What is a double-double in basketball? NBA, WNBA, NCAA stats

What is a double-double in basketball? NBA, WNBA, NCAA stats

Angel Reese has extended her legacy of double-doubles from the NCAA to the WNBA.

Angel Reese made history by recording a double-double in a WNBA-record 15 straight games.

The Chicago Sky forward broke the league’s previous record of 12 consecutive games, set by Candace Parker between the 2009-10 seasons.

What exactly is a double-double? Here’s a closer look at the statistical feat and WNBA, NBA and NCAA players who have accomplished it.

What is a double-double in basketball?

A double-double is when a player accumulates a double-digit total in two of five statistical categories (assists, blocks, points, rebounds and steals) over the course of a single game.

In Reese’s case, her double-doubles consisted of at least 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Who owns the WNBA record for most double-doubles in a season?

Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas set a WNBA single-season record with 28 double-doubles in 2023.

Who is the WNBA’s all-time leader in double-doubles?

Sylvia Fowles has the most career double-doubles in WNBA history with 193. Tina Charles is second with 182.

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Who is the NBA’s all-time leader in double-doubles?

Wilt Chamberlain has the most career double-doubles in NBA history with 968. Tim Duncan has the most career double-doubles since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976 with 841.

Who owns the NBA record for the most consecutive double-doubles?

Wilt Chamberlain owns the NBA record with 227 straight games with a double-double, spanning from 1964 to 1967. Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis’ streak of 61 straight games with double-doubles during the 2023-24 season is the longest since the NBA-ABA merger.

Who owns the NBA record for most double-doubles in a season?

Wilt Chamberlain had an NBA-record 81 double-doubles for the then-San Francisco Warriors during the 1966-67 season.

Who owns the NCAA men’s record for most double-doubles in a season?

Former Akron forward Enrique Freeman, former Navy center David Robinson and former North Carolina big man Armando Bacot are tied for the most double-doubles in a season with 31. Bacot is the only player to record a double-double in all six games of the NCAA tournament.

Who owns the NCAA men’s record for most career double-doubles?

Former University of the Sciences (now Saint Joseph’s) guard Garret Kerr had 89 double-doubles from 2011-15.

Who owns the NCAA women’s record for most double-doubles in a season?

Angel Reese had an NCAA single-season record 34 double-doubles during her 2022-23 national championship-winning campaign with LSU.

Who owns the NCAA women’s record for most career double-doubles?

Former Oklahoma standout Courtney Paris had a record 128 double-doubles for the Sooners from 2006-09, including a double-double in a record 112 straight games.

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2024 Olympic basketball: Takeaways from Team USA’s win over Puerto Rico

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Kevin Durant didn’t fully understand he would be playing three Olympic basketball games 130 miles from Paris until he reported to Team USA training camp last month in Las Vegas.

“I never thought I would come to a city like this,” Durant said. “But Lille was incredible to us. I love being here.”

It wasn’t that USA Basketball kept the unusual format for these Olympics — pool play in Lille before moving on to Paris — a secret, but it wasn’t exactly advertised on the “Come play for Team USA in the 2024 Olympics” brochure.

But as Durant said, the quaint town in northern France with a charming city center and a giant retractable dome on its outskirts wonderfully hosted the basketball world for the past eight days. There was good food, friendly hosts and an unexpectedly terrific venue with more than 27,000 fans at every Team USA game.

And the Americans rolled during their time in Lille, winning three games by an average of 24 points. Here are the biggest takeaways from Team USA’s 104-83 win over Puerto Rico — a victory that propelled them into the quarterfinals as Group C winners.

Joel Embiid continued his playful interaction with the fans in France during Team USA’s win over Puerto Rico. Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

Embiid continues his dialogue with the French

This game was primed for Joel Embiid. The Puerto Ricans were the smallest team in the field, and getting Embiid going was clearly a key part of the game plan. His teammates were looking for him early and often, and he took 14 shots — second on the team — while scoring 15 points.

He was booed, but in Embiid fashion, he encouraged it as he taunted the crowd right back. Embiid’s choice to play for Team USA over France is an old storyline at this point; he has spoken about it and explained himself repeatedly since last fall when he made his announcement.

The decision was, and will remain, controversial, especially if the U.S. faces France in a rematch of the 2021 gold medal game — a possibility based on the bracket. But Embiid talked about it again in the wake of the back-and-forth with the big crowd.

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“Like I said, it was a tough decision, but it’s all about comfort level,” Embiid said. “I’ve known these guys [American teammates] for a long time, and I just felt more comfortable than on the other side. It was some concern with the other side. So, like I say, comfort level was huge. I always say I’m going to be where I’m wanted, and these guys wanted me.”

There’s some coded language in there, as there was some question as to whether Embiid would have fit on a French team that already had two star centers in NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama and four-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert. There’s been some passive-aggressive commentary about it for months, and Embiid added to it.

One thing is clear: Embiid doesn’t regret his decision, and he is happy to give it right back to the French fans.

“I mean, I play in Philly. They boo their own guys,” Embiid said. “Sometimes, it feels like our fans are more against us when they’re supposed to be against our opponent. But like I said, it’s all love, is all, because they want to push you.”

A look at the U.S bracket

The Americans clinched the No. 1 seed in the Olympic tournament, and they are on the same side of the bracket as Serbia. The U.S. will play Brazil at 3:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, and the winner will face the Australia-Serbia winner on Thursday.

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Team USA has played five of the other seven teams remaining in the field this summer, but Brazil is not one of them. The Brazilians have just one current NBA player, Golden State Warriors’ forward Gui Santos, on the roster. But it’s a veteran team led by 41-year-old former NBA guard Marcelinho Huertas.

They made 18 3-pointers in their crucial win over Japan to qualify for the quarterfinals, and former NBA player Bruno Caboclo scored 33 points in that win. The Brazilians also lead the field with an average of 13 offensive rebounds per game, which is a sore point for the U.S. after allowing 16 more offensive rebounds than they’ve gotten as a team.

Serbia remains a threat, even though the U.S. has beaten it twice this summer by 20-plus points. When NBA MVP Nikola Jokic was on the floor against the Americans in pool play, the teams were even; and when he was on the bench, Serbia was outscored by 26 points. In a possible semifinal, Jokic might barely leave the floor.

Talent-laden Canada and World Cup champ Germany, the two other undefeated teams in pool play, are on the other side of the bracket. The U.S. will only have to beat one of them to win gold. This is one of the reasons coach Steve Kerr wanted to lock down the No. 1 seed.

Holiday will return

Jrue Holiday didn’t play Saturday due to a sprained ankle, but he will be back on Tuesday, Kerr said.

“He would’ve played had this been a medal-round game,” Kerr said. “But it made sense to give him the night, give him an extra couple of days to heal.”

LeBron on retirement

After being eliminated from the Olympic tennis singles tournament by Novak Djokovic this week, legend Rafael Nadal expressed frustration about constantly being asked about his retirement plans.

In the wake of a brilliant week of play in which he averaged 14.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 7.3 assists on 64% shooting, LeBron James was asked if he could relate to being asked a lot about retiring.

“I don’t get asked that much, to be honest,” James said. “Everyone expects me to play 10 more years for some odd reason.”