most defensive rebounds in a game since 1980

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

Interpreted as:
most defensive rebounds by a player in a regular-season game since 1980
NAMEDREBDATETMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBTOVPF+/-
1Rony Seikaly
R. Seikaly
26
3/3/1993
vs
40
12
34
4
0
1
6
12
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
8
5
2
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
25
3/21/2004
vs
47
31
26
2
0
7
14
16
87.5
0
0
3
5
60.0
85.2
1
2
3
+14
3Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
25
11/2/1996
@
45
20
33
2
0
2
5
8
62.5
0
1
0.0
10
14
71.4
70.6
8
3
4
+21
4Herb Williams
H. Williams
25
1/23/1989
vs
40
21
29
1
1
3
9
21
42.9
0
0
3
5
60.0
45.3
4
0
2
5Swen Nater
S. Nater
25
12/14/1979
vs
44
12
32
3
1
1
5
11
45.5
0
0
2
2
100.0
50.5
7
7
4
6Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
23
1/4/2025
vs
39
20
23
3
1
4
7
19
36.8
2
12
16.7
4
4
100.0
48.2
0
4
4
0
7Jonas Valančiūnas
J. Valančiūnas
23
3/22/2019
@
41
23
24
3
0
4
10
19
52.6
1
3
33.3
2
4
50.0
55.4
1
4
5
+6
8Dwight Howard
D. Howard
23
1/6/2013
vs
41
14
26
0
1
4
6
7
85.7
0
1
0.0
2
6
33.3
72.6
3
4
3
+5
9Al Jefferson
A. Jefferson
23
1/13/2010
@
49
26
26
1
1
1
12
26
46.2
0
0
2
3
66.7
47.6
3
3
4
+13
10Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
23
1/12/2005
vs
43
19
25
8
0
1
7
20
35.0
0
0
5
8
62.5
40.4
2
3
2
-2
11Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
23
12/5/2003
@
50
33
25
6
1
3
13
29
44.8
3
3
100.0
4
7
57.1
51.4
2
1
5
+8
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23
2/1/2003
@
46
17
25
4
1
5
6
13
46.2
0
0
5
7
71.4
52.9
2
6
2
+2
13Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
23
3/26/1996
vs
51
16
31
0
1
6
5
9
55.6
0
0
6
8
75.0
63.9
8
0
5
14Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
23
1/22/1994
vs
43
8
32
5
1
1
4
8
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
9
2
1
15Swen Nater
S. Nater
23
1/8/1980
@
46
9
26
4
0
0
2
8
25.0
0
0
5
6
83.3
42.3
3
2
3
16Rudy Gobert
R. Gobert
22
1/14/2019
vs
36
18
25
3
0
2
6
9
66.7
0
0
6
8
75.0
71.9
3
1
3
+20
17Dwight Howard
D. Howard
22
3/24/2018
@
33
18
23
2
0
1
6
12
50.0
0
1
0.0
6
12
50.0
52.1
1
1
2
-6
18Andrew Bynum
A. Bynum
22
4/11/2012
@
37
16
30
2
0
2
7
20
35.0
0
0
2
4
50.0
36.8
8
0
0
+5
19Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
22
2/19/2004
vs
34
22
24
4
0
1
8
19
42.1
0
0
6
7
85.7
49.8
2
5
2
+14
20Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
22
12/23/2002
vs
51
29
23
4
0
5
12
26
46.2
0
0
5
9
55.6
48.4
1
3
5
+8
21Ervin Johnson
E. Johnson
22
12/18/1996
vs
43
18
23
1
3
1
7
13
53.8
0
0
4
5
80.0
59.2
1
0
4
+10
22Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
22
12/4/1996
vs
40
19
27
7
3
1
7
13
53.8
1
5
20.0
4
6
66.7
60.7
5
4
4
+17
23Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
22
12/19/1992
vs
44
24
26
2
1
1
9
14
64.3
0
0
6
7
85.7
70.3
4
2
2
24Dennis Rodman
D. Rodman
22
3/14/1992
@
48
7
31
0
3
1
3
5
60.0
0
0
1
2
50.0
59.5
9
6
4
25Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
22
2/27/1990
@
50
37
25
2
0
5
15
26
57.7
0
0
7
10
70.0
60.9
3
2
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for defensive rebounds going back to the 1984-85 season.

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