Those are the four triple-doubles in WVU history and it’s been 1,204 games and almost 39 years since we last saw one — and “we” is certainly limited when it involves an event four decades ago.

But I’ve wondered about when this might happen again, and I’ve seen a number of close calls in my time covering the team. So I asked Bob Huggins Monday night if he’d be surprised to look at his box score after a game here soon and see Staten had ended another streak.

“No, not at all,” he said.

Staten is that kind of player on a team that on many nights is going to need him to be that kind of player. The new rules, the emphasis on a collective rebounding effort and the cast of shooters and scorers around him make even Staten think it could happen.

“It’s definitely possible,” said Staten, whose assist average ranks No. 4 nationally. “Whether it happens or not is to be determined, but I think it’s a definite possibility. We’ve got a lot of great shooters on the team who step in and make shots. I’m shooting the ball and I’ve shown I can rebound, too. In the right game and if everything goes right, I definitely feel like I can get a triple-double.”