most rebounds in a game by a rookie point guard

Oscar Robertson has gotten the most rebounds by a rookie point guard in a game, with 19 rebounds against the Philadelphia Warriors on December 29, 1960.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds in a regular-season game by a rookie point guard
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
19
12/29/1960
CIN CIN
@
PHI PHI
36
6
11
36
30.6
14
18
77.8
41.0
4
2Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
18
11/29/2017
PHI PHI
vs
WAS WAS
41
31
4
2
2
8
16
50.0
0
1
0.0
15
29
51.7
53.9
5
13
6
3
+11
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
18
3/7/1980
LAL LAL
vs
CHI CHI
41
14
9
5
1
6
18
33.3
0
0
2
2
100.0
37.1
8
10
2
4
4Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
18
3/7/1961
CIN CIN
BOS BOS
32
9
12
31
38.7
8
10
80.0
45.2
4
5Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
18
1/10/1961
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
46
31
13
9
25
36.0
13
13
100.0
50.5
3
6Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
18
1/1/1961
CIN CIN
vs
STL STL
28
11
7
19
36.8
14
16
87.5
53.8
3
7Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
18
12/20/1960
CIN CIN
BOS BOS
28
10
10
8
10
80.0
4
8Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
17
1/24/2018
PHI PHI
vs
CHI CHI
39
19
14
0
2
6
15
40.0
0
0
7
10
70.0
49.0
3
14
6
4
+18
9Steve Francis
S. Francis
17
1/27/2000
HOU HOU
vs
GSW GSW
39
25
14
2
1
7
20
35.0
1
3
33.3
10
15
66.7
47.0
7
10
5
3
0
10Lonzo Ball
L. Ball
16
11/19/2017
LAL LAL
vs
DEN DEN
40
11
11
0
2
5
13
38.5
1
4
25.0
0
0
42.3
3
13
2
4
+29
11Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
16
3/12/1980
LAL LAL
vs
POR POR
41
14
6
7
2
2
5
40.0
0
0
10
13
76.9
65.3
1
15
8
2
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
16
3/5/1980
LAL LAL
@
KCK KCK
38
28
3
2
0
12
17
70.6
0
0
4
5
80.0
72.9
5
4
13Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
16
11/11/1979
LAL LAL
vs
CLE CLE
34
24
12
3
0
10
14
71.4
0
0
4
4
100.0
76.1
3
13
10
3
14Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
16
2/2/1961
CIN CIN
@
PHI PHI
24
8
9
24
37.5
6
9
66.7
42.9
3
15Stephon Castle
S. Castle
15
4/2/2025
SAS SAS
@
DEN DEN
33
15
9
0
0
6
18
33.3
2
6
33.3
1
2
50.0
39.7
5
10
1
2
-3
16Ben Simmons
B. Simmons
15
4/6/2018
PHI PHI
vs
CLE CLE
36
27
13
4
1
12
17
70.6
0
0
3
5
60.0
70.3
3
12
3
4
-3
17Ron Lee
R. Lee
15
1/27/1977
PHX PHX
vs
PHI PHI
37
28
8
6
1
12
25
48.0
4
5
80.0
51.5
4
11
2
18Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
15
2/10/1968
NYK NYK
vs
PHI PHI
39
23
15
9
18
50.0
5
5
100.0
56.9
3
19Walt Frazier
W. Frazier
15
1/28/1968
NYK NYK
vs
SFW SFW
35
23
10
8
16
50.0
7
11
63.6
55.2
4
20Art Williams
A. Williams
15
10/21/1967
SDR SDR
vs
SEA SEA
47
17
13
8
14
57.1
1
2
50.0
57.1
4
21Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
15
2/22/1961
CIN CIN
PHI PHI
48
39
18
12
26
46.2
15
16
93.8
59.0
5
22Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
15
2/11/1961
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
38
13
26
50.0
12
17
70.6
56.8
2
23Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
15
1/12/1961
CIN CIN
DET DET
31
16
11
31
35.5
9
14
64.3
41.7
4
24Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
15
12/25/1960
CIN CIN
vs
DET DET
32
16
12
28
42.9
8
9
88.9
50.1
3
25Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
15
11/15/1960
CIN CIN
vs
PHI PHI
44
11
17
34
50.0
10
12
83.3
56.0
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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12/14
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@
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@
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12/20
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Tue
11/11
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@
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Tue
11/11
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@
LAC LAC
130-116
Wed
11/12
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@
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9:00 PM
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