Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs posted a rare triple-double against the Toronto Raptors last week that included double figures in blocked shots, leaving some NBA pundits wondering if the precocious 7-foot-4 rookie might someday post an extremely rare quintuple-double.
In NBA history, only Wilt Chamberlain is believed to have ever achieved the elusive quintuple-double and even that stat line is disputed. As a member of the Philadelphia 76ers in a 158-128 win over the Lakers in 1968, Chamberlain had 53 points, 32 rebounds, 24 blocks, 14 assists and 11 steals.
The issue with those stats is that steals and blocks were not official NBA stats at the time and the only statistician who kept track of those totals during the game was Philadelphia journalist Harvey Pollack, who routinely kept stats for Chamberlain's games, including his 100-point game in 1962.
San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama piled up 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks in a game earlier this month, leading many to wonder if a quintuple-double was within the realm of possibility for the 20-year old Frenchman. (Getty Images)
While a quintuple-double remains an extremely rare occurrence at the professional level, it has happened roughly 13 times at the high school level by 10 players, according to statistics submitted to MaxPreps database and from online research.
The most recent quintuple-double occurred in December when
Fonda-Fultonville (Fonda, N.Y.) forward
Kieonna Christmas led the Braves to a 55-50 overtime win against Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons. The 6-foot senior had 11 points, 20 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals and 10 blocks in the win.
See footage from Christmas' historic effort in the video.
Future WNBA great Tamika Catchings is believed to be the first prep player to post a quintuple-double while at
Duncanville (Texas). In a 1997 game, Catchings had 25 points, 18 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals and 10 blocked shots.
According to stats posted on MaxPreps,
Aquillin Hayes of
Wings Academy (Bronx, N.Y.) posted three quintuple-doubles over the course of three weeks in February of 2011. Against Addams (Bronx) on
Feb. 1, Hayes had 25 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists, 11 steals and 10 blocks. She followed that effort against Columbus (Bronx) on
Feb. 9 when she had 24 points, 21 rebounds, 14 blocks, 11 assists and 11 steals.
Kieonna Christmas of New York authored high school basketball's latest quintuple-double in December.(Photo: Cyclops One Sports Photography)
She concluded the three-week run against Stevenson (Bronx) with 34 points, 16 blocks, 14 rebounds, 13 steals and 10 assists on
Feb. 18.
For the season, the 5-foot-9 senior averaged 22.1 points, 12.9 rebounds, 8.4 steals, 7.0 assists and 5.3 blocks. Hayes went on to play at the New Haven University and was a Division II All-American.
Takiya Webb of
Finney (Penfield, N.Y.) also had multiple quintuple-doubles in 2009-10. In a win over Red Jacket (Shortsville) on Dec. 29, 2009, she had 12 points, 18 rebounds, 15 steals 10 assists and 10 blocks. She did it again on Jan. 22 against Northstar Christian when she had 14 points, 21 rebounds, 11 steals, 10 assists and 10 blocks.
Of the 13 quintuple-doubles on our list, only three were recorded by male players. Two of them occurred last year.
Jaydon Awe of
Pacelli (Stevens Point, Wis.) achieved the feat on Jan. 20 in a win over Rosholt when he had 18 points, 13 rebounds, 11 steals, 10 assists and 10 blocks.
The first male player believed to achieve the feat is
Nelson Lopez of
Northwestern (Miami, Fla.), who had 30 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 11 steals and 10 blocks in January of 2006 against Hialeah.
Others who have recorded quintuple doubles according to the MaxPreps database include:
