most rebounds in a single game in nba before 1955

Before 1954-55, George Mikan had the most rebounds in a game, with 36 rebounds on March 4, 1952 and on January 20, 1952.

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most rebounds by a player in a single regular-season game in NBA before 1955
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1George Mikan
G. Mikan
36
3/4/1952
@
41
2
11
28
39.3
19
21
90.5
55.0
5
2George Mikan
G. Mikan
36
1/20/1952
vs
61
22
45
48.9
17
21
81.0
56.2
4
3Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
35
12/28/1950
@
28
6
9
19
47.4
10
12
83.3
57.7
4
4Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
33
3/15/1953
@
30
9
12
15
80.0
5
5Larry Foust
L. Foust
32
1/5/1954
vs
16
4
8
10
80.0
3
6Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
31
3/2/1952
vs
20
8
4
10
40.0
2
7Ray Felix
R. Felix
30
2/6/1954
@
24
9
6
8
75.0
4
8Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
30
2/6/1954
vs
12
3
6
8
75.0
1
9Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
30
1/16/1954
vs
27
6
15
17
88.2
2
10Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
29
11/15/1953
vs
18
4
16
25.0
10
15
66.7
39.8
2
11Joe Graboski
J. Graboski
29
11/20/1952
21
1
7
24
29.2
7
9
77.8
37.6
5
12George Mikan
G. Mikan
28
1/14/1953
@
46
16
30
53.3
14
15
93.3
62.8
6
13Harry Gallatin
H. Gallatin
28
11/1/1952
vs
10
4
2
6
33.3
3
14Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
28
2/3/1952
vs
9
2
5
6
83.3
5
15Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
27
2/11/1954
@
20
3
6
19
31.6
8
10
80.0
42.7
6
16Arnie Risen
A. Risen
27
11/29/1952
vs
41
22
8
22
36.4
6
6
100.0
44.6
4
17Larry Foust
L. Foust
27
3/16/1952
vs
19
7
5
6
83.3
2
18Mel Hutchins
M. Hutchins
27
2/18/1952
10
4
2
3
66.7
0
19Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
27
3/4/1951
vs
23
5
9
19
47.4
5
11
45.5
48.2
1
20Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
27
3/1/1951
vs
19
5
9
10
90.0
21Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
27
12/9/1950
@
17
4
9
12
75.0
22Chick Halbert
C. Halbert
27
11/30/1950
@
7
3
1
3
33.3
23George Mikan
G. Mikan
27
11/12/1950
vs
25
2
10
21
47.6
5
6
83.3
52.9
4
24Dolph Schayes
D. Schayes
26
2/26/1954
@
23
5
13
16
81.3
4
25Ray Felix
R. Felix
26
12/9/1953
vs
37
24
0
6
18
33.3
12
14
85.7
49.7
5
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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