List of NCAA Division I men 's Basketball career rebounding leaders - wikipedia List of NCAA Division I men 's Basketball career rebounding leaders In basketball, a rebound is the act of gaining possession of the ball after a missed field goal or free throw. The National Collegiate Athletic Association 's ( NCAA ) Division I 's top 25 highest rebounders in men 's basketball history are listed below. The NCAA did not split into its current divisions format until August 1973. From 1906 to 1955, there were no classifications to the NCAA nor its predecessor, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States ( IAAUS ). Then, from 1956 to spring 1973, colleges were classified as either `` NCAA University Division ( Major College ) '' or `` NCAA College Division ( Small College ) ''. College basketball 's all - time leading rebounder is Tom Gola of La Salle. He recorded 2,201 rebounds ( while also amassing 2,462 points ) between 1951 -- 52 and 1954 -- 55. Gola is also one of seven players in the top 25 who have been enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The others are Bill Russell, Elvin Hayes, Elgin Baylor, Dave DeBusschere, Wes Unseld and Ralph Sampson. Robert Parish of Centenary, also a Hall of Famer, grabbed 1,820 rebounds which would have placed him fifth all - time. However, due to sanctions related to Parish 's recruitment, the NCAA omitted all Centenary games and statistics from its official records starting with his freshman year of 1972 -- 73 and continuing through the 1977 -- 78 season, two years after Parish 's graduation. Three teams ( Louisville, Wake Forest and Morehead State ) each have two players in the top 25 all - time rebounding list. For Louisville, they are Charlie Tyra and Wes Unseld ; for Wake Forest they are Dickie Hemric and Tim Duncan ; and for Morehead State, they are Steve Hamilton and Kenneth Faried. Only one player, Elgin Baylor, split his college career at two different schools. He spent one season at Albertson College before transferring to Seattle University where he spent the next two years. Key Pos. Ref. Position Guard Forward Center References * Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Team ( X ) Denotes the number of times a player from that team is represented on this list Italics Unofficial career total not recognized due to NCAA sanctions Rebounding leaders All - time Bill Russell grabbed 1,606 rebounds. Elvin Hayes grabbed 1,602 rebounds. Malik Rose grabbed 1,514 rebounds. Player Pos. Team Career start Career end Games played Rebounds Ref. Gola, Tom Tom Gola * La Salle 1951 1955 118 2,201 Holup, Joe Joe Holup George Washington 1952 1956 104 2,030 Slack, Charlie Charlie Slack Marshall 1952 1956 88 1,916 Conlin, Ed Ed Conlin Fordham 1951 1955 102 1,884 Parish, Robert Robert Parish * Centenary 1972 1976 108 1,820 Hemric, Dickie Dickie Hemric F / C Wake Forest 1951 1955 104 1,802 Silas, Paul Paul Silas Creighton 1961 1964 81 1,751 Quimby, Art Art Quimby Connecticut 1951 1955 80 1,716 Harper, Jerry Jerry Harper F / C Alabama 1952 1956 93 1,688 Cohen, Jeff Jeff Cohen F / C William & Mary 1957 1961 103 1,679 Hamilton, Steve Steve Hamilton F / C Morehead State 1954 1958 102 1,675 Faried, Kenneth Kenneth Faried F / C Morehead State ( 2 ) 2007 2011 136 1,673 Tyra, Charlie Charlie Tyra Louisville 1953 1957 95 1,617 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * San Francisco 1953 1956 79 1,606 Hayes, Elvin Elvin Hayes * Houston 1965 1968 93 1,602 Barnes, Marvin Marvin Barnes Providence 1971 89 1,592 Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan Wake Forest ( 2 ) 1993 1997 128 1,570 Shavlik, Ronnie Ronnie Shavlik F / C NC State 1953 1956 93 1,567 Baylor, Elgin Elgin Baylor * Albertson / Seattle 1955 1958 80 1,559 Beck, Ernie Ernie Beck Penn 1950 1953 82 1,557 DeBusschere, Dave Dave DeBusschere * Detroit 1959 1962 80 1,552 Unseld, Wes Wes Unseld * F / C Louisville ( 2 ) 1965 1968 82 1,551 Coleman, Derrick Derrick Coleman F / C Syracuse 1986 1990 143 1,537 Rose, Malik Malik Rose Drexel 1992 120 1,514 Sampson, Ralph Ralph Sampson * Virginia 1979 132 1,511 Smith, Chris Chris Smith Virginia Tech 1957 1961 88 1,508 Post-1973 era In the official NCAA men 's basketball record book, a distinction is drawn between the pre-1973 era and the post-1973 era. One reason is that because of the split into the three Divisions in use today ( Divisions I, II and III ), many of the rebounds accumulated in the pre-1973 era were against lesser - talented opponents that would be considered Division II, III or even NAIA in today 's classification scheme. Although the 1972 -- 73 season was before the divisional split, the NCAA officially considers that season to be `` post-1973 '' because of the adoption of freshman eligibility for varsity play in all NCAA sports effective in August 1972. Listed below are the top 10 rebounders in NCAA Division I basketball since 1973. Kenneth Faried is the all - time leading rebounder in the post-1973 era. Player Pos. Team Career start Career end Games played Rebounds Ref. Faried, Kenneth Kenneth Faried F / C Morehead State 2007 2011 136 1,673 Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan Wake Forest 1993 1997 128 1,570 Coleman, Derrick Derrick Coleman F / C Syracuse 1986 1990 143 1,537 Rose, Malik Malik Rose Drexel 1992 120 1,514 Sampson, Ralph Ralph Sampson * Virginia 1979 132 1,511 Padgett, Pete Pete Padgett Nevada 1972 1976 104 1,464 Long, Shawn Shawn Long Louisiana -- Lafayette 2012 2016 135 1,447 Simmons, Lionel Lionel Simmons La Salle 1986 1990 131 1,429 Bonner, Anthony Anthony Bonner F / C Saint Louis 1986 1990 133 1,424 Delgado, Angel Angel Delgado F / C Seton Hall 2014 2018 130 1,423 Hill, Tyrone Tyrone Hill F / C Xavier 1986 1990 126 1,380 References General `` 2013 -- 14 NCAA Men 's Basketball Records '' ( PDF ). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013. Specific ^ Jump up to : `` History of the NCAA ''. NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. 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Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Westley S. `` Wes '' Unseld ``. hoophall.com. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Ralph Sampson named to Basketball Hall of Fame ''. NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 2, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Robert L. Parish ''. hoophall.com. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Robert Parish ''. 2009 - 10 Centenary Gents Basketball Media Guide. Centenary Sports Information. p. 5. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on July 11, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ Moses, Sam ( December 8, 1975 ). `` Invisible In The Post ''. Sports Illustrated. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` La Salle Explorers : History and Tradition ''. lasalle-explorers.com. Clear Stage Sports. Retrieved August 9, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` All - time Rebound Leaders ''. Hickok Sports. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Robert Parish ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Looking Back... Dickie Hemric 's Record - Setting Career ''. theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Paul Silas ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Jerry Harper -- Class of 2001 ''. ashof.org. Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 9, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Kenneth Faried Stats ''. ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved February 12, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Player Bio : Charlie Tyra ''. uoflsports.com. University of Louisville. Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Bill Russell ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Elvin Hayes ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Marvin Barnes ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Tim Duncan ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Elgin Baylor ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Dave DeBusschere ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Wes Unseld ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Derrick Coleman ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Malik Rose ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` Ralph Sampson ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Coach Profile : Pete Padgett ''. ucsbgauchos.cstv.com. University of California at Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on November 30, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Shawn Long ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Lionel Simmons ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Anthony Bonner ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Angel Delgado ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 15, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Tyrone Hill ''. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2010. NCAA Division I men 's basketball statistical leaders Career Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Three - point field goals Free throws Games 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds Season Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Three - point field goals Game Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Three - point field goals Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_career_rebounding_leaders&oldid=832907066 '' Categories : NCAA Division I men 's basketball statistical leaders Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 28 March 2018, at 16 : 43. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who holds the record for most rebounds in college basketball
Answer: Tom Gola of La Salle