nba rookies most rebounds in a season from 1969-70 to 1973-74-74

Between the 1969-70 and 1973-74 seasons, Dave Cowens got the most boards by a rookie, with 1,216 boards in 1970-71.

	NAME	REB	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	MIN	PTS	AST	STL	BLK	PF
1	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1,216	1970-71	BOS	81	38.0	17.0	15.0	2.8			6.8	16.1	42.2	3.4	4.6	73.2	46.8			3,076	1,373	228			350
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1,190	1969-70	MIL	82	43.1	28.8	14.5	4.1			11.4	22.1	51.8	5.9	9.1	65.3	55.2			3,534	2,361	337			283
3	Elmore Smith E. Smith	1,184	1971-72	BUF	78	40.8	17.3	15.2	1.4			7.4	16.3	45.4	2.5	4.7	53.4	47.1			3,186	1,352	111			306
4	Lloyd Neal L. Neal	967	1972-73	POR	82	33.2	13.4	11.8	1.8			5.5	11.2	49.4	2.3	3.6	63.8	52.2			2,723	1,097	146			305
5	Pete Cross P. Cross	949	1970-71	SEA	79	27.8	8.0	12.0	1.4			3.1	7.0	44.2	1.8	2.6	69.0	49.0			2,194	630	113			212
6	Sidney Wicks S. Wicks	943	1971-72	POR	82	39.6	24.5	11.5	4.3			9.6	22.4	42.7	5.4	7.6	71.0	47.6			3,245	2,009	350			186
7	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	913	1970-71	CIN	81	32.7	13.5	11.3	1.4			5.8	13.8	41.8	1.9	2.8	68.7	44.8			2,648	1,090	117			270
8	Clifford Ray C. Ray	869	1971-72	CHI	82	22.8	7.0	10.6	3.1			2.7	5.4	49.9	1.6	2.7	61.5	53.4			1,872	578	254			296
9	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	728	1972-73	BUF	80	32.0	18.0	9.1	1.7			7.3	16.2	45.2	3.4	4.4	77.4	49.8			2,562	1,441	139			256
10	John Hummer J. Hummer	717	1970-71	BUF	81	32.6	11.3	8.9	2.0			4.2	9.4	44.4	2.9	5.0	58.0	48.5			2,637	913	163			284
11	Curtis Rowe C. Rowe	699	1971-72	DET	82	32.5	11.3	8.5	1.2			4.5	9.8	46.0	2.3	3.5	66.9	50.1			2,661	930	99			171
12	Rick Roberson R. Roberson	672	1969-70	LAL	74	27.1	8.7	9.1	1.2			3.5	7.9	44.7	1.6	2.9	56.6	47.4			2,005	644	92			256
13	Bob Lanier B. Lanier	665	1970-71	DET	82	24.6	15.6	8.1	1.8			6.1	13.5	45.5	3.3	4.6	72.6	50.3			2,017	1,281	146			272
14	Bob Dandridge B. Dandridge	625	1969-70	MIL	81	30.4	13.2	7.7	3.6			5.4	11.0	48.5	2.5	3.3	75.4	52.8			2,461	1,067	292			279
15	Don Adams D. Adams	581	1970-71	SDR	82	29.0	11.4	7.1	2.1			4.8	11.7	40.9	1.9	2.6	73.1	44.6			2,374	937	173			344
16	Ron Behagen R. Behagen	567	1973-74	KCO	80	25.7	11.0	7.1	1.7	0.7	0.5	4.5	10.3	43.2	2.0	2.7	76.4	47.6	2.4	4.7	2,059	876	134	56	37	291
17	Dwight Davis D. Davis	563	1972-73	CLE	81	26.6	9.4	7.0	1.5			3.6	9.2	39.2	2.2	2.7	79.3	45.1			2,151	762	118			297
18	Jim Brewer J. Brewer	524	1973-74	CLE	82	22.7	6.1	6.4	1.8	0.6	0.4	2.6	6.7	38.3	1.0	1.5	65.0	41.5	2.5	3.9	1,862	500	149	46	35	192
19	Mike Bantom M. Bantom	519	1973-74	PHX	76	26.1	10.1	6.8	2.1	0.7	0.6	4.1	10.4	39.9	1.9	2.8	66.2	43.7	2.3	4.6	1,982	769	163	50	47	289
20	Ron Riley R. Riley	507	1972-73	KCO	74	22.1	8.4	6.9	1.0			3.7	8.6	43.1	1.1	1.6	68.1	45.6			1,634	625	76			226
21	Cliff Meely C. Meely	507	1971-72	HOU	77	23.6	9.9	6.6	1.5			4.1	10.1	40.6	1.7	2.6	67.5	44.2			1,815	763	119			254
22	Dave Sorenson D. Sorenson	486	1970-71	CLE	79	24.6	11.3	6.2	2.1			4.5	10.1	44.5	2.3	2.9	80.3	49.7			1,940	890	163			181
23	Neal Walk N. Walk	455	1969-70	PHX	82	17.0	8.2	5.5	1.0			3.1	6.7	47.0	1.9	3.0	64.0	51.2			1,394	669	80			225
24	Dwight Jones D. Jones	454	1973-74	ATL	74	19.6	8.0	6.1	1.2	0.4	0.9	3.2	6.8	47.4	1.6	2.1	74.4	51.9	2.0	4.2	1,448	592	86	29	64	197
25	John Johnson J. Johnson	453	1970-71	CLE	67	34.5	16.6	6.8	4.8			6.5	15.4	42.2	3.6	4.4	80.5	47.7			2,310	1,110	323			251