# List of NBA single-game rebounding leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players who have had 38 or more rebounds in a single game and a list of players who have had 30 or more rebounds in a single game since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976.
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.

## Single-game leaders

Key :
| ^ | Active NBA players |
| * | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| § | 1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2025 |
| | Occurred in playoff competition |
Single-game leaders :
| Rebounds | Player | Team | Date | Opponent | Notes |
| 55 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | November 24, 1960 | Boston Celtics | Record set in a losing effort; grabbed 31 rebounds in one half; scored 34 points. |
| 51 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | February 5, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals | Set a then-record for rebounds in a game; set a still-standing record for rebounds in a winning effort. |
| 49 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 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 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | March 11, 1965 | Detroit Pistons | |
| 45 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | February 6, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals | Single-game record for a rookie; scored 44 points; the fourth quadruple double-double in NBA history. |
| 45 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | January 21, 1961 | Los Angeles Lakers | Scored 56 points; the fifth quadruple double-double in NBA history. |
| 43 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | November 10, 1959 | New York Knicks | Set a then-record for a rookie; scored 39 points. |
| 43 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 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 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | January 20, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| 43 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | March 6, 1965 | Boston Celtics | |
| 42 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | January 15, 1960 | Boston Celtics | Rookie season; scored 44 points; the second quadruple double-double in NBA history. |
| 42 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 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 | Nate Thurmond* | San Francisco Warriors | November 9, 1965 | Detroit Pistons | |
| 42 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | January 14, 1966 | Boston Celtics | Scored 37 points. |
| 42 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Los Angeles Lakers | March 7, 1969 | Boston Celtics | Overtime. |
| 41 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | February 12, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals | |
| 41 | Wilt Chamberlain* | San Francisco Warriors | October 26, 1962 | Detroit Pistons | Overtime; scored 50 points; the seventh quadruple double-double in NBA history. |
| 41 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | March 14, 1965 | San Francisco Warriors | |
| 41 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | April 5, 1967 | Boston Celtics | Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals. |
| 40 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | March 23, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors | Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals. |
| 40 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | December 12, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals | Overtime. |
| 40 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | 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 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | March 29, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks | NBA Finals record (tie) |
| 40 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | February 12, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors | |
| 40 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | 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 | Jerry Lucas* | Cincinnati Royals | February 29, 1964 | Philadelphia 76ers | His rookie season. |
| 40 | Wilt Chamberlain* | San Francisco Warriors | November 22, 1964 | Detroit Pistons | Scored 50 points; the eighth and final quadruple double-double in NBA history. |
| 40 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | December 28, 1965 | Boston Celtics | Scored 31 points. |
| 39 | Neil Johnston* | Philadelphia Warriors | December 4, 1954 | Syracuse Nationals | Set a then-record. |
| 39 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | January 25, 1959 | Detroit Pistons | |
| 39 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | December 19, 1959 | New York Knicks | |
| 39 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | December 28, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals | Rookie season; scored 39 points. |
| 39 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | January 13, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals | Rookie season; scored 42 points. |
| 39 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | January 29, 1960 | Boston Celtics | Rookie season; scored 43 points. |
| 39 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | March 19, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors | |
| 39 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | March 23, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals | |
| 39 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | November 4, 1961 | Detroit Pistons | Scored 58 points. |
| 39 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | December 21, 1961 | New York Knicks | |
| 39 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | April 6, 1965 | Boston Celtics | Scored 30 points. |
| 38 | Maurice Stokes* | Rochester Royals | January 14, 1956 | Syracuse Nationals | Rookie season; triple-double, scored 26 points with 12 assists. |
| 38 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | February 23, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors | |
| 38 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | December 4, 1959 | New York Knicks | |
| 38 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | November 29, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers | Scored 44 points. |
| 38 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | December 18, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals | Scored 32 points. |
| 38 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | April 11, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks | Scored 30 points |
| 38 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia Warriors | November 25, 1961 | Chicago Packers | Scored 39 points. |
| 38 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | February 21, 1963 | San Francisco Warriors | |
| 38 | Wilt Chamberlain* | San Francisco Warriors | February 21, 1963 | Boston Celtics | Scored 40 points. |
| 38 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | April 16, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| 38 | Wilt Chamberlain* | San Francisco Warriors | April 24, 1964 | Boston Celtics | |
| 38 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | January 30, 1965 | New York Knicks | |
| 38 | Bill Russell* | Boston Celtics | March 3, 1965 | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| 38 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | March 2, 1967 | San Francisco Warriors | Triple-double, scored 24 points with 13 assists. |
| 38 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | 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 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Philadelphia 76ers | December 20, 1967 | Seattle SuperSonics | Scored 53 points. |
| 38 | Wilt Chamberlain* | Los Angeles Lakers | March 9, 1969 | Baltimore Bullets | |

## Since NBA/ABA Merger (1976)

Single-game leaders :
| Rebounds | Player | Team | Date | Opponent | Notes |
| 37 | Moses Malone* | Houston Rockets | February 9, 1979 | New Orleans Jazz | Scored 33 points. |
| 35 | Charles Oakley | Chicago Bulls | April 22, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| 34 | Dennis Rodman* | Detroit Pistons | March 4, 1992 | Indiana Pacers | Overtime. |
| 34 | Rony Seikaly | Miami Heat | March 3, 1993 | Washington Bullets | |
| 33 | Swen Nater | Milwaukee Bucks | December 19, 1976 | Atlanta Hawks | Scored 30 points. |
| 33 | Kevin Willis | Atlanta Hawks | February 19, 1992 | Washington Bullets | Overtime. |
| 33 | Charles Barkley* | Houston Rockets | November 2, 1996 | Phoenix Suns | |
| 32 | Robert Parish* | Golden State Warriors | March 30, 1979 | New York Knicks | Scored 30 points. |
| 32 | Swen Nater | San Diego Clippers | December 14, 1979 | Denver Nuggets | |
| 32 | Moses Malone* | Houston Rockets | February 11, 1982 | Seattle SuperSonics | Scored 38 points. |
| 32 | Dennis Rodman* | Detroit Pistons | January 28, 1992 | Charlotte Hornets | Overtime. |
| 32 | Dennis Rodman* | San Antonio Spurs | January 22, 1994 | Dallas Mavericks | |
| 31 | Larry Smith | Golden State Warriors | March 28, 1981 | Denver Nuggets | His rookie season. |
| 31 | Kevin Willis | Atlanta Hawks | December 3, 1991 | Dallas Mavericks | |
| 31 | Dennis Rodman* | Detroit Pistons | March 14, 1992 | Sacramento Kings | |
| 31 | Dikembe Mutombo* | Denver Nuggets | March 26, 1996 | Charlotte Hornets | Double overtime. |
| 31 | Kevin Love^ | Minnesota Timberwolves | November 12, 2010 | New York Knicks | Scored 31 points; youngest player to record 30+ rebounds in a single game. |
| 31 | Jusuf Nurkić^ | Phoenix Suns | March 3, 2024 | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| 30 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* | Los Angeles Lakers | February 3, 1978 | New Jersey Nets | Overtime; scored 37 points. |
| 30 | Swen Nater | Buffalo Braves | March 4, 1978 | New Jersey Nets | |
| 30 | Michael Cage | Los Angeles Clippers | April 24, 1988 | Seattle SuperSonics | |
| 30 | Dennis Rodman* | San Antonio Spurs | February 21, 1995 | Houston Rockets | |
| 30 | Andrew Bynum | Los Angeles Lakers | April 11, 2012 | San Antonio Spurs | |
| 30 | Dwight Howard$^§$ | Charlotte Hornets | March 21, 2018 | Brooklyn Nets | Scored 32 points. |
| 30 | Enes Kanter Freedom | Portland Trail Blazers | April 10, 2021 | Detroit Pistons | |