nba most rebounds by a player in a game before 1954

Before 1953-54, 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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NBA most rebounds by a player in a regular-season game before 1954

	NAME	REB	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF
1	George Mikan G. Mikan	36	3/4/1952	MIN	@	PHI		41	2	11	28	39.3	19	21	90.5	55.0	5
2	George Mikan G. Mikan	36	1/20/1952	MIN	vs	ROC		61		22	45	48.9	17	21	81.0	56.2	4
3	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	35	12/28/1950	SYR	@	PHI		28	6	9	19	47.4	10	12	83.3	57.7	4
4	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	33	3/15/1953	NYK	@	FTW		30		9			12	15	80.0		5
5	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	31	3/2/1952	MIL	vs	MIN		20		8			4	10	40.0		2
6	Joe Graboski J. Graboski	29	11/20/1952	IND		NYK		21	1	7	24	29.2	7	9	77.8	37.6	5
7	George Mikan G. Mikan	28	1/14/1953	MIN	@	BAL		46		16	30	53.3	14	15	93.3	62.8	6
8	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	28	11/1/1952	NYK	vs	BAL		10		4			2	6	33.3		3
9	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	28	2/3/1952	MIL	vs	PHI		9		2			5	6	83.3		5
10	Arnie Risen A. Risen	27	11/29/1952	ROC	vs	MIN	41	22		8	22	36.4	6	6	100.0	44.6	4
11	Larry Foust L. Foust	27	3/16/1952	FTW	vs	IND		19		7			5	6	83.3		2
12	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	27	2/18/1952	MIL		BOS		10		4			2	3	66.7		0
13	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	27	3/4/1951	SYR	vs	PHI		23	5	9	19	47.4	5	11	45.5	48.2	1
14	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	27	3/1/1951	SYR	vs	FTW		19		5			9	10	90.0
15	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	27	12/9/1950	SYR	@	BOS		17		4			9	12	75.0
16	Chick Halbert C. Halbert	27	11/30/1950	WAS	@	BOS		7		3			1	3	33.3
17	George Mikan G. Mikan	27	11/12/1950	MIN	vs	PHI		25	2	10	21	47.6	5	6	83.3	52.9	4
18	Mel Hutchins M. Hutchins	26	2/22/1953	MIL	vs	IND		14		5			4	5	80.0		2
19	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	26	2/10/1953	ROC	vs	PHI		14		7			0	2	0.0		3
20	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	26	12/9/1951	SYR	vs	PHI		11		5			1	2	50.0		2
21	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	26	2/27/1951	SYR	@	PHI		18	3	5	16	31.3	8	11	72.7	43.2	5
22	Jack Coleman J. Coleman	25	3/8/1953	ROC	@	FTW		14		5			4	4	100.0		3
23	George Mikan G. Mikan	25	2/5/1953	MIN	vs	NYK		36		12	20	60.0	12	13	92.3	70.0	4
24	Harry Gallatin H. Gallatin	25	1/1/1953	NYK	@	PHI		25	2	10	13	76.9	5	9	55.6	73.7	6
25	Dolph Schayes D. Schayes	25	1/17/1952	SYR	vs	MIN	59	41		9			23	27	85.2		5

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