most rpg in rookie season with under 30 mpg

Pete Cross has the most rebounds per game by a rookie with fewer than 30.0 minutes per game, with 12.0 per game in 1970-71.

NAME RPG MPG SEASON TM GP PPG APG SPG BPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% TS% OREB DREB TPG MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-
1 Pete Cross
P. Cross
12.0
27.8
1970-71
SEA SEA
79
8.0
1.4
3.1
7.0
44.2
1.8
2.6
69.0
49.0
2,194
630
949
113
212
2 Ray Scott
R. Scott
11.5
27.8
1961-62
DET DET
75
13.3
1.8
4.9
12.7
38.7
3.4
5.2
65.7
44.2
2,087
995
865
132
232
3 Tom Boerwinkle
T. Boerwinkle
11.1
29.6
1968-69
CHI CHI
80
9.8
2.2
4.0
10.4
38.3
1.8
2.8
65.3
42.0
2,365
781
889
178
317
4 John Drew
J. Drew
10.7
29.3
1974-75
ATL ATL
78
18.5
1.8
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.8
42.8
5.0
7.0
71.3
49.1
4.6
6.1
2,289
1,442
836
138
119
39
274
5 Victor Wembanyama
V. Wembanyama
10.6
29.7
2023-24
SAS SAS
71
21.4
3.9
1.2
3.6
7.8
16.7
46.5
1.8
5.5
32.5
4.1
5.2
79.6
56.5
2.3
8.4
3.7
2,106
1,522
755
274
88
254
260
153
-142
6 Clifford Ray
C. Ray
10.6
22.8
1971-72
CHI CHI
82
7.0
3.1
2.7
5.4
49.9
1.6
2.7
61.5
53.4
1,872
578
869
254
296
7 Reggie Harding
R. Harding
10.5
29.7
1963-64
DET DET
39
11.0
1.3
4.7
11.8
40.0
1.6
2.5
62.2
42.6
1,158
429
410
52
119
8 Nate Thurmond
N. Thurmond
10.4
25.9
1963-64
SFW SFW
76
7.0
1.1
2.9
7.3
39.5
1.3
2.3
54.9
42.3
1,966
533
790
86
184
9 Joe Strawder
J. Strawder
10.4
27.6
1965-66
DET DET
79
8.6
1.0
3.2
7.8
40.8
2.2
3.2
68.8
46.6
2,180
676
820
78
305
10 Greg Smith
G. Smith
10.2
27.9
1968-69
MIL MIL
79
8.1
1.7
3.5
7.8
45.0
1.2
2.0
58.7
47.2
2,207
643
804
137
264
11 Tom Heinsohn
T. Heinsohn
9.8
29.9
1956-57
BOS BOS
72
16.2
1.6
6.2
15.6
39.7
3.8
4.8
79.0
45.6
2,150
1,163
705
117
304
12 Rudy LaRusso
R. LaRusso
9.6
29.5
1959-60
MIN MIN
71
13.7
1.2
5.0
12.9
38.9
3.7
5.0
74.2
45.6
2,092
975
679
83
222
13 Eddie Miller
E. Miller
9.6
28.8
1952-53
TOT
70
10.5
1.6
3.9
11.2
35.0
2.7
4.1
65.2
40.4
2,018
733
669
115
250
14 Bob Rule
B. Rule
9.5
29.6
1967-68
SEA SEA
82
18.1
1.2
6.9
14.2
48.9
4.2
6.5
65.8
53.2
2,424
1,484
776
99
316
15 Jeff Ruland
J. Ruland
9.3
27.0
1981-82
WAS WAS
82
14.4
1.6
0.5
0.7
5.1
9.1
56.1
0.0
0.0
33.3
4.2
5.5
75.2
62.3
3.1
6.2
2.9
2,214
1,183
762
134
44
58
237
319
16 Rick Roberson
R. Roberson
9.1
27.1
1969-70
LAL LAL
74
8.7
1.2
3.5
7.9
44.7
1.6
2.9
56.6
47.4
2,005
644
672
92
256
17 Kevin Love
K. Love
9.1
25.3
2008-09
MIN MIN
81
11.1
1.0
0.4
0.6
3.9
8.5
45.9
0.0
0.2
10.5
3.3
4.1
78.9
53.8
3.4
5.7
1.5
2,048
899
734
84
35
50
118
205
-270
18 Wayne Embry
W. Embry
9.0
24.1
1958-59
CIN CIN
66
11.4
1.5
4.1
10.6
38.7
3.1
4.8
65.6
44.6
1,590
750
597
96
232
19 Gary Gregor
G. Gregor
8.9
27.3
1968-69
PHX PHX
80
11.1
1.2
5.0
12.0
41.5
1.1
1.6
64.9
43.4
2,182
885
711
96
249
20 Jalen Duren
J. Duren
8.9
24.9
2022-23
DET DET
67
9.1
1.1
0.7
0.9
3.9
5.9
64.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.3
61.1
65.5
3.4
5.5
1.4
1,670
612
595
75
44
59
92
182
-279
21 Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Z. Ilgauskas
8.8
29.0
1997-98
CLE CLE
82
13.9
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
723
71
52
135
146
288
+211
22 Kenny Sears
K. Sears
8.8
29.6
1955-56
NYK NYK
70
12.8
1.6
4.6
10.4
43.8
3.7
4.6
79.6
51.5
2,069
896
616
114
201
23 Mike Sojourner
M. Sojourner
8.8
29.2
1974-75
ATL ATL
73
11.7
1.3
0.5
0.8
5.2
10.6
48.8
1.3
2.0
65.1
50.7
2.7
6.1
2,129
851
642
93
35
57
217
24 Jim Loscutoff
J. Loscutoff
8.8
22.3
1955-56
BOS BOS
71
8.3
0.9
3.2
8.8
36.0
2.0
2.9
67.1
41.1
1,582
591
622
65
213
25 Willie Naulls
W. Naulls
8.7
25.0
1956-57
TOT
71
10.1
1.2
4.1
11.5
35.7
1.9
2.7
67.7
39.6
1,778
718
617
84
186
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ORTG

120.3

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DRTG

107.5

1st

NETRTG

12.8

1st

3P%

37.4

6th

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TEAM W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/20
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Mon
5/26
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM
Wed
5/28
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Last Game
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4 - 3

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Final

93

DEN Nuggets

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NBA 2024-25 Conference Standings

Western W L PCT GB
1
Thunder Thunder
68
14
.829
2
Rockets Rockets
52
30
.634
16.0
3
Lakers Lakers
50
32
.610
18.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
50
32
.610
18.0
5
Clippers Clippers
50
32
.610
18.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
49
33
.598
19.0
Eastern W L PCT GB
1
Cavaliers Cavaliers
64
18
.780
2
Celtics Celtics
61
21
.744
3.0
3
Knicks Knicks
51
31
.622
13.0
4
Pacers Pacers
50
32
.610
14.0
5
Bucks Bucks
48
34
.585
16.0
6
Pistons Pistons
44
38
.537
20.0

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
SAC SAC
@
ORL ORL
91-121
Fri
3/28
BKN BKN
@
WAS WAS
115-112
Fri
3/28
MIA MIA
@
PHI PHI
118-95
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
120-119
Fri
3/28
LAL LAL
@
MEM MEM
134-127

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
5/20
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Wed
5/21
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Thu
5/22
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
8:30 PM
Fri
5/23
IND IND
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Sat
5/24
OKC OKC
@
MIN MIN
8:30 PM