most rebounds in a game as a rookie the past 50 years

Between October 17, 1976 and October 17, 2026, Larry Smith has grabbed the most rebounds by a rookie in a game, with 31 boards against the Nuggets on March 28, 1981.

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	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	Larry Smith L. Smith	31	3/28/1981	GSW	vs	DEN	45	23	5	1	0	10	19	52.6	0	0		3	8	37.5	51.1	14	17	1	5
2	Charles Oakley C. Oakley	26	3/15/1986	CHI	vs	MIL	44	35	7	3	1	14	27	51.9	0	0		7	9	77.8	56.5	18	8	4	3
3	John Henson J. Henson	25	4/10/2013	MIL	@	ORL	41	17	3	0	7	7	17	41.2	0	0		3	5	60.0	44.3	6	19	1	2	-2
4	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	25	4/20/1993	ORL	vs	WAS	41	20	6	0	4	8	13	61.5	0	0		4	8	50.0	60.5	7	18	6	3
5	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	25	3/5/1985	HOU	@	DEN	48	20	2	1	7	7	22	31.8	0	0		6	8	75.0	39.2	9	16	2	5
6	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	25	2/14/1985	HOU	@	NYK	44	30	0	3	3	10	20	50.0	0	0		10	18	55.6	53.7	15	10	4	5
7	Larry Smith L. Smith	25	2/4/1981	GSW	vs	POR	40	8	2	1	1	2	13	15.4	0	0		4	9	44.4	23.6	13	12	2	2
8	Paul Griffin P. Griffin	25	2/23/1977	NOJ	vs	MIL	45	13	7	1	2	4	11	36.4				5	6	83.3	47.7	8	17		5
9	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	24	1/16/1993	ORL	@	CHI	50	29	2	1	5	11	18	61.1	0	0		7	12	58.3	62.3	9	15	6	2
10	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	24	1/5/1983	SDC	@	UTA	37	27	2	3	2	11	18	61.1	0	0		5	8	62.5	62.7	11	13	3	2
11	Terry Cummings T. Cummings	24	11/9/1982	SDC	@	IND	40	32	3	2	1	15	21	71.4	0	0		2	4	50.0	70.3	9	15	3	4
12	Larry Smith L. Smith	24	3/25/1981	GSW	vs	SDC	42	9	2	2	1	3	13	23.1	0	0		3	5	60.0	29.6	13	11	1	3
13	Larry Smith L. Smith	24	3/22/1981	GSW	vs	LAL	41	13	1	1	1	4	8	50.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	61.1	9	15	0	5
14	DeJuan Blair D. Blair	23	4/14/2010	SAS	@	DAL	37	27	4	3	0	12	21	57.1	0	0		3	4	75.0	59.3	8	15	3	3	+9
15	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	23	12/30/1992	ORL	vs	LAL	44	23	2	0	0	7	11	63.6	0	0		9	11	81.8	72.6	7	16	7	3
16	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	23	3/10/1992	CHA	vs	MIN	33	24	1	1	0	11	20	55.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	57.5	11	12	3	3
17	Derrick Coleman D. Coleman	23	11/27/1990	NJN	vs	PHI	44	28	4	0	2	10	20	50.0	0	1	0.0	8	11	72.7	56.4	5	18	3	3
18	Ralph Sampson R. Sampson	23	1/20/1984	HOU	vs	SAS	40	24	4	4	4	11	24	45.8	0	0		2	5	40.0	45.8	5	18	1	3
19	Buck Williams B. Williams	23	2/12/1982	NJN	vs	GSW	37	17	2	1	5	6	12	50.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	58.1	6	17	2	3
20	Larry Smith L. Smith	23	3/8/1981	GSW	@	POR	43	8	1	2	2	3	5	60.0	0	0		2	4	50.0	59.2	10	13	3	5
21	Derik Queen D. Queen	22	4/12/2026	NOP	@	MIN	41	30	4	1	1	11	28	39.3	1	2	50.0	7	8	87.5	47.6	7	15	4	5	-5
22	Aaron Gray A. Gray	22	4/16/2008	CHI	vs	TOR	35	19	2	0	0	5	13	38.5	0	0		9	9	100.0	56.0	5	17	2	2	+7
23	Kenny Thomas K. Thomas	22	4/1/2000	HOU	vs	ATL	40	18	6	0	2	7	18	38.9	0	3	0.0	4	7	57.1	42.7	7	15	0	1	+20
24	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	22	11/3/1997	SAS	@	CHI	46	19	0	0	1	8	14	57.1	0	1	0.0	3	6	50.0	57.1	6	16	4	4	+1
25	Alonzo Mourning A. Mourning	22	4/16/1993	CHA	vs	DET	28	36	1	0	3	15	19	78.9	0	0		6	7	85.7	81.5	9	13	2	2

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