By Antonis Stroggylakis/ info@eurohoops.net
Triple-doubles are far from common in European basketball and they get rarer and rarer as we reach the highest levels of continental hoops. In EuroLeague, for example, only one player (Nikola Vujcic) has ever finished a game (two actually) with double figures in three different statistical categories.
Tonight, Pierria Henry succeeded in registering a triple-double (14 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists) to lead Tofas Bursa to victory over Galatasaray in the Turkish league. Quite the accomplishment, since the championship is regarded as the most competitive in Europe, together with the Spanish League.
Henry’s triple-double is just the seventh in the league’s history. The last one to accomplish this before him was no other than Fenerbahce guard Bobby Dixon who had 23 points, 12 rebounds 10 assists in a victory over Besiktas in March 2016.
Here’s the list of the rest of the players that have notched a triple-double in the Turkish League:
Mark Dickel (Fenerbahçe – Galatasaray) 16 points-13 rebounds-11 assists
Emir Preldzic (Fenerbahçe-Olin Edirne) 10 points -15 rebounds -10 assists
Mire Chatman (Besiktas-Erdemirspor) 12 points-10 rebounds-10 assists
Courtney Fortson (Banvit – IBB) 20 points-12 assists-10 rebounds
Randolph Childress (Kombassan Konya – Mydonese College) 24 points-14 rebounds-14 steals