most rebounds in one game since 1962

Since 1961-62, Bill Russell has the most rebounds in a game, with 49 rebounds against the Pistons on March 11, 1965.

Interpreted as:
most rebounds by a player in one regular-season game since 1962
NAMEREBDATETMOPPMINPTSASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Bill Russell
B. Russell
49
3/11/1965
48
27
6
11
24
45.8
5
7
71.4
49.9
1
2Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43
3/6/1965
vs
48
27
8
10
22
45.5
7
17
41.2
45.8
4
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
43
1/20/1963
vs
48
29
3
11
22
50.0
7
11
63.6
54.0
4
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
43
12/8/1961
vs
63
78
1
31
62
50.0
16
31
51.6
51.6
4
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42
3/7/1969
vs
53
12
6
3
8
37.5
6
12
50.0
45.2
2
6Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
42
1/14/1966
vs
48
37
6
15
28
53.6
7
14
50.0
54.2
2
7Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
42
11/9/1965
vs
48
18
3
6
17
35.3
6
13
46.2
39.6
2
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
41
3/14/1965
vs
48
20
4
6
16
37.5
8
9
88.9
50.1
3
9Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
41
10/26/1962
vs
53
50
1
20
29
69.0
10
19
52.6
66.9
0
10Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
40
12/28/1965
vs
48
31
6
11
25
44.0
9
12
75.0
51.2
2
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
40
11/22/1964
vs
48
50
0
21
39
53.8
8
21
38.1
51.8
1
12Jerry Lucas
J. Lucas
40
2/29/1964
@
28
3
11
19
57.9
6
6
100.0
64.7
4
13Bill Russell
B. Russell
39
12/21/1961
48
16
6
4
6
66.7
4
14Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
3/9/1969
vs
25
7
12
16
75.0
1
8
12.5
64.0
4
15Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
12/20/1967
@
45
53
6
20
23
87.0
13
26
50.0
76.9
2
16Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
3/2/1967
vs
48
24
13
8
20
40.0
8
17
47.1
43.7
2
17Bill Russell
B. Russell
38
3/3/1965
vs
48
10
5
4
15
26.7
2
5
40.0
29.1
3
18Bill Russell
B. Russell
38
1/30/1965
@
12
6
4
4
12
33.3
19Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
2/21/1963
vs
48
40
4
16
29
55.2
8
11
72.7
59.1
3
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38
11/25/1961
vs
48
39
3
15
37
40.5
9
12
75.0
46.1
2
21Moses Malone
M. Malone
37
2/9/1979
@
44
33
2
1
2
12
24
50.0
9
13
69.2
55.5
19
18
3
22Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
37
1/8/1970
vs
35
22
1
10
14
71.4
2
3
66.7
71.8
5
23Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37
12/1/1967
48
52
2
22
29
75.9
8
30
26.7
61.6
3
24Bill Russell
B. Russell
37
12/23/1966
vs
43
11
6
3
8
37.5
5
7
71.4
49.6
3
25Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
37
12/20/1966
vs
43
23
4
9
20
45.0
5
10
50.0
47.1
2
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rebounds going back to the 1982-83 season.

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