List of National Basketball Association single - game rebounding leaders - wikipedia List of National Basketball Association single - game rebounding leaders This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. ( December 2016 ) 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 55 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001960 - 11 - 24 - 0000 November 24, 1960 Boston Celtics Record set in a losing effort ; grabbed 31 rebounds in one half ; scored 34 points. 51 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001960 - 02 - 05 - 0000 February 5, 1960 Syracuse Nationals Set a then - record. 49 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001957 - 11 - 16 - 0000 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, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001965 - 03 - 11 - 0000 March 11, 1965 Detroit Pistons 45 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001960 - 02 - 06 - 0000 February 6, 1960 Syracuse Nationals Single - game record for a rookie ; scored 44 points ; the fourth quadruple double - double in NBA history. 45 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001961 - 01 - 21 - 0000 January 21, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers Scored 56 points ; the fifth quadruple double - double in NBA history. 43 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001959 - 11 - 10 - 0000 November 10, 1959 New York Knicks Set a then - record for a rookie ; scored 39 points. 43 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001961 - 12 - 08 - 0000 December 8, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers Triple overtime ; Chamberlain also scored a then - record 78 points in the game ; the sixth quadruple double - double in NBA history. 43 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001963 - 01 - 20 - 0000 January 20, 1963 Los Angeles Lakers 43 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia 76ers 000000001965 - 03 - 06 - 0000 March 6, 1965 Boston Celtics 42 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001960 - 01 - 15 - 0000 January 15, 1960 Boston Celtics Rookie season ; scored 44 points ; the second quadruple double - double in NBA history. 42 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001960 - 01 - 25 - 0000 January 25, 1960 Detroit Pistons Rookie season ; Chamberlain also scored a rookie record 58 points in the same game ; the third quadruple double - double in NBA history. 42 Thurmond, Nate Nate Thurmond * San Francisco Warriors 000000001965 - 11 - 09 - 0000 November 9, 1965 Detroit Pistons 42 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia 76ers 000000001966 - 01 - 14 - 0000 January 14, 1966 Boston Celtics Scored 37 points. 42 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Los Angeles Lakers 000000001969 - 03 - 07 - 0000 March 7, 1969 Boston Celtics Overtime. 41 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001958 - 02 - 12 - 0000 February 12, 1958 Syracuse Nationals 41 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * San Francisco Warriors 000000001962 - 10 - 26 - 0000 October 26, 1962 Detroit Pistons Overtime ; scored 50 points ; the seventh quadruple double - double in NBA history. 41 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001965 - 03 - 14 - 0000 March 14, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 41 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia 76ers 000000001967 - 04 - 05 - 0000 April 5, 1967 Boston Celtics Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals. 40 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001958 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23, 1958 Philadelphia Warriors Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals. 40 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001958 - 12 - 12 - 0000 December 12, 1958 Cincinnati Royals Overtime. 40 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001959 - 11 - 04 - 0000 November 4, 1959 Syracuse Nationals Set a then - record for a rookie ; third game of career ; scored 41 points ; the first quadruple double - double in NBA history. 40 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001960 - 03 - 29 - 0000 March 29, 1960 St. Louis Hawks NBA Finals record ( tie ) 40 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001961 - 02 - 12 - 0000 February 12, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors 40 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001962 - 04 - 18 - 0000 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 ; scored 30 points. 40 Lucas, Jerry Jerry Lucas * Cincinnati Royals 000000001964 - 02 - 29 - 0000 February 29, 1964 Philadelphia 76ers His rookie season. 40 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * San Francisco Warriors 000000001964 - 11 - 22 - 0000 November 22, 1964 Detroit Pistons Scored 50 points ; the eighth and final quadruple double - double in NBA history. 40 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia 76ers 000000001965 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1965 Boston Celtics Scored 31 points. 39 Johnston, Neil Neil Johnston * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001954 - 12 - 04 - 0000 December 4, 1954 Syracuse Nationals Set a then - record. 39 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001959 - 01 - 25 - 0000 January 25, 1959 Detroit Pistons 39 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001959 - 12 - 19 - 0000 December 19, 1959 New York Knicks 39 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001959 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1959 Cincinnati Royals Rookie season ; scored 39 points. 39 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001960 - 01 - 13 - 0000 January 13, 1960 Syracuse Nationals Rookie season ; scored 42 points. 39 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001960 - 01 - 29 - 0000 January 29, 1960 Boston Celtics Rookie season ; scored 43 points. 39 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001960 - 03 - 19 - 0000 March 19, 1960 Philadelphia Warriors 39 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001961 - 03 - 23 - 0000 March 23, 1961 Syracuse Nationals 39 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001961 - 11 - 04 - 0000 November 4, 1961 Detroit Pistons Scored 58 points. 39 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001961 - 12 - 21 - 0000 December 21, 1961 New York Knicks 39 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia 76ers 000000001965 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6, 1965 Boston Celtics Scored 30 points. 38 Stokes, Maurice Maurice Stokes * Rochester Royals 000000001956 - 01 - 14 - 0000 January 14, 1956 Syracuse Nationals Rookie season ; triple - double, scored 26 points with 12 assists. 38 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001958 - 02 - 23 - 0000 February 23, 1958 Philadelphia Warriors 38 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001959 - 12 - 04 - 0000 December 4, 1959 New York Knicks 38 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001960 - 11 - 29 - 0000 November 29, 1960 Los Angeles Lakers Scored 44 points. 38 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001960 - 12 - 18 - 0000 December 18, 1960 Cincinnati Royals Scored 32 points. 38 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001961 - 04 - 11 - 0000 April 11, 1961 St. Louis Hawks Scored 30 points 38 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia Warriors 000000001961 - 11 - 25 - 0000 November 25, 1961 Chicago Packers Scored 39 points. 38 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001963 - 02 - 21 - 0000 February 21, 1963 San Francisco Warriors 38 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * San Francisco Warriors 000000001963 - 02 - 21 - 0000 February 21, 1963 Boston Celtics Scored 40 points. 38 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001963 - 04 - 16 - 0000 April 16, 1963 Los Angeles Lakers 38 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * San Francisco Warriors 000000001964 - 04 - 24 - 0000 April 24, 1964 Boston Celtics 38 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001965 - 01 - 30 - 0000 January 30, 1965 New York Knicks 38 Russell, Bill Bill Russell * Boston Celtics 000000001965 - 03 - 03 - 0000 March 3, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 38 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia 76ers 000000001967 - 03 - 02 - 0000 March 2, 1967 San Francisco Warriors Triple - double, scored 24 points with 13 assists. 38 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia 76ers 000000001967 - 04 - 16 - 0000 April 16, 1967 San Francisco Warriors Triple - double, scored 10 points with 10 assists ; 26 rebounds in one half, setting the NBA Playoffs record. 38 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Philadelphia 76ers 000000001967 - 12 - 20 - 0000 December 20, 1967 Seattle SuperSonics Scored 53 points. 38 Chamberlain, Wilt Wilt Chamberlain * Los Angeles Lakers 000000001969 - 03 - 09 - 0000 March 9, 1969 Baltimore Bullets Since 1973 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 20 - 20 Led the league in rebounding Notes 37 19 18 Malone, Moses Moses Malone * Houston Rockets 000000001979 - 02 - 09 - 0000 February 9, 1979 New Orleans Jazz 106 -- 99 44 33 Yes Yes 14 rebounds in the first quarter. 35 16 19 Oakley, Charles Charles Oakley Chicago Bulls 000000001988 - 04 - 22 - 0000 April 22, 1988 Cleveland Cavaliers 103 -- 107 41 26 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 29 Abdul - Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * Los Angeles Lakers 000000001975 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1975 Detroit Pistons 110 -- 100 42 27 Yes Yes NBA single - game record for defensive rebounds. 34 18 16 Rodman, Dennis Dennis Rodman * Detroit Pistons 000000001992 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4, 1992 Indiana Pacers 110 -- 107 45 10 No Yes Overtime. 21 rebounds in the second half, including 11 offensive rebounds. 34 8 26 Seikaly, Rony Rony Seikaly Miami Heat 000000001993 - 03 - 03 - 0000 March 3, 1993 Washington Bullets 125 -- 106 40 12 No No Seikaly outrebounded the opposing team, 34 -- 30. 33 15 18 Nater, Swen Swen Nater Milwaukee Bucks 000000001976 - 12 - 19 - 0000 December 19, 1976 Atlanta Hawks 126 -- 109 41 30 Yes No 33 16 17 Willis, Kevin Kevin Willis Atlanta Hawks 000000001992 - 02 - 19 - 0000 February 19, 1992 Washington Bullets 102 -- 103 45 20 Yes No Overtime. 11 offensive rebounds in a half. 33 8 25 Barkley, Charles Charles Barkley * Houston Rockets 000000001996 - 11 - 02 - 0000 November 2, 1996 Phoenix Suns 110 -- 95 45 20 Yes No Barkley outrebounded the opposing team 33 -- 30, and played against his previous team for the first time. 32 28 Hayes, Elvin Elvin Hayes * Capital Bullets 000000001973 - 11 - 17 - 0000 November 17, 1973 Atlanta Hawks 115 -- 109 48 43 Yes Yes On Hayes 's 28th birthday. 32 7 25 Parish, Robert Robert Parish * Golden State Warriors 000000001979 - 03 - 30 - 0000 March 30, 1979 New York Knicks 114 -- 98 36 30 Yes No 11 rebounds in the first quarter. 15 rebounds in the first half, 17 rebounds in the second half. 32 7 25 Nater, Swen Swen Nater ( 2 ) San Diego Clippers 000000001979 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14, 1979 Denver Nuggets 112 -- 108 44 12 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, Moses Moses Malone * ( 2 ) Houston Rockets 000000001982 - 02 - 11 - 0000 February 11, 1982 Seattle SuperSonics 117 -- 100 44 38 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, Dennis Dennis Rodman * ( 2 ) Detroit Pistons 000000001992 - 01 - 28 - 0000 January 28, 1992 Charlotte Hornets 100 -- 95 50 16 No Yes Overtime. 32 9 23 Rodman, Dennis Dennis Rodman * ( 3 ) San Antonio Spurs 000000001994 - 01 - 22 - 0000 January 22, 1994 Dallas Mavericks 103 -- 83 43 8 No Yes 13 defensive rebounds in the first half. 31 14 17 Smith, Larry Larry Smith Golden State Warriors 000000001981 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28, 1981 Denver Nuggets 139 -- 142 45 23 Yes No Rookie. Last Warriors home game of season. 31 11 20 Willis, Kevin Kevin Willis ( 2 ) Atlanta Hawks 000000001991 - 12 - 03 - 0000 December 3, 1991 Dallas Mavericks 103 -- 99 40 29 Yes No 31 9 22 Rodman, Dennis Dennis Rodman * ( 4 ) Detroit Pistons 000000001992 - 03 - 14 - 0000 March 14, 1992 Sacramento Kings 89 -- 83 48 7 No Yes 31 8 23 Mutombo, Dikembe Dikembe Mutombo * Denver Nuggets 000000001996 - 03 - 26 - 0000 March 26, 1996 Charlotte Hornets 112 -- 119 51 16 No No Double overtime. 31 12 19 Love, Kevin Kevin Love ^ Minnesota Timberwolves 000000002010 - 11 - 12 - 0000 November 12, 2010 New York Knicks 112 -- 103 40 : 39 31 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, Jim Jim Fox Seattle SuperSonics 000000001973 - 12 - 26 - 0000 December 26, 1973 Los Angeles Lakers 129 -- 105 39 25 Yes No 30 10 20 Johnson, George T. George T. Johnson Golden State Warriors 000000001974 - 03 - 15 - 0000 March 15, 1974 Los Angeles Lakers 112 -- 107 48 14 No No Elmore Smith of the Lakers had 11 blocks in the same game. 30 6 24 Unseld, Wes Wes Unseld * Washington Bullets 000000001975 - 04 - 06 - 0000 April 6, 1975 New Orleans Jazz 119 -- 103 46 11 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, Kareem Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 2 ) Los Angeles Lakers 000000001978 - 02 - 03 - 0000 February 3, 1978 New Jersey Nets 105 -- 99 48 37 Yes No Overtime. 30 10 20 Nater, Swen Swen Nater ( 3 ) Buffalo Braves 000000001978 - 03 - 04 - 0000 March 4, 1978 New Jersey Nets 111 -- 107 44 27 Yes No 30 11 19 Cage, Michael Michael Cage Los Angeles Clippers 000000001988 - 04 - 24 - 0000 April 24, 1988 Seattle SuperSonics 100 -- 109 48 8 No Yes Last game of season ; won season rebounding title over Charles Oakley by a. 03 margin. 30 11 19 Rodman, Dennis Dennis Rodman * ( 5 ) San Antonio Spurs 000000001995 - 02 - 21 - 0000 February 21, 1995 Houston Rockets 98 -- 97 40 6 No Yes 30 8 22 Bynum, Andrew Andrew Bynum ^ Los Angeles Lakers 000000002012 - 04 - 11 - 0000 April 11, 2012 San Antonio Spurs 98 -- 84 36 : 41 16 No No 19 rebounds in the first half. See also NBA regular season records List of NCAA Division I men 's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game External links Top single - game rebounders ( 35 - plus ) from nbahoopsonline.com National Basketball Association statistical leaders Players Career Regular season Points Franchise Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Three - point field goals Free throws Seasons Games Minutes Playoffs Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Turnovers Three - point field goals Free throws Games Minutes Annual Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes Field goal percentage Three - point field goals Three - point field goal percentage Free throw percentage Season Points Rookie Rebounds Rookie Game Points Playoffs Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Misc Tallest players Shortest players Oldest and youngest players Highest - paid players Teams Winningest teams Winning streaks Losing streaks Misc Highest - scoring games Records Regular season Playoffs All - Star Game Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_National_Basketball_Association_single-game_rebounding_leaders&oldid=800068750 '' Categories : National Basketball Association statistical leaders Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from December 2016 All articles needing additional references Articles with hCards Talk About Wikipedia Español Français Edit links This page was last edited on 11 September 2017, at 10 : 09. 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Question: who had the most rebounds in a game
Answer: Wilt Chamberlain