Maurice Stokes got the most rebounds in a game in 1955-56, with 38 boards against the Syracuse Nationals on January 14, 1956.
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highest rebounds by a player in a regular-season game in 1956| NAME | REB | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Stokes | 38 | 1/14/1956 | vs | 45 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 61.1 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 60.4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | | M. Stokes | 34 | 1/21/1956 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  | B. Pettit | 31 | 11/15/1955 | vs | 23 | 11 | 27 | 40.7 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 37.7 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | | M. Stokes | 30 | 2/1/1956 | vs | 44 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 22.2 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 26.5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | B. Pettit | 30 | 1/19/1956 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  | D. Schayes | 27 | 3/12/1956 | 39 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 37.5 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 44.8 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | | M. Stokes | 27 | 12/9/1955 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 30.4 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 48.7 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | N. Johnston | 26 | 2/9/1956 | vs | 29 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 9 | 11 | 81.8 | 56.1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | | M. Stokes | 26 | 2/3/1956 | @ | 29 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 42.3 | 7 | 9 | 77.8 | 48.4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | | M. Stokes | 26 | 1/27/1956 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  | J. Loscutoff | 26 | 12/2/1955 | vs | 30 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 29.1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 12 | | B. Pettit | 26 | 11/29/1955 | vs | 40 | 14 | 23 | 60.9 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 65.6 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | | B. Pettit | 26 | 11/12/1955 | vs | 43 | 32 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 41.9 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 43.6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 14 | | B. Pettit | 25 | 3/3/1956 | vs | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | | N. Johnston | 25 | 12/1/1955 | vs | 33 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 11 | 12 | 91.7 | 66.6 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 16 |  | K. Sears | 24 | 3/4/1956 | @ | 48 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 55.6 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 17 | | B. Pettit | 24 | 2/12/1956 | vs | 37 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 50.0 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 54.2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | | B. Pettit | 24 | 1/25/1956 | vs | 33 | 10 | 21 | 47.6 | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 59.8 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 19 | | H. Gallatin | 24 | 1/8/1956 | vs | 34 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 55.9 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | | J. Nichols | 24 | 1/1/1956 | vs | 42 | 31 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 67.2 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 21 | | T. Gola | 24 | 12/21/1955 | @ | 42 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 22 |  | C. Lovellette | 23 | 2/29/1956 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 33 | 39.4 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 42.1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | | M. Stokes | 23 | 2/29/1956 | @ | 17 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 38.1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 38.8 | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | | M. Stokes | 23 | 1/13/1956 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 88.9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Pettit | 23 | 1/10/1956 | @ | 26 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 34.6 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 42.8 | 4 | ||||||||||||
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