List Of National Basketball Association Players With Most Rebounds In A Game
This is a list of National Basketball Association players who have had 38 or more rebounds in a single game.
Multiple occurrences: Wilt Chamberlain 29 times (four times in the playoffs) and Bill Russell 23 times (seven times in the playoffs).
The NBA did not record rebounds until the 1950–51 season.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
Occurred in playoff competition |
Rebounds | Player | Team | Date | Opponent | Notes |
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55 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01960-11-24November 24, 1960 | Boston Celtics | Record set in a losing effort; grabbed 31 rebounds in one half. |
51 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01960-02-05February 5, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals | Set a then-record. |
49 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01957-11-16November 16, 1957 | Philadelphia Warriors | Set a then-record for rebounds in a game; set a still-standing record of 32 rebounds in a single half. |
49 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01965-03-11March 11, 1965 | Detroit Pistons | |
45 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01960-02-06February 6, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals | Single-game record for a rookie; scored 44 points. |
45 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01961-01-21January 21, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers | Scored 56 points. |
43 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01959-11-10November 10, 1959 | New York Knicks | Set a then-record for a rookie. |
43 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01961-12-08December 8, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers | Triple overtime; Chamberlain also scored a then-record 78 points in the game. |
43 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01963-01-20January 20, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers | |
43 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | 01965-03-06March 6, 1965 | Boston Celtics | |
42 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01960-01-15January 15, 1960 | Boston Celtics | Rookie season; scored 44 points. |
42 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01960-01-25January 25, 1960 | Detroit Pistons | Rookie season; Chamberlain also scored a rookie record 58 points in the same game. |
42 | Thurmond, NateNate Thurmond* | San Francisco Warriors | 01965-11-09November 9, 1965 | Detroit Pistons | |
42 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | 01966-01-14January 14, 1966 | Boston Celtics | |
42 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Los Angeles Lakers | 01969-03-07March 7, 1969 | Boston Celtics | Overtime. |
41 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01958-02-12February 12, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals | |
41 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | San Francisco Warriors | 01962-10-26October 26, 1962 | Detroit Pistons | Overtime; scored 50 points. |
41 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01965-03-14March 14, 1965 | San Francisco Warriors | |
41 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | 01967-04-05April 5, 1967 | Boston Celtics | Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals. |
40 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01958-03-23March 23, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors | Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals. |
40 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01958-12-12December 12, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals | Overtime. |
40 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01959-11-04November 4, 1959 | Syracuse Nationals | Set a then-record for a rookie; third game of career; scored 41 points. |
40 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01960-03-29March 29, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks | NBA Finals record (tie) |
40 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01961-02-12February 12, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors | |
40 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01962-04-18April 18, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA Finals record (tie); game 7 overtime victory; Russell's 19 rebounds in a single quarter is the most of any NBA quarter — regular season or playoffs. |
40 | Lucas, JerryJerry Lucas* | Cincinnati Royals | 01964-02-29February 29, 1964 | Philadelphia 76ers | His rookie season. |
40 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | San Francisco Warriors | 01964-11-22November 22, 1964 | Detroit Pistons | Scored 50 points. |
40 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | 01965-12-28December 28, 1965 | Boston Celtics | |
39 | Johnston, NeilNeil Johnston* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01954-12-04December 4, 1954 | Syracuse Nationals | Set a then-record. |
39 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01959-01-25January 25, 1959 | Detroit Pistons | |
39 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01959-12-19December 19, 1959 | New York Knicks | |
39 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01959-12-28December 28, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals | |
39 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01960-01-13January 13, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals | |
39 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01960-01-29January 29, 1960 | Boston Celtics | |
39 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01960-03-19March 19, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors | |
39 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01961-03-23March 23, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals | |
39 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01961-11-04November 4, 1961 | Detroit Pistons | |
39 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01961-12-21December 21, 1961 | New York Knicks | |
39 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | 01965-04-06April 6, 1965 | Boston Celtics | |
38 | Stokes, MauriceMaurice Stokes* | Rochester Royals | 01956-01-14January 14, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals | |
38 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01958-02-23February 23, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors | |
38 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01959-12-04December 4, 1959 | New York Knicks | |
38 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01960-11-29November 29, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers | |
38 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01960-12-18December 18, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals | |
38 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01961-04-11April 11, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks | |
38 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 01961-11-25November 25, 1961 | Chicago Packers | |
38 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01963-02-21February 21, 1963 | San Francisco Warriors | |
38 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | San Francisco Warriors | 01963-02-21February 21, 1963 | Boston Celtics | |
38 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01963-04-16April 16, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers | |
38 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | San Francisco Warriors | 01964-04-24April 24, 1964 | Boston Celtics | |
38 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01965-01-30January 30, 1965 | New York Knicks | |
38 | Russell, BillBill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 01965-03-03March 3, 1965 | Los Angeles Lakers | |
38 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | 01967-03-02March 2, 1967 | San Francisco Warriors | |
38 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | 01967-04-16April 16, 1967 | San Francisco Warriors | 26 rebounds in one half, setting the NBA Playoffs record. |
38 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | 01967-12-20December 20, 1967 | Seattle SuperSonics | |
38 | Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* | Los Angeles Lakers | 01969-03-09March 9, 1969 | Baltimore Bullets |
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