Jason Kidd ^ 402 7 Kevin Johnson 319 8 Russell Westbrook ^ 281 9 Deron Williams ^ 275 10 Rod Strickland 271 11 Mark Jackson 242 Gary Payton * 242 13 John Wall ^ 224 14 Tim Hardaway 279 15 Stephon Marbury 210 16 Andre Miller 197 17 LeBron James ^ 192 18 Terry Porter 188 19 Rajon Rondo ^ 181 20 Baron Davis 177 Facts Longest continuous streak of double - doubles : According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Wilt Chamberlain holds the record with 227 consecutive double - doubles from 1964 to 1967. Chamberlain also holds the second - and third - longest continuous streaks of double - doubles with 220 and 133. This record is before the ABA -- NBA merger in 1976. The longest streak of double - doubles since the merger was 53 games, achieved by Kevin Love, then of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Triple - double `` Triple - double '' redirects here. For volleyball, see Triple - double ( volleyball ). Oscar Robertson has the most NBA career triple - doubles with 181, and is one of the two players to average a triple - double over an entire season. Jason Kidd was one of the most successful players at accumulating triple - doubles with 107. A triple - double is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a double digit number total in three of five statistical categories -- points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots -- in a game. 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 origin of the term `` triple - double '' is unclear. Some sources claim that it was coined by former Los Angeles Lakers public relations director Bruce Jolesch in the 1980s in order to showcase Magic Johnson 's versatility, while others claim that it was coined by then Philadelphia 76ers media relations director Harvey Pollack in 1980. The triple - double became an officially recorded statistic during the 1979 -- 80 season. There has been occasional controversy surrounding triple - doubles made when a player achieves the feat with a late rebound. Players with 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 legitimate scoring attempt. NBA Russell Westbrook is the only player to have recorded a perfect triple - double ( no missed shots and no missed free throws ) in NBA history From the 1990 -- 91 to the 2010 -- 11 season, the NBA averaged 34.5 triple - doubles per season, roughly 1 in every 36 games. From the 2011 -- 12 to the 2016 -- 17 season, the NBA saw a dramatic increase in the number of triple - doubles, with an average of 57.33 triple - doubles per season, roughly 1 in every 22 games. Russell Westbrook was responsible for 74 of the triple - doubles during that span, or 21.5 % of the 344 total triple - doubles. Since the 1983 -- 84 season, 25 triple - doubles have been recorded by players coming off the bench ; Detlef Schrempf recorded three with the Indiana Pacers. Triple - double leaders The following is a list of regular season triple - double leaders : All - time triple - double leaders Rank Name Triple - doubles Oscar Robertson * 181 Magic Johnson * 138 Jason Kidd 107 Russell Westbrook ^ 104 5 Wilt Chamberlain * 78 6 LeBron James ^ 73 7 Larry Bird * 59 8 Fat Lever 43 9 James Harden ^ 35 10 Bob Cousy * 33 11 John Havlicek * 31 Rajon Rondo ^ 31 13 Grant Hill 29 14 Michael Jordan * 28 15 Elgin Baylor * 26 16 Clyde Drexler * 25 17 Walt Frazier * 23 18 Draymond Green ^ 22 19 Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * 21 Micheal Ray Richardson 21 Kobe Bryant 21 Denotes active player * Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Facts First triple - double in league history : Andy Phillip ( Philadelphia Warriors ) logged the league 's first triple - double on December 14, 1950 versus the ( Fort Wayne Pistons ). He had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Averaging a triple - double in a single season : Oscar Robertson ( Cincinnati Royals ) and Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder ) are the only players in NBA history to achieve this feat. During the 1961 -- 62 season, Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game. Although Robertson only achieved the feat for a full season once, his cumulative stats over his first 5 seasons gave him an average of 30.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 10.6 assists per game. Westbrook is the only player to achieve this feat twice, that too in consecutive seasons. Westbrook finished the 2016 -- 17 season averaging 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 10.4 assists, and followed it up in 2017 -- 18 with averages of 25.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 10.3 assists. Most triple - doubles in a single season : In 2016 -- 17, Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder ) recorded 42 triple - doubles. Most triple - doubles in road games in a single season : Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder ) recorded 17 of 42 triple - doubles in away games. Most 50 - point triple - doubles in a single season : Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder ) recorded three 50 - point triple - doubles in the 2016 -- 17 season. James Harden is the other player to record more than one 50 - point triple - double with two in the same season. It is more than likely that Wilt Chamberlain recorded many 50 - point triple - doubles during his historic 1961 - 62 NBA season, but they remain unofficial, as steals and blocked shots were not yet recorded as official statistics. Most triple - doubles in a single season Rank Name Triple - doubles Team NBA season Russell Westbrook 42 Oklahoma City Thunder 2016 -- 17 Oscar Robertson 41 Cincinnati Royals 1961 -- 62 Wilt Chamberlain 31 Philadelphia 76ers 1967 -- 68 Oscar Robertson 26 Cincinnati Royals 1960 -- 61 Oscar Robertson 26 Cincinnati Royals 1963 -- 64 6 Russell Westbrook 25 Oklahoma City Thunder 2017 -- 18 7 Oscar Robertson 22 Cincinnati Royals 1964 -- 65 Wilt Chamberlain 22 Philadelphia 76ers 1966 -- 67 James Harden 22 Houston Rockets 2016 -- 17 10 Oscar Robertson 20 Cincinnati Royals 1962 -- 63 11 Magic Johnson 18 Los Angeles Lakers 1981 -- 82 Russell Westbrook 18 Oklahoma City Thunder 2015 -- 16 LeBron James 18 Cleveland Cavaliers 2017 -- 18 13 Magic Johnson 17 Los Angeles Lakers 1988 -- 89 14 Fat Lever 16 Denver Nuggets 1985 -- 86 15 Michael Jordan 15 Chicago Bulls 1988 -- 89 17 Magic Johnson 13 Los Angeles Lakers 1987 -- 88 Magic Johnson 13 Los Angeles Lakers 1990 -- 91 Grant Hill 13 Detroit Pistons 1996 -- 97 Jason Kidd 13 New Jersey Nets 2007 -- 08 Draymond Green 13 Golden State Warriors 2015 -- 16 LeBron James 13 Cleveland Cavaliers 2016 -- 17 Most triple - doubles in NBA playoffs : Magic Johnson recorded 30 playoff triple - doubles over his career ; LeBron James is second with 22. Most triple - doubles in NBA Finals : LeBron James recorded 10 Finals triple - doubles over his career. Averaging a triple - double in an NBA Finals : LeBron James ( Cleveland Cavaliers ), in the 2017 Finals, averaged 33.6 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 10.0 assists per game. Youngest player : Markelle Fultz ( Philadelphia 76ers ), aged 19 years and 317 days, logged a triple - double on April 11, 2018, versus the Milwaukee Bucks. He had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Oldest player : Karl Malone ( Los Angeles Lakers ), aged 40 years and 127 days -- the only 40 - year - old player to do so -- logged a triple - double on November 28, 2003, versus the San Antonio Spurs. He had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Fastest triple - double : Nikola Jokić ( Denver Nuggets ), holds the record for the fastest triple - double. On February 15, 2018, Jokić recorded the mark in 14 minutes and 33 seconds against the Milwaukee Bucks. The previous fastest triple - double had held for almost 63 years, as on February 20, 1955 Jim Tucker ( Syracuse Nationals ), in his rookie year, recorded the mark in just 17 minutes, with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in a 104 -- 84 win over the New York Knicks. Double - triple - double ( at least 20 of any 3 statistics ) : Wilt Chamberlain ( Philadelphia 76ers ) is the only player to have accomplished this ; in a February 2, 1968 game versus Detroit Pistons, Chamberlain tallied 22 points, 25 rebounds, and 21 assists. Most points scored in a triple - double : James Harden ( Houston Rockets ) holds the record for the most points scored in a triple - double with 60 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists on January 30, 2018, against the Orlando Magic. The previous record was 57 points by Russell Westbrook. Triple - double not including points : The only such triple - double occurred on February 10, 2017, when Draymond Green ( Golden State Warriors ) scored only 4 points, but collected 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals against the Memphis Grizzlies. Green also recorded five blocked shots in the game. Longest continuous streak of triple - doubles : Wilt Chamberlain ( Philadelphia 76ers ) 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. The second - longest streak is seven, a record jointly held by Robertson, Michael Jordan, and Westbrook. Triple - doubles by teammates : Has occurred three times in the NBA. March 14, 1964, Donnie Butcher ( Detroit Pistons ) had 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 15 assists and Ray Scott had 23 points, 20 rebounds, and 11 assists against the New York Knicks. January 3, 1989, Michael Jordan ( Chicago Bulls ) had 41 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds and Scottie Pippen had 15 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds against the Los Angeles Clippers. April 7, 2007, New Jersey Nets Vince Carter had 46 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists and Jason Kidd had 10 points, 16 rebounds, and 18 assists against the Washington Wizards. Triple - doubles by opponents : This has occurred only 13 times since 1983 -- 84, four times involving Jason Kidd ( while playing for three different teams ) : Magic Johnson and Jeff Ruland ( Los Angeles at Washington, February 10, 1984 ) Jason Kidd and Clyde Drexler ( Dallas at Houston, April 11, 1995 ) Kidd and Drexler ( Phoenix at Houston, March 22, 1997 ) Gary Payton and Chris Webber ( Seattle at Sacramento, April 18, 2000 ) Kidd and Jay Williams ( New Jersey at Chicago, November 9, 2002 ) Kidd and Tracy McGrady ( New Jersey at Orlando, February 23, 2003 ) Caron Butler and Baron Davis ( Washington at Golden State, November 23, 2007 ) Victor Oladipo and Michael Carter - Williams ( Orlando at Philadelphia, December 3, 2013 ( 2 OT ) ) Oladipo and Carter - Williams were both rookies when accomplishing the feat, marking the first and only time in NBA history that two rookies have recorded triple - doubles in the same game. These were the first career triple - doubles for both players. The last time that two players had recorded their first career triple - doubles in the same game was when Donnie Butcher and Ray Scott ( Detroit Pistons ) did it on March 14, 1964 ( they were not rookies ). Russell Westbrook and Giannis Antetokounmpo ( Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, March 6, 2016 ) LeBron James and Stephen Curry ( Cleveland at Golden State, June 4, 2017 ) Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokić ( Denver at Milwaukee, February 15, 2018 ) D'Angelo Russell and Kyle Lowry ( Brooklyn at Toronto, March 23, 2018 ) Ben Simmons and LeBron James ( Cleveland at Philadelphia, April 6, 2018 ) NCAA Division I Most triple - doubles in a career : Men 's : Kyle Collinsworth ( BYU, 2010 -- 12, 2014 -- 16 ) with 12 -- six in 2014 -- 15 and six again as a senior in 2015 -- 16. Prior to the triple - double being tracked as an NCAA statistic, Oscar Robertson ( Cincinnati ) had 10 -- five in 1958 -- 59 and five in 1959 -- 60. Women 's : Sabrina Ionescu ( Oregon, 2016 -- present ) with 10 -- four in 2016 -- 17 and six in 2017 -- 18. Consecutive triple - doubles : In Division I men 's play, David Edwards ( Texas A&M ), Penny Hardaway ( Memphis State ), Tony Lee ( Robert Morris ), Gerald Lewis ( SMU ), Shaquille O'Neal ( LSU ), and Kevin Roberson ( Vermont ) each recorded two consecutive games with a triple - double. In women 's play, Danielle Carson ( Youngstown State ), Kim Rhock ( Mount St. Mary 's ), Nicole Powell ( Stanford ), Ashley Schrock ( Cleveland State ), Claire Faucher ( Portland State ), Brittney Griner ( Baylor ), Ny Hammonds ( Charlotte ), and Ionescu have accomplished this feat. Uniquely, Danielle Carson recorded three consecutive triple - doubles in the 1985 -- 86 season, becoming the only Division I player of either sex to do so. She began by recording 12 points, 10, rebounds, and 12 assists against Akron on November 29, 1985. The following day, she recorded 20 points, 12 rebounds, and at least 20 assists against Kent State ( her exact assists total in that game is unknown ). Finally, on December 2 against Cleveland State, Carson recorded 26 points, 15 rebounds, and 14 assists. Most triple - doubles in a single season : Men 's : Kyle Collinsworth ( BYU ), with six -- performed twice : in the 2014 -- 15 season, and again in 2015 -- 16. Women 's : Danielle Carson ( Youngstown State ) and Sabrina Ionescu ( Oregon ), each with six -- Carson in 1985 -- 86 and Ionescu in 2017 -- 18. Triple - doubles in NCAA tournament history : Men 's The NCAA began keeping track of assists for men 's basketball in 1984, then blocks and steals in 1986, so officially this has occurred eight times. However, many tournaments had included assists, steals and blocks in their official boxscores prior to that time, so unofficially this has occurred 16 times. Only three pre-1986 triple - doubles are included below. Name Team Score Opponent Round Date Minutes played Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Reference Oscar Robertson Cincinnati 98 -- 85 Louisville Third place March 21, 1959 39 39 17 10 -- -- Magic Johnson Michigan State 95 -- 64 Lamar Second round March 10, 1979 35 13 17 10 Magic Johnson Michigan State 101 -- 67 Penn Final Four March 24, 1979 35 29 10 10 0 Gary Grant Michigan 97 -- 109 North Carolina Second round March 14, 1987 39 24 10 10 0 Shaquille O'Neal LSU 94 -- 83 BYU First round March 19, 1992 31 26 13 11 David Cain St. John 's 85 -- 67 Texas Tech First round March 18, 1993 37 12 11 11 0 Andre Miller Utah 76 -- 51 Arizona Elite Eight March 21, 1998 36 18 14 13 Dwyane Wade Marquette 83 -- 69 Kentucky Elite Eight March 29, 2003 35 29 11 11 Cole Aldrich Kansas 60 -- 43 Dayton Second round March 22, 2009 31 13 20 0 10 Draymond Green Michigan State 76 -- 78 UCLA First round March 17, 2011 37 23 11 10 0 Draymond Green Michigan State 89 -- 67 Long Island Second round March 16, 2012 35 24 12 10 0 Women 's In women 's basketball, the NCAA began keeping track of assists in 1985, then blocks and steals in 1987, so officially this has occurred 13 times. However, many tournaments had included assists, steals and blocks in their official boxscores prior to that time, so unofficially this has occurred 16 times. All three triple - doubles that preceded the NCAA 's official inclusion of the relevant statistics are included below. Name Team Score Opponent Round Date Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Reference Cassandra Lander Arizona State 97 - 77 Georgia First round March 12, 1982 17 11 10 -- -- Anne Donovan Old Dominion 74 - 60 Penn State Elite Eight March 26, 1983 20 13 -- -- 12 Joni Davis Missouri 82 - 92 LSU First round March 18, 1984 14 11 10 -- -- Katie Meier Duke 70 - 55 Manhattan First round March 11, 1987 16 11 10 -- -- Pauline Jordan UNLV 84 - 74 Colorado Second round March 18, 1989 22 17 -- -- 11 Sonja Henning Stanford 91 - 67 Cal State Fullerton Second round March 16, 1991 19 10 10 -- -- Niesa Johnson Alabama 121 - 120 ( 4OT ) Duke Second round March 18, 1995 28 12 14 -- -- Tracy Henderson Georgia 81 - 68 Louisville Second round March 19, 1995 14 13 -- -- 10 Ticha Penicheiro Old Dominion 92 - 39 Saint Francis ( PA ) First round March 13, 1998 22 -- 15 14 -- Nicole Powell Stanford 76 - 51 Weber State First round March 16, 2002 20 11 10 -- -- Nicole Powell Stanford 77 - 55 Tulane Second round March 18, 2002 16 10 10 -- -- Kristin Haynie Michigan State 76 - 64 Vanderbilt Sweet Sixteen March 27, 2005 16 10 10 -- -- Skylar Diggins Notre Dame 80 -- 49 Maryland Elite Eight March 27, 2012 13 10 10 -- -- Kaleena Mosqueda - Lewis Connecticut 91 -- 52 Saint Joseph 's Second round March 25, 2014 20 10 10 -- -- Samantha Logic Iowa 66 -- 81 Baylor Sweet Sixteen March 27, 2015 13 10 14 -- -- Sabrina Ionescu Oregon 88 -- 45 Seattle First round March 16, 2018 19 10 11 -- -- Others Kalara McFadyen of Memphis achieved perhaps the most unusual triple - double in history, and she did it without scoring a point or even attempting a shot from either the field or the free - throw line. On February 3, 2002, in a women 's Division I game against Charlotte, she had 12 assists, 10 steals, and 10 rebounds. Quadruple - double Center David Robinson is the most recent NBA player to accomplish the feat of a quadruple - double by recording at least 10 points, rebounds, assists, and blocks in a game. A quadruple - double is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a double digit number total in four of five statistical categories -- points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots -- in a game. This feat is extremely rare : only four players have officially recorded a quadruple - double in National Basketball Association ( NBA ) history. The first American male player above the high school level to officially record a quadruple - double was Nate Thurmond, who achieved this feat in 1974 while playing for the NBA 's Chicago Bulls. The first American female player above the high school level to officially record a quadruple - double was Ann Meyers, who achieved this feat in 1978 while playing for the UCLA Bruins, when women 's college sports were under the auspices of the AIAW. The first male player in NCAA Division I history to record a quadruple - double was Lester Hudson in 2007. The first Division I women 's player to have officially recorded a quadruple - double since the NCAA began sponsoring women 's sports in 1981 -- 82 was Veronica Pettry of Loyola -- Chicago in 1989. Only three other women have done so since, and Shakyla Hill 's quadruple - double for Grambling State in 2018 was the first since 1993. An earlier player, Jackie Spencer of Louisville, accomplished the feat against Cincinnati during the 1984 -- 85 season, but the NCAA did not record assists and steals throughout Division I women 's basketball at that time. The Metro Conference, then home to both schools, did officially record these statistics, but the NCAA did not start doing so until 1985 -- 86 for assists and 1987 -- 88 for steals. NBA Quadruple - doubles have only been possible since the 1973 -- 74 season, when the NBA started recording both blocked shots and steals. It is often speculated by observers that other all - time greats, namely Oscar Robertson ( all time triple - doubles leader with 181 ), Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Jerry West could conceivably have had quadruple - doubles. West 's biography at NBA.com claims that he once recorded an unofficial quadruple - double with 44 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks. A biography of Wilt Chamberlain claims that he also recorded an unofficial quadruple - double in Game 1 of the 1967 Eastern Division Finals against the Boston Celtics, when he had 24 points, 32 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks. The reason why ( the quadruple - double ) is such a hard thing to accomplish is because it requires a player to be completely dominant on both ends of the court without being too selfish -- so he can get the assists -- and without fouling out trying to block every shot or grab every rebound. A lot of guys can get the points, rebounds and assists, but it 's the defensive stuff that messes everybody up. You have to love defense to get a quadruple - double. There 's no way around it. -- Nate Thurmond, The four players listed below are the only players who have officially recorded a quadruple - double in an NBA game. Except for Thurmond, who retired before the award was established in 1983, all of them have won NBA Defensive Player of the Year at least once. * Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Name Date Team Score Opponent Min Points Reb Assists Steals Blocks Overtime Ref Nate Thurmond * October 18, 1974 Chicago Bulls 120 -- 115 Atlanta Hawks 45 22 14 13 12 Yes ( OT ) Alvin Robertson February 18, 1986 San Antonio Spurs 120 -- 114 Phoenix Suns 36 20 11 10 10 0 No Hakeem Olajuwon * March 29, 1990 Houston Rockets 120 -- 94 Milwaukee Bucks 40 18 16 10 11 No David Robinson * February 17, 1994 San Antonio Spurs 115 -- 96 Detroit Pistons 43 34 10 10 10 No Only seven other players ( Clyde Drexler did it twice ) have managed to finish with triple - doubles and a total of 9 in a fourth statistical category ( statistical categories in which they fell short are in bold ) : Name Date Team Opponent Minutes played Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Overtime Reference Rick Barry * October 29, 1974 Golden State Warriors Buffalo Braves 43 30 10 11 9 -- No Larry Steele November 16, 1974 Portland Trail Blazers Los Angeles Lakers 44 12 11 9 10 -- No Johnny Moore January 8, 1985 San Antonio Spurs Golden State Warriors 36 26 11 13 9 -- No Larry Bird * February 18, 1985 Boston Celtics Utah Jazz 33 30 12 10 9 -- No Micheal Ray Richardson October 30, 1985 New Jersey Nets Indiana Pacers 54 38 11 11 9 -- Yes ( 3 OT ) Clyde Drexler * January 10, 1986 Portland Trail Blazers Milwaukee Bucks 42 26 9 11 10 -- No Hakeem Olajuwon * March 3, 1990 Houston Rockets Golden State Warriors 40 29 18 9 5 11 No Clyde Drexler * November 1, 1996 Houston Rockets Sacramento Kings 42 25 10 9 10 -- No Notes Bird sat out the entire fourth quarter. After three quarters, head coach K.C. Jones informed Bird that he was one steal away from a quadruple - double and asked if he wanted to stay in the game. Bird declined, saying that he `` already did enough damage. '' Olajuwon was credited with 9 assists in the original box score. However, after Rockets officials reviewed the game tape and discovered what they believe was an uncredited assist in the first quarter, they revised the box score, crediting Olajuwon with 10 assists and the third quadruple - double in NBA history. NBA 's director of operations, Rod Thorn, requested to review the tape. After reviewing the tape, the league disallowed Olajuwon 's quadruple - double and announced that his original line -- with 9 assists -- is official. Other men 's Basketball This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. League Name Date Team Opponent Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Overtime Reference NJCAA Steve Francis November 16, 1997 Allegany College of Maryland Vincennes 24 10 11 10 -- -- French National League Derrick Lewis February 24, 1990 Reims Lorient 20 11 -- 12 10 No National Basketball League ( Australia ) Daren Rowe Geelong Supercats North Melbourne Giants 25 17 11 -- 11 No Chinese Basketball Association Hu Xuefeng December 8, 2004 Jiangsu Dragons Yunnan Bulls 16 10 12 10 -- No FIBA Europe Under - 16 Championship Ricky Rubio August 19, 2006 Spain Croatia 19 10 13 11 -- No Metropolitan Basketball Association Donbel Belano August 14, 1999 Davao Eagles Nueva Ecija Patriots 19 11 11 10 -- No American Basketball Association ( 2000 -- ) Jamel Staten February 2, 2007 Minnesota Ripknees St. Louis Stunners 17 11 11 10 -- No NCAA ( Division I ) Lester Hudson November 13, 2007 UT Martin Central Baptist 25 12 10 10 No Continental Basketball Association Jermaine Blackburn December 20, 2008 East Kentucky Miners West Virginia Wild 22 10 14 10 -- No High school boys Jerrelle Benimon February 17, 2009 Fauquier HS Osbourn HS 13 17 11 -- 10 No Chinese Basketball Association Chris Williams December 25, 2009 Qingdao Doublestar Dongguan Leopards 15 11 11 11 -- No High school boys Isaiah Grant December 6, 2014 Sequoia Pathway Academy Berean Academy 11 10 10 10 -- No NJCAA Clifford Wilson February 14, 1979 Fulton - Montgomery Hudson Valley 31 18 10 -- 15 No NJCAA Monroe Pippins February 9, 1995 Fulton - Montgomery Herkimer 34 17 10 11 -- No Ukrainian First league Vitaliy Bykov December 17, 2016 BC Zaporizhya - 2 BC Kramatorsk 14 13 11 12 -- No Liga Super Basketball U-18 Natan Oliveira April 8, 2017 Colégio Sul Americano Rappers 32 11 10 16 -- No Notes This is the only quadruple - double in French National League history. This is the only quadruple - double in National Basketball League history. This is the only quadruple - double in NCAA Division I men 's basketball history. The opponent, Central Baptist, plays in the NAIA. Women 's Basketball Mostly accurate as of January 2018. NCAA records are complete for Divisions I and II, but not for Division III ; specifically, entering the 2017 -- 18 season, there have been a total of eight quadruple - doubles in Division III play, and one player, Suzy Venet of Mount Union ( 1994 -- 1998 ), had two in her career, both in the 1996 -- 97 season. NAIA records are also incomplete. League Name Date Team Opponent Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Reference American Basketball League Debbie Black December 8, 1996 Colorado Xplosion Atlanta Glory 10 14 12 10 -- Israeli Basketball Super League Edwina Brown December 2008 Ramat Hen Hapoel Holon 22 10 10 10 -- Greek Women 's Basketball League Zoi Dimitrakou March 22, 2009 G.S. Megas Alexandros Aris Holargou 49 18 10 12 -- Russian Premier League Maria Kalmykova January 21, 2001 Chevakata Vologda Dynamo Kursk 20 15 11 -- 11 European U16 Championship Anastasiya Verameyenka April 20, 2003 Belarus U16 NT Czech U16 NT 21 10 -- 10 12 AIAW Division I women Ann Meyers February 18, 1978 UCLA Stephen F. Austin 20 14 10 10 -- NCAA Division I women Jackie Spencer February 2, 1985 Louisville Cincinnati 14 12 14 10 -- NCAA Division I women Veronica Pettry March 4, 1989 Loyola ( Chicago ) Detroit 12 10 22 11 -- NCAA Division I women Ramona Jones January 14, 1991 Lamar UCF 10 10 10 12 -- NCAA Division I women Sonja Tate January 27, 1993 Arkansas State Mississippi Valley State 29 14 10 10 -- NCAA Division I women Shakyla Hill January 3, 2018 Grambling State Alabama State 15 10 10 10 -- NCAA Division II women Tereska Watkins February 8, 1997 Fort Valley State ? ? ? 12 12 10 10 -- NCAA Division III women Evita Esteves February 5, 2004 Emmanuel ( MA ) Johnson & Wales 10 10 11 13 -- NCAA Division III women Danna Purnell February 10, 2007 SUNY - Old Westbury New Rochelle 14 10 11 13 -- NCAA Division III women Latiqua Williams November 16, 2008 Bard New Rochelle 21 13 10 11 -- NAIA women Suzanne Gonzales February 11, 1989 Southern Colorado Western State 13 12 10 11 -- Ukrainian Professional Basketball League Alina Iagupova May 15, 2011 BC Dnipro Luhanski Lastivky 28 15 13 10 -- Stats Notes Jump up ^ The NCAA does not consider Spencer 's quadruple - double to be official. Although the Metro Conference, then home to both teams involved in this game, kept records in all of the relevant statistical categories in the 1984 -- 85 season, the NCAA did not. Assists were not recorded throughout Division I women 's basketball until 1985 -- 86, and steals were not so recorded until 1987 -- 88. Jump up ^ Although Gonzales played for a school that is now a member of NCAA Division II, the NCAA does not consider her quadruple - double to be official for two reasons. First, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, then as now home to both teams involved in this game, then competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics ( NAIA ), and was not an NCAA conference until 1992 -- 93. In addition, the NCAA did not record steals throughout Division II women 's basketball until 1992 -- 93. Quintuple - double A quintuple - double is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a double - digit number total in all five statistical categories -- points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots -- - in a single game. There are only two known quintuple - doubles, both done at the high - school level. The first was recorded by Tamika Catchings of Duncanville High School ( Duncanville, Texas ) and Adlai Stevenson High School ( Lincolnshire, Illinois ) with 25 points, 18 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals and 10 blocks in 1997. The second was by Aimee Oertner of Northern Lehigh High School ( Slatington, Pennsylvania ), who had 26 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals, and 11 blocks on January 7, 2012. Five - by - five A five - by - five is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a total of five in five statistical categories -- points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks -- in a single game. Statistics for steals and blocks were not kept in the NBA until the 1973 -- 74 season, so NBA five - by - fives were only possible from that season onward. Hakeem Olajuwon ( six times ) and Andrei Kirilenko ( three times ) are the only players to have recorded multiple five - by - fives ( based on records since the 1984 -- 85 season ). Both are also the only players to record five - by - sixes ( at least six in all five statistical categories ). Only twice has a five - by - five coincided with a triple - double ( both by Olajuwon ; one of which was 1 assist shy of a quadruple double ) and only three times has a player recorded a five - by - five without registering at least a double - double ( two by Kirilenko and one by Marcus Camby ). NBA The following is a list of known five - by - fives. Note the list contains all five - by - fives since the 1984 -- 85 season, as well as one before. There may be other five - by - fives in the NBA that occurred before the 1984 -- 85 season. Name Date Age Team Score Opponent Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Overtime Reference Julius Erving December 5, 1979 7004108780000000000 ♠ 29 years, 286 days Philadelphia 76ers 132 -- 120 San Antonio Spurs 28 7 10 5 5 No Hakeem Olajuwon March 10, 1987 7003881400000000000 ♠ 24 years, 48 days Houston Rockets 127 -- 136 Seattle SuperSonics 38 17 6 7 12 Yes ( 2OT ) Hakeem Olajuwon March 3, 1990 7003990300000000000 ♠ 27 years, 41 days Houston Rockets 129 -- 109 Golden State Warriors 29 18 9 5 11 No Hakeem Olajuwon April 11, 1992 7004106730000000000 ♠ 29 years, 81 days Houston Rockets 92 -- 99 Dallas Mavericks 19 13 6 5 5 No David Robinson November 10, 1992 7003995800000000000 ♠ 27 years, 96 days San Antonio Spurs 104 -- 98 Milwaukee Bucks 29 9 5 5 10 No Derrick Coleman January 15, 1993 7003934000000000000 ♠ 25 years, 208 days New Jersey Nets 110 -- 105 Philadelphia 76ers 21 10 7 5 5 Yes ( OT ) Hakeem Olajuwon April 22, 1993 7004110490000000000 ♠ 30 years, 91 days Houston Rockets 112 -- 110 Minnesota Timberwolves 33 13 5 5 5 Yes ( OT ) Hakeem Olajuwon November 5, 1993 7004112460000000000 ♠ 30 years, 288 days Houston Rockets 110 -- 88 New Jersey Nets 24 19 6 5 5 No Hakeem Olajuwon December 30, 1993 7004113010000000000 ♠ 30 years, 343 days Houston Rockets 110 -- 104 Minnesota Timberwolves 34 10 5 5 8 No Vlade Divac February 22, 1995 7003988100000000000 ♠ 27 years, 19 days Los Angeles Lakers 112 -- 100 Philadelphia 76ers 19 12 8 5 5 No Jamaal Tinsley November 16, 2001 7003866200000000000 ♠ 23 years, 261 days Indiana Pacers 113 -- 120 Minnesota Timberwolves 12 9 15 6 5 Yes ( 2OT ) Andrei Kirilenko December 3, 2003 7003832300000000000 ♠ 22 years, 288 days Utah Jazz 101 -- 107 Houston Rockets 19 5 7 8 5 Yes ( OT ) Andrei Kirilenko December 10, 2003 7003833000000000000 ♠ 22 years, 295 days Utah Jazz 95 -- 73 New York Knicks 10 12 6 6 5 No Marcus Camby January 9, 2004 7004108850000000000 ♠ 29 years, 293 days Denver Nuggets 106 -- 96 Utah Jazz 8 11 5 5 8 No Andrei Kirilenko January 3, 2006 7003908500000000000 ♠ 24 years, 319 days Utah Jazz 90 -- 80 Los Angeles Lakers 14 8 9 6 7 No Nicolas Batum December 16, 2012 7003876800000000000 ♠ 24 years, 2 days Portland Trail Blazers 95 -- 94 New Orleans Hornets 11 5 10 5 5 No Draymond Green December 11, 2015 7003941300000000000 ♠ 25 years, 282 days Golden State Warriors 124 -- 119 Boston Celtics 24 11 8 5 5 Yes ( 2OT ) Facts All facts based on data since 1985 -- 86 : Greatest five - by - fives ( most of each stat ) : Hakeem Olajuwon, on March 10, 1987, became the first in NBA history to record a five - by - six ( at least 6 each of all five statistics : points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals ). It took nearly twenty years for the second official occurrence in NBA history. Andrei Kirilenko, on January 3, 2006, recorded a five - by - five against the Lakers. Though his numbers were not quite as impressive as Olajuwon 's, Kirilenko performed the feat in regulation. Most five - by - fives in a career : Hakeem Olajuwon leads all players with 6 career five - by - fives. Andrei Kirilenko, with 3, is the only other player with more than one career five - by - five. Most five - by - fives in the same season : Only twice has a player recorded two five - by - fives in a season. Olajuwon in the 1993 -- 94 season, and Kirilenko in the 2003 -- 04 season. Quickest pair of five - by - fives : Kirilenko performed a five - by - five on December 3, 2003, and completed another just a week later, on December 10, 2003. The second - quickest five - by - fives were completed by Olajuwon on November 5, 1993, and another, 55 days later, on December 30, 1993. 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Question: when did the nba start recording triple doubles
Answer: the 1979–80 season