Triple-doubles in March Madness history: Illinois' Marcus Domask joins Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade, more

Edward Sutelan

Triple-doubles in March Madness history: Illinois' Marcus Domask joins Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade, more image

March Madness is a time for players to submit legendary performances. Consider Marcus Domask's entry submitted.

The Illinois redshirt senior forward delivered a stellar performance against Morehead State, posting a triple-double in the Fighting Illini's 85-69 win in the first round of the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

No. 3 Illinois was a big favorite against the No. 14 seed Eagles, but that doesn't take anything away from Domask's outstanding effort. It's rare for players to tally triple-doubles at the college level, let alone during March Madness.

"It's definitely a cool accomplishment to have my name up there with some of the greats, and such few people have done it so far," Domask said after the game. "It's a great accomplishment. But at this point in my career, I'm really past all the personal accolades, and at this point in March, it's all about winning, and that's really all I'm trying to do."

Here's a look at the players that have recorded triple-doubles in men's March Madness history.

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Triple doubles during March Madness

Domask's triple-double is only the 10th to occur in the 85-year history of the March Madness tournament. Among those 10 triple-doubles, only Draymond Green repeated with two such performances.

There are several names that put Domask in some stellar company. Among the other players with triple-doubles are Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade, Ja Morant, and Green.

Here's a look at all the triple-doubles in March Madness history, according to NBA Hoops Online. All triple-doubles have included points and rebounds, while the others have had either assists or blocks as the third double-digit stat.

Year Player Team Opp Round Pts Rebs Ast/Blk
1987 Gary Grant Michigan North Carolina Second 24 10 10 (ast)
1992 Shaquille O'Neal LSU BYU First 26 13 11 (blk)
1993 David Cain St. John's Texas Tech First 12 11 11 (ast)
1998 Andre Miller Utah Arizona Elite 8 18 14 13 (ast)
2003 Dwyane Wade Marquette Kentucky Elite 8 29 11 11 (ast)
2009 Cole Aldrich Kansas Dayton Second 13 20 10 (blk)
2011 Draymond Green Michigan State UCLA Second 23 11 10 (ast)
2012 Draymond Green Michigan State LIU Brooklyn Second 24 12 10 (ast)
2019 Ja Morant Murray State Marquette First 17 11 16 (ast)
2024 Marcus Domask Illinois Morehead State First 12 11 10 (ast)

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Marcus Domask stats vs. Morehead State

Domask's triple-double might somehow be overshadowed by other performances on his team. Terrence Shannon Jr. scored a game-high 26 points, and Dain Dainja scored 21 off the bench.

The point total of 12 was a bit modest, but he also had 11 rebounds and 10 assists to round out his performance. He shot 5-of-14 from the field and 2-of-4 from 3-point range.

Marcus Domask 2023-24 stats

Domask is in his fifth year of college, but his first with the Fighting Illini. He spent the first four years of his collegiate career with Southern Illinois and grad transferred to Illinois after the 2022-23 season.

Year Team Grade G-GS Mpg FG-FGA (FG%) 3P-3PA (3P%) FT-FTA (FT%) PPG RPG APG
2019-20 Southern Illinois FR 32-32 34.8 4.7-10 (46.9%) 1.7-4.3 (39.7%) 2.5-3 (82.5%) 13.6 5.2 2.5
2020-21 Southern Illinois SO 10-10 33.8 6-12.4 (48.4%) 1.4-4.6 (30.4%) 2.9-3.5 (82.9%) 16.3 4.5 3.2
2021-22 Southern Illinois JR 31-31 35.7 5.2-11.9 (43.6%) 1.4-3.9 (35.2%) 3.3-4 (82.4%) 15.1 5.2 3.9
2022-23 Southern Illinois SR 33-33 35.4 5.7-12.8 (44.7%) 1.6-4.7 (34.8%) 3.6-4.2 (87.6%) 16.7 5.8 3.8
2023-24 Illinois SR 34-34 34.5 5.7-12.4 (45.6%) 1.1-3.7 (28.8%) 3.6-4.1 (87.9%) 16 4.9 3.7
Career -- -- 140-140 35 5.4-11.8 (45.4%) 1.4-4.2 (34.4%) 3.3-3.8 (85.2%) 15.4 5.2 3.5

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Edward Sutelan joined The Sporting News in 2021 after covering high school sports for PennLive. Edward graduated from The Ohio State University in 2019, where he gained experience covering the baseball, football and basketball teams. Edward also spent time working for The Columbus Dispatch and Cape Cod Times.