most rebounds in a game by a rookie since 1965

Since 1964-65, Wes Unseld has the most boards by a rookie in a game, with 32 boards versus the Cincinnati Royals on March 14, 1969.

Interpreted as:

most rebounds in a regular-season game by a rookie since 1965

	NAME	REB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	32	3/14/1969	BAL		CIN	44	26	0			9	17	52.9			8	16	50.0	54.1				4
2	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
3	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	30	2/14/1969	BAL	vs	MIL	39	28	3			10	13	76.9			8	13	61.5	74.8				3
4	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	29	11/22/1968	BAL	@	PHI	44	20	1			9	19	47.4			2	7	28.6	45.3				4
5	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	28	2/2/1971	BOS	@	PHI	47	22	0			7	26	26.9			8	10	80.0	36.2				5
6	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	28	2/17/1969	BAL	vs	CIN	42	10	3			2	11	18.2			6	12	50.0	30.7				3
7	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	28	11/23/1968	BAL	vs	DET		20				8					4	5	80.0
8	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	28	3/18/1965	CIN	vs	BAL		10	4			3	15	20.0			4	12	33.3	24.7				5
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	27	11/1/1969	MIL	@	NYK	48	36	1			15	35	42.9			6	11	54.5	45.2				3
10	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27	2/12/1969	SDR	@	CIN	48	12	3			4	21	19.0			4	11	36.4	23.2				4
11	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27	2/9/1969	SDR	@	MIL	48	32	5			10	22	45.5			12	18	66.7	53.5				2
12	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	27	12/14/1968	BAL	vs	BOS		10				3					4	6	66.7
13	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	27	12/13/1968	SDR	@	MIL		27	0			11	28	39.3			5	9	55.6	42.2				3
14	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	27	12/5/1968	BAL	vs	LAL	32	12	7			4	9	44.4			4	5	80.0	53.6				2
15	Bob Rule B. Rule	27	12/22/1967	SEA	vs	NYK	36	20	1			7	16	43.8			6	11	54.5	48.0				4
16	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
17	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	26	3/15/1969	BAL	vs	BOS	44	9	3			4	11	36.4			1	4	25.0	35.3				1
18	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	26	1/7/1969	BAL	vs	LAL	39	13	3			5	11	45.5			3	7	42.9	46.2				5
19	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	26	12/18/1968	BAL	vs	SFW	34	15	1			5	9	55.6			5	6	83.3	64.4				5
20	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	26	11/29/1968	BAL	vs	PHX	34	10	4			4	13	30.8			2	3	66.7	34.9				2
21	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	26	11/9/1968	SDR	@	BAL	48	30				9					12	15	80.0
22	Luke Jackson L. Jackson	26	12/11/1964	PHI	vs	BOS	41	23	1			9	22	40.9			5	10	50.0	43.6				4
23	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
24	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
25	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