List of National Basketball Association single-game rebounding leaders

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This is a list of National Basketball Association players who have had 38 or more rebounds in a single game.

Multiple occurrences: Wilt Chamberlain 29 times (four times in the playoffs) and Bill Russell 23 times (seven times in the playoffs).

The NBA did not record rebounds until the 1950–51 season.

^ Active NBA player
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Occurred in playoff competition
Rebounds Player Team Date Opponent Notes
55 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors November 24, 1960 Boston Celtics Record set in a losing effort; grabbed 31 rebounds in one half; scored 34 points.
51 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics February 5, 1960 Syracuse Nationals Set a then-record.
49 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics November 16, 1957 Philadelphia Warriors Set a then-record for rebounds in a game; set a still-standing record of 32 rebounds in a single half.
49 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics March 11, 1965 Detroit Pistons
45 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors February 6, 1960 Syracuse Nationals Single-game record for a rookie; scored 44 points; the fourth quadruple double-double in NBA history.
45 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors January 21, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers Scored 56 points; the fifth quadruple double-double in NBA history.
43 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors November 10, 1959 New York Knicks Set a then-record for a rookie; scored 39 points.
43 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors December 8, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers Triple overtime; Chamberlain also scored a then-record 78 points in the game; the sixth quadruple double-double in NBA history.
43 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics January 20, 1963 Los Angeles Lakers
43 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia 76ers March 6, 1965 Boston Celtics
42 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors January 15, 1960 Boston Celtics Rookie season; scored 44 points; the second quadruple double-double in NBA history.
42 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors January 25, 1960 Detroit Pistons Rookie season; Chamberlain also scored a rookie record 58 points in the same game; the third quadruple double-double in NBA history.
42 Nate Thurmond* San Francisco Warriors November 9, 1965 Detroit Pistons
42 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia 76ers January 14, 1966 Boston Celtics Scored 37 points.
42 Wilt Chamberlain* Los Angeles Lakers March 7, 1969 Boston Celtics Overtime.
41 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics February 12, 1958 Syracuse Nationals
41 Wilt Chamberlain* San Francisco Warriors October 26, 1962 Detroit Pistons Overtime; scored 50 points; the seventh quadruple double-double in NBA history.
41 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics March 14, 1965 San Francisco Warriors
41 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia 76ers April 5, 1967 Boston Celtics Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals.
40 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics March 23, 1958 Philadelphia Warriors Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals.
40 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics December 12, 1958 Cincinnati Royals Overtime.
40 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors November 4, 1959 Syracuse Nationals Set a then-record for a rookie; third game of career; scored 41 points; the first quadruple double-double in NBA history.
40 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics March 29, 1960 St. Louis Hawks NBA Finals record (tie)
40 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics February 12, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors
40 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics April 18, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals record (tie); game 7 overtime victory; Russell's 19 rebounds in a single quarter is the most of any NBA quarter — regular season or playoffs; scored 30 points.
40 Jerry Lucas* Cincinnati Royals February 29, 1964 Philadelphia 76ers His rookie season.
40 Wilt Chamberlain* San Francisco Warriors November 22, 1964 Detroit Pistons Scored 50 points; the eighth and final quadruple double-double in NBA history.
40 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia 76ers December 28, 1965 Boston Celtics Scored 31 points.
39 Neil Johnston* Philadelphia Warriors December 4, 1954 Syracuse Nationals Set a then-record.
39 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics January 25, 1959 Detroit Pistons
39 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics December 19, 1959 New York Knicks
39 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors December 28, 1959 Cincinnati Royals Rookie season; scored 39 points.
39 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors January 13, 1960 Syracuse Nationals Rookie season; scored 42 points.
39 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors January 29, 1960 Boston Celtics Rookie season; scored 43 points.
39 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics March 19, 1960 Philadelphia Warriors
39 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics March 23, 1961 Syracuse Nationals
39 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors November 4, 1961 Detroit Pistons Scored 58 points.
39 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics December 21, 1961 New York Knicks
39 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia 76ers April 6, 1965 Boston Celtics Scored 30 points.
38 Maurice Stokes* Rochester Royals January 14, 1956 Syracuse Nationals Rookie season; triple-double, scored 26 points with 12 assists.
38 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics February 23, 1958 Philadelphia Warriors
38 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics December 4, 1959 New York Knicks
38 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors November 29, 1960 Los Angeles Lakers Scored 44 points.
38 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors December 18, 1960 Cincinnati Royals Scored 32 points.
38 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics April 11, 1961 St. Louis Hawks Scored 30 points
38 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia Warriors November 25, 1961 Chicago Packers Scored 39 points.
38 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics February 21, 1963 San Francisco Warriors
38 Wilt Chamberlain* San Francisco Warriors February 21, 1963 Boston Celtics Scored 40 points.
38 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics April 16, 1963 Los Angeles Lakers
38 Wilt Chamberlain* San Francisco Warriors April 24, 1964 Boston Celtics
38 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics January 30, 1965 New York Knicks
38 Bill Russell* Boston Celtics March 3, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers
38 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia 76ers March 2, 1967 San Francisco Warriors Triple-double, scored 24 points with 13 assists.
38 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia 76ers April 16, 1967 San Francisco Warriors Triple-double, scored 10 points with 10 assists; 26 rebounds in one half, setting the NBA Playoffs record.
38 Wilt Chamberlain* Philadelphia 76ers December 20, 1967 Seattle SuperSonics Scored 53 points.
38 Wilt Chamberlain* Los Angeles Lakers March 9, 1969 Baltimore Bullets

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