most rebounds in a season by a rookie in the 1990s

Between the 1989-90 and 1998-99 seasons, Shaquille O'Neal got the most boards by a rookie in a season, with 1,122 boards in 1992-93.

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NAMEREBSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1,122
1992-93
81
37.9
23.4
13.9
1.9
0.7
3.5
9.0
16.1
56.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
8.9
59.2
58.4
4.2
9.6
3.8
3,071
1,893
152
60
286
307
321
2David Robinson
D. Robinson
983
1989-90
82
36.6
24.3
12.0
2.0
1.7
3.9
8.4
15.9
53.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.5
10.2
73.2
59.7
3.7
8.3
3.1
3,002
1,993
164
138
319
257
259
3Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
977
1997-98
82
39.1
21.1
11.9
2.7
0.7
2.5
8.6
15.7
54.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
3.9
5.9
66.2
57.7
3.3
8.6
3.4
3,204
1,731
224
55
206
279
254
+429
4Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
899
1991-92
82
37.2
19.2
11.0
3.6
1.0
0.6
7.5
15.3
49.0
0.1
0.3
22.7
4.1
5.0
82.9
54.8
3.9
7.0
2.0
3,047
1,576
292
81
51
160
225
5Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
870
1991-92
71
38.3
16.6
12.3
2.2
0.6
3.0
6.0
12.2
49.3
0.0
0.0
4.5
7.0
64.2
54.0
4.5
7.8
3.5
2,716
1,177
156
43
210
252
273
6Alonzo Mourning
A. Mourning
805
1992-93
78
33.9
21.0
10.3
1.0
0.3
3.5
7.3
14.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.3
8.1
78.1
58.6
3.4
6.9
3.0
2,644
1,639
76
27
271
236
286
7Tom Gugliotta
T. Gugliotta
781
1992-93
81
34.5
14.7
9.6
3.8
1.7
0.4
6.0
14.0
42.6
0.5
1.7
28.1
2.2
3.5
64.4
47.2
2.7
6.9
2.8
2,795
1,187
306
134
35
230
195
8Derrick Coleman
D. Coleman
759
1990-91
74
35.2
18.4
10.3
2.2
1.0
1.3
6.9
14.9
46.7
0.2
0.5
34.2
4.4
6.0
73.1
52.7
3.6
6.6
2.9
2,602
1,364
163
71
99
217
217
9LaPhonso Ellis
L. Ellis
744
1992-93
82
33.5
14.7
9.1
1.8
0.9
1.4
5.9
11.7
50.4
0.0
0.2
15.4
2.9
3.9
74.8
54.9
3.3
5.7
1.9
2,749
1,205
151
72
111
153
293
10Antoine Walker
A. Walker
741
1996-97
82
36.2
17.5
9.0
3.2
1.3
0.6
7.0
16.5
42.5
0.6
1.9
32.7
2.8
4.5
63.1
47.4
3.5
5.5
2.8
2,970
1,435
262
105
53
230
271
-559
11Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
723
1997-98
82
29.0
13.9
8.8
0.9
0.6
1.6
5.5
10.7
51.8
0.0
0.0
25.0
2.8
3.7
76.2
56.4
3.4
5.4
1.8
2,379
1,139
71
52
135
146
288
+211
12Joe Smith
J. Smith
717
1995-96
82
34.4
15.3
8.7
1.0
1.0
1.6
5.7
12.5
45.8
0.1
0.3
35.7
3.7
4.8
77.3
52.3
3.7
5.1
1.7
2,821
1,251
79
85
134
138
224
13Christian Laettner
C. Laettner
708
1992-93
81
34.9
18.2
8.7
2.8
1.3
1.0
6.2
13.1
47.4
0.0
0.5
10.0
5.7
6.8
83.5
56.4
2.1
6.6
3.4
2,823
1,472
223
105
83
275
290
14Lionel Simmons
L. Simmons
697
1990-91
79
37.7
18.0
8.8
4.0
1.4
1.1
6.9
16.5
42.2
0.0
0.1
27.3
4.1
5.5
73.6
47.6
2.4
6.4
2.9
2,978
1,421
315
113
85
230
249
15Chris Webber
C. Webber
694
1993-94
76
32.1
17.5
9.1
3.6
1.2
2.2
7.5
13.6
55.2
0.0
0.2
0.0
2.5
4.7
53.2
55.9
4.0
5.1
2.7
2,438
1,333
272
93
164
206
247
16J.R. Reid
J.R. Reid
691
1989-90
82
33.6
11.1
8.4
1.2
1.1
0.7
4.4
9.9
44.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.3
3.5
66.4
48.2
2.4
6.0
2.1
2,757
908
101
92
54
172
292
17Felton Spencer
F. Spencer
641
1990-91
81
25.9
7.1
7.9
0.3
0.6
1.5
2.4
4.7
51.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.2
3.1
72.2
58.1
3.4
4.6
1.0
2,099
572
25
48
121
77
337
18Billy Owens
B. Owens
639
1991-92
80
31.4
14.3
8.0
2.4
1.1
0.8
5.9
11.1
52.5
0.0
0.1
11.1
2.6
3.9
65.4
55.5
3.0
5.0
2.2
2,510
1,141
188
90
65
179
276
19Vin Baker
V. Baker
621
1993-94
82
31.2
13.5
7.6
2.0
0.7
1.4
5.3
10.6
50.1
0.0
0.1
20.0
2.9
5.0
56.9
52.6
3.4
4.2
2.0
2,560
1,105
163
60
114
162
231
20Popeye Jones
P. Jones
605
1993-94
81
21.9
5.8
7.5
1.2
0.8
0.4
2.4
5.0
47.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.3
72.9
51.5
3.7
3.8
1.2
1,773
468
99
61
31
94
246
21Brian Grant
B. Grant
598
1994-95
80
28.6
13.2
7.5
1.2
0.6
1.5
5.2
10.1
51.1
0.0
0.1
25.0
2.9
4.5
63.6
54.6
2.6
4.9
2.0
2,289
1,058
99
49
116
163
276
22Clarence Weatherspoon
C. Weatherspoon
589
1992-93
82
32.4
15.6
7.2
1.8
1.0
0.8
6.0
12.8
46.9
0.0
0.0
25.0
3.5
5.0
71.3
51.9
2.2
5.0
2.1
2,654
1,280
147
85
67
176
188
23Arvydas Sabonis
A. Sabonis
588
1995-96
73
23.8
14.5
8.1
1.8
0.9
1.1
5.4
9.9
54.5
0.5
1.4
37.5
3.2
4.2
75.7
61.7
2.0
6.0
2.1
1,735
1,058
130
64
78
154
211
24Dino Radja
D. Radja
577
1993-94
80
28.8
15.1
7.2
1.4
0.9
0.8
6.1
11.8
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.8
75.1
56.2
2.4
4.8
1.9
2,303
1,208
114
70
67
149
276
25Antonio McDyess
A. McDyess
572
1995-96
76
30.0
13.4
7.5
1.0
0.7
1.5
5.6
11.6
48.5
0.0
0.1
0.0
2.2
3.2
68.3
51.6
3.0
4.5
2.0
2,280
1,020
75
54
114
154
250

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