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
*	Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
	Occurred in playoff competition

Rebounds	Player	Team	Date	Opponent	Notes
55	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01960-11-24 November 24, 1960	Boston Celtics	Record set in a losing effort; grabbed 31 rebounds in one half.
51	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01960-02-05 February 5, 1960	Syracuse Nationals	Set a then-record.
49	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01957-11-16 November 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	01965-03-11 March 11, 1965	Detroit Pistons
45	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01960-02-06 February 6, 1960	Syracuse Nationals	Single-game record for a rookie; scored 44 points.
45	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01961-01-21 January 21, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers	Scored 56 points.
43	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01959-11-10 November 10, 1959	New York Knicks	Set a then-record for a rookie.
43	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01961-12-08 December 8, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers	Triple overtime; Chamberlain also scored a then-record 78 points in the game.
43	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01963-01-20 January 20, 1963	Los Angeles Lakers
43	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia 76ers	01965-03-06 March 6, 1965	Boston Celtics
42	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01960-01-15 January 15, 1960	Boston Celtics	Rookie season; scored 44 points.
42	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01960-01-25 January 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	01965-11-09 November 9, 1965	Detroit Pistons
42	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia 76ers	01966-01-14 January 14, 1966	Boston Celtics
42	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Los Angeles Lakers	01969-03-07 March 7, 1969	Boston Celtics	Overtime.
41	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01958-02-12 February 12, 1958	Syracuse Nationals
41	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	San Francisco Warriors	01962-10-26 October 26, 1962	Detroit Pistons	Overtime; scored 50 points.
41	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01965-03-14 March 14, 1965	San Francisco Warriors
41	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia 76ers	01967-04-05 April 5, 1967	Boston Celtics	Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals.
40	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01958-03-23 March 23, 1958	Philadelphia Warriors	Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals.
40	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01958-12-12 December 12, 1958	Cincinnati Royals	Overtime.
40	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01959-11-04 November 4, 1959	Syracuse Nationals	Set a then-record for a rookie; third game of career; scored 41 points.
40	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01960-03-29 March 29, 1960	St. Louis Hawks	NBA Finals record (tie)
40	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01961-02-12 February 12, 1961	Philadelphia Warriors
40	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01962-04-18 April 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	01964-02-29 February 29, 1964	Philadelphia 76ers	His rookie season.
40	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	San Francisco Warriors	01964-11-22 November 22, 1964	Detroit Pistons	Scored 50 points.
40	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia 76ers	01965-12-28 December 28, 1965	Boston Celtics
39	Johnston, NeilNeil Johnston*	Philadelphia Warriors	01954-12-04 December 4, 1954	Syracuse Nationals	Set a then-record.
39	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01959-01-25 January 25, 1959	Detroit Pistons
39	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01959-12-19 December 19, 1959	New York Knicks
39	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01959-12-28 December 28, 1959	Cincinnati Royals
39	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01960-01-13 January 13, 1960	Syracuse Nationals
39	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01960-01-29 January 29, 1960	Boston Celtics
39	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01960-03-19 March 19, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors
39	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01961-03-23 March 23, 1961	Syracuse Nationals
39	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01961-11-04 November 4, 1961	Detroit Pistons
39	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01961-12-21 December 21, 1961	New York Knicks
39	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia 76ers	01965-04-06 April 6, 1965	Boston Celtics
38	Stokes, MauriceMaurice Stokes*	Rochester Royals	01956-01-14 January 14, 1956	Syracuse Nationals
38	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01958-02-23 February 23, 1958	Philadelphia Warriors
38	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01959-12-04 December 4, 1959	New York Knicks
38	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01960-11-29 November 29, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers
38	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01960-12-18 December 18, 1960	Cincinnati Royals
38	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01961-04-11 April 11, 1961	St. Louis Hawks
38	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia Warriors	01961-11-25 November 25, 1961	Chicago Packers
38	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01963-02-21 February 21, 1963	San Francisco Warriors
38	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	San Francisco Warriors	01963-02-21 February 21, 1963	Boston Celtics
38	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01963-04-16 April 16, 1963	Los Angeles Lakers
38	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	San Francisco Warriors	01964-04-24 April 24, 1964	Boston Celtics
38	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01965-01-30 January 30, 1965	New York Knicks
38	Russell, BillBill Russell*	Boston Celtics	01965-03-03 March 3, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers
38	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia 76ers	01967-03-02 March 2, 1967	San Francisco Warriors
38	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia 76ers	01967-04-16 April 16, 1967	San Francisco Warriors	26 rebounds in one half, setting the NBA Playoffs record.
38	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Philadelphia 76ers	01967-12-20 December 20, 1967	Seattle SuperSonics
38	Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*	Los Angeles Lakers	01969-03-09 March 9, 1969	Baltimore Bullets

Since 1973

Please note: This is a complete listing for total rebounds since the 1973–74 season, but it is not a complete listing for offensive or defensive rebounds.

Rebounds	Off	Def	Player	Team	Date	Opponent	Score	Minutes played	Points	Assists	Steals	Blocks	20-20	Led the league in rebounding	Notes
37	19	18	Malone, MosesMoses Malone*	Houston Rockets	01979-02-09 February 9, 1979	New Orleans Jazz	106–99	44	33	2			Yes	Yes	14 rebounds in the first quarter.
35	16	19	Oakley, CharlesCharles Oakley	Chicago Bulls	01988-04-22 April 22, 1988	Cleveland Cavaliers	103–107	41	26	3	1	0	Yes	No	Second to last game of season, in a season rebounding title battle, which he lost by a .03 margin to Michael Cage.
34	5	29	Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar*	Los Angeles Lakers	01975-12-14 December 14, 1975	Detroit Pistons	110–100	42	27	6			Yes	Yes	NBA single-game record for defensive rebounds.
34	18	16	Rodman, DennisDennis Rodman*	Detroit Pistons	01992-03-04 March 4, 1992	Indiana Pacers	110–107	45	10	3	2	0	No	Yes	Overtime. 21 rebounds in the second half, including 11 offensive rebounds.
34	8	26	Seikaly, RonyRony Seikaly	Miami Heat	01993-03-03 March 3, 1993	Washington Bullets	125–106	40	12	4	0	1	No	No	Seikaly outrebounded the opposing team, 34–30.
33	15	18	Nater, SwenSwen Nater	Milwaukee Bucks	01976-12-19 December 19, 1976	Atlanta Hawks	126–109	41	30	2	1	1	Yes	No
33	16	17	Willis, KevinKevin Willis	Atlanta Hawks	01992-02-19 February 19, 1992	Washington Bullets	102–103	45	20	1	2	4	Yes	No	Overtime. 11 offensive rebounds in a half.
33	8	25	Barkley, CharlesCharles Barkley*	Houston Rockets	01996-11-02 November 2, 1996	Phoenix Suns	110–95	45	20	2	0	2	Yes	No	Barkley outrebounded the opposing team, 33–30.
32	4	28	Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes*	Capital Bullets	01973-11-17 November 17, 1973	Atlanta Hawks	115–109	48	43	0			Yes	Yes	On Hayes's 28th birthday.
32	7	25	Parish, RobertRobert Parish*	Golden State Warriors	01979-03-30 March 30, 1979	New York Knicks	114–98	36	30	5	1	2	Yes	No	11 rebounds in the first quarter. 15 rebounds in the first half, 17 rebounds in the second half.
32	7	25	Nater, SwenSwen Nater (2)	San Diego Clippers	01979-12-14 December 14, 1979	Denver Nuggets	112–108	44	12	3			No	Yes	21 rebounds in the second half. 18 defensive rebounds in the second half, setting the NBA record. 11 defensive rebounds in the fourth quarter.
32	21	11	Malone, MosesMoses Malone* (2)	Houston Rockets	01982-02-11 February 11, 1982	Seattle SuperSonics	117–100	44	38	2			Yes	Yes	NBA single-game record for offensive rebounds; 11 offensive rebounds in one half, 10 in the other half. 15 total rebounds in the first half, 17 rebounds in the second half. Malone outrebounded the opposing team, 32–29.
32	12	20	Rodman, DennisDennis Rodman* (2)	Detroit Pistons	01992-01-28 January 28, 1992	Charlotte Hornets	100–95	50	16	3	0	1	No	Yes	Overtime.
32	9	23	Rodman, DennisDennis Rodman* (3)	San Antonio Spurs	01994-01-22 January 22, 1994	Dallas Mavericks	103–83	43	8	5	1	1	No	Yes	13 defensive rebounds in the first half.
31	14	17	Smith, LarryLarry Smith	Golden State Warriors	01981-03-28 March 28, 1981	Denver Nuggets	139–142	45	23	5		0	Yes	No	Rookie. Last Warriors home game of season.
31	11	20	Willis, KevinKevin Willis (2)	Atlanta Hawks	01991-12-03 December 3, 1991	Dallas Mavericks	103–99	40	29	3	3	0	Yes	No
31	9	22	Rodman, DennisDennis Rodman* (4)	Detroit Pistons	01992-03-14 March 14, 1992	Sacramento Kings	89–83	48	7	0	3	1	No	Yes
31	8	23	Mutombo, DikembeDikembe Mutombo	Denver Nuggets	01996-03-26 March 26, 1996	Charlotte Hornets	112–119	51	16	0	1	6	No	No	Double overtime.
31	12	19	Love, KevinKevin Love^	Minnesota Timberwolves	02010-11-12 November 12, 2010	New York Knicks	112–103	41	31	5	0	1	Yes	Yes	15 rebounds in the third quarter, and 22 rebounds in the second half. 13 defensive rebounds in the second half.
30	11	19	Fox, JimJim Fox	Seattle SuperSonics	01973-12-26 December 26, 1973	Los Angeles Lakers	129–105	39	25	9	1	3	Yes	No
30	10	20	Johnson, George T.George T. Johnson	Golden State Warriors	01974-03-15 March 15, 1974	Los Angeles Lakers	112–107	48	14	7		1	No	No	Elmore Smith of the Lakers had 11 blocks in the same game.
30	6	24	Unseld, WesWes Unseld*	Washington Bullets	01975-04-06 April 6, 1975	New Orleans Jazz	119–103	46	11	5			No	Yes	Last game of season; won season rebounding title over Dave Cowens by a .01 margin. 14 rebounds in the first half, 16 rebounds in the second half.
30	7	23	Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar* (2)	Los Angeles Lakers	01978-02-03 February 3, 1978	New Jersey Nets	105–99	48	37	5			Yes	No	Overtime.
30	10	20	Nater, SwenSwen Nater (3)	Buffalo Braves	01978-03-04 March 4, 1978	New Jersey Nets	111–107	44	27	5			Yes	No
30	11	19	Cage, MichaelMichael Cage	Los Angeles Clippers	01988-04-24 April 24, 1988	Seattle SuperSonics	100–109	48	8	3	1	3	No	Yes	Last game of season; won season rebounding title over Charles Oakley by a .03 margin.
30	11	19	Rodman, DennisDennis Rodman* (5)	San Antonio Spurs	01995-02-21 February 21, 1995	Houston Rockets	98–97	40	6	0	0	0	No	Yes

External links

• Top single-game rebounders (40-plus) from nbahoopsonline.com