most defensive rebounds in a game since 1980

Since 1979-80, Rony Seikaly has gotten the most defensive rebounds in a game, with 26 boards against the Washington Bullets on March 3, 1993.

Interpreted as:

most defensive rebounds by a player in a regular-season game since 1980

	NAME	DREB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Rony Seikaly R. Seikaly	26	3/3/1993	MIA	vs	WAS	40	12	34	4	0	1	6	12	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	8	5	2
2	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	25	3/21/2004	LAL	vs	MIL	47	31	26	2	0	7	14	16	87.5	0	0		3	5	60.0	85.2	1	2	3	+14
3	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	25	11/2/1996	HOU	@	PHX	45	20	33	2	0	2	5	8	62.5	0	1	0.0	10	14	71.4	70.6	8	3	4	+21
4	Herb Williams H. Williams	25	1/23/1989	IND	vs	DEN	40	21	29	1	1	3	9	21	42.9	0	0		3	5	60.0	45.3	4	0	2
5	Swen Nater S. Nater	25	12/14/1979	SDC	vs	DEN	44	12	32	3	1	1	5	11	45.5	0	0		2	2	100.0	50.5	7	7	4
6	Victor Wembanyama V. Wembanyama	23	1/4/2025	SAS	vs	DEN	39	20	23	3	1	4	7	19	36.8	2	12	16.7	4	4	100.0	48.2	0	4	4	0
7	Jonas Valančiūnas J. Valančiūnas	23	3/22/2019	MEM	@	ORL	41	23	24	3	0	4	10	19	52.6	1	3	33.3	2	4	50.0	55.4	1	4	5	+6
8	Dwight Howard D. Howard	23	1/6/2013	LAL	vs	DEN	41	14	26	0	1	4	6	7	85.7	0	1	0.0	2	6	33.3	72.6	3	4	3	+5
9	Al Jefferson A. Jefferson	23	1/13/2010	MIN	@	HOU	49	26	26	1	1	1	12	26	46.2	0	0		2	3	66.7	47.6	3	3	4	+13
10	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	23	1/12/2005	MIN	vs	ORL	43	19	25	8	0	1	7	20	35.0	0	0		5	8	62.5	40.4	2	3	2	-2
11	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	23	12/5/2003	MIN	@	SAC	50	33	25	6	1	3	13	29	44.8	3	3	100.0	4	7	57.1	51.4	2	1	5	+8
12	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	23	2/1/2003	SAS	@	MIA	46	17	25	4	1	5	6	13	46.2	0	0		5	7	71.4	52.9	2	6	2	+2
13	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	23	3/26/1996	DEN	vs	CHA	51	16	31	0	1	6	5	9	55.6	0	0		6	8	75.0	63.9	8	0	5
14	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	23	1/22/1994	SAS	vs	DAL	43	8	32	5	1	1	4	8	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	9	2	1
15	Swen Nater S. Nater	23	1/8/1980	SDC	@	KCK	46	9	26	4	0	0	2	8	25.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	42.3	3	2	3
16	Rudy Gobert R. Gobert	22	1/14/2019	UTA	vs	DET	36	18	25	3	0	2	6	9	66.7	0	0		6	8	75.0	71.9	3	1	3	+20
17	Dwight Howard D. Howard	22	3/24/2018	CHA	@	DAL	33	18	23	2	0	1	6	12	50.0	0	1	0.0	6	12	50.0	52.1	1	1	2	-6
18	Andrew Bynum A. Bynum	22	4/11/2012	LAL	@	SAS	37	16	30	2	0	2	7	20	35.0	0	0		2	4	50.0	36.8	8	0	0	+5
19	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	22	2/19/2004	MIN	vs	SAC	34	22	24	4	0	1	8	19	42.1	0	0		6	7	85.7	49.8	2	5	2	+14
20	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	22	12/23/2002	SAS	vs	NOH	51	29	23	4	0	5	12	26	46.2	0	0		5	9	55.6	48.4	1	3	5	+8
21	Ervin Johnson E. Johnson	22	12/18/1996	DEN	vs	SAC	43	18	23	1	3	1	7	13	53.8	0	0		4	5	80.0	59.2	1	0	4	+10
22	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	22	12/4/1996	HOU	vs	BOS	40	19	27	7	3	1	7	13	53.8	1	5	20.0	4	6	66.7	60.7	5	4	4	+17
23	Patrick Ewing P. Ewing	22	12/19/1992	NYK	vs	MIA	44	24	26	2	1	1	9	14	64.3	0	0		6	7	85.7	70.3	4	2	2
24	Dennis Rodman D. Rodman	22	3/14/1992	DET	@	SAC	48	7	31	0	3	1	3	5	60.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	59.5	9	6	4
25	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	22	2/27/1990	HOU	@	DET	50	37	25	2	0	5	15	26	57.7	0	0		7	10	70.0	60.9	3	2	5