who led nba in total rebounds in in 1971-72

Wilt Chamberlain got the most boards in 1971-72, with 1,572 boards.

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Data note: Rebounds: player season data complete from 1950-51

	NAME	REB	SEASON	TM	GP	MIN	PTS	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	PF	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG
1	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1,572	1971-72	LAL	82	3,469	1,213	329	496	764	64.9	221	524	42.2	61.0	196	42.3	14.8	19.2	4.0
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,346	1971-72	MIL	81	3,583	2,822	370	1,159	2,019	57.4	504	732	68.9	60.3	235	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6
3	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	1,336	1971-72	BAL	76	3,171	989	278	409	822	49.8	171	272	62.9	52.5	218	41.7	13.0	17.6	3.7
4	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	1,252	1971-72	GSW	78	3,362	1,673	230	628	1,454	43.2	417	561	74.3	49.2	214	43.1	21.4	16.1	2.9
5	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1,203	1971-72	BOS	79	3,186	1,489	245	657	1,357	48.4	175	243	72.0	50.9	314	40.3	18.8	15.2	3.1
6	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	1,197	1971-72	HOU	82	3,461	2,063	270	832	1,918	43.4	399	615	64.9	47.1	233	42.2	25.2	14.6	3.3
7	Elmore Smith E. Smith	1,184	1971-72	BUF	78	3,186	1,352	111	579	1,275	45.4	194	363	53.4	47.1	306	40.8	17.3	15.2	1.4
8	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	1,132	1971-72	DET	80	3,092	2,056	248	834	1,690	49.3	388	505	76.8	53.8	297	38.7	25.7	14.2	3.1
9	Clyde Lee C. Lee	1,132	1971-72	GSW	78	2,674	632	85	256	544	47.1	120	222	54.1	49.2	244	34.3	8.1	14.5	1.1
10	Bill Bridges B. Bridges	1,051	1971-72	TOT	78	2,756	980	198	379	779	48.7	222	316	70.3	53.4	269	35.3	12.6	13.5	2.5
11	Walt Bellamy W. Bellamy	1,049	1971-72	ATL	82	3,187	1,526	262	593	1,089	54.5	340	581	58.5	56.7	255	38.9	18.6	12.8	3.2
12	Happy Hairston H. Hairston	1,045	1971-72	LAL	80	2,748	1,047	193	368	798	46.1	311	399	77.9	53.8	251	34.4	13.1	13.1	2.4
13	Jerry Lucas J. Lucas	1,011	1971-72	NYK	77	2,926	1,283	318	543	1,060	51.2	197	249	79.1	54.8	218	38.0	16.7	13.1	4.1
14	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	968	1971-72	CIN	81	2,832	939	173	410	972	42.2	119	169	70.4	44.9	284	35.0	11.6	12.0	2.1
15	Paul Silas P. Silas	955	1971-72	PHX	80	3,082	1,403	343	485	1,031	47.0	433	560	77.3	54.9	201	38.5	17.5	11.9	4.3
16	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	943	1971-72	POR	82	3,245	2,009	350	784	1,837	42.7	441	621	71.0	47.6	186	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3
17	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	926	1971-72	SEA	73	3,167	1,914	148	717	1,557	46.1	480	586	81.9	52.7	208	43.4	26.2	12.7	2.0
18	Rudy Tomjanovich R. Tomjanovich	923	1971-72	HOU	78	2,689	1,172	117	500	1,010	49.5	172	238	72.3	52.6	193	34.5	15.0	11.8	1.5
19	Billy Cunningham B. Cunningham	918	1971-72	PHI	75	2,900	1,744	443	658	1,428	46.1	428	601	71.2	51.5	295	38.7	23.3	12.2	5.9
20	Dave DeBusschere D. DeBusschere	901	1971-72	NYK	80	3,072	1,233	291	520	1,218	42.7	193	265	72.8	46.2	219	38.4	15.4	11.3	3.6
21	Tom Boerwinkle T. Boerwinkle	897	1971-72	CHI	80	2,022	556	281	219	500	43.8	118	180	65.6	48.0	253	25.3	7.0	11.2	3.5
22	Clifford Ray C. Ray	869	1971-72	CHI	82	1,872	578	254	222	445	49.9	134	218	61.5	53.4	296	22.8	7.0	10.6	3.1
23	Dale Schlueter D. Schlueter	860	1971-72	POR	81	2,693	947	285	353	672	52.5	241	326	73.9	58.1	277	33.2	11.7	10.6	3.5
24	Rick Roberson R. Roberson	801	1971-72	CLE	63	2,207	823	109	304	688	44.2	215	366	58.7	48.5	251	35.0	13.1	12.7	1.7
25	Bob Kauffman B. Kauffman	787	1971-72	BUF	77	3,205	1,457	297	558	1,123	49.7	341	429	79.5	55.5	273	41.6	18.9	10.2	3.9

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Wilt Chamberlain got the most boards in 1971-72, with 1,572 boards.

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