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This is a list of National Basketball Association players who have had 38 or more rebounds in a single game and a list of players who have had 30 or more rebounds in a single game since the NBA/ABA merger in 1976.
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 players |
| * | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| † | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration [lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 for rebounds in a game; set a still-standing record for rebounds in a winning effort. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | January 20, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| Nate Thurmond * | San Francisco Warriors | November 9, 1965 | Detroit Pistons | ||
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Philadelphia 76ers | January 14, 1966 | Boston Celtics | Scored 37 points. | |
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Los Angeles Lakers | March 7, 1969 | Boston Celtics | Overtime. | |
| 41 | Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | February 12, 1958 | Syracuse Nationals | |
| Wilt Chamberlain * | San Francisco Warriors | October 26, 1962 | Detroit Pistons | Overtime; scored 50 points; the seventh quadruple double-double in NBA history. | |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | March 14, 1965 | San Francisco Warriors | ||
| 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. |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | December 12, 1958 | Cincinnati Royals | Overtime. | |
| 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. | |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | March 29, 1960 | St. Louis Hawks | NBA Finals record (tie) | |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | February 12, 1961 | Philadelphia Warriors | ||
| 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. | |
| Jerry Lucas * | Cincinnati Royals | February 29, 1964 | Philadelphia 76ers | His rookie season. | |
| Wilt Chamberlain * | San Francisco Warriors | November 22, 1964 | Detroit Pistons | Scored 50 points; the eighth and final quadruple double-double in NBA history. | |
| 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. |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | January 25, 1959 | Detroit Pistons | ||
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | December 19, 1959 | New York Knicks | ||
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Philadelphia Warriors | December 28, 1959 | Cincinnati Royals | Rookie season; scored 39 points. | |
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Philadelphia Warriors | January 13, 1960 | Syracuse Nationals | Rookie season; scored 42 points. | |
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Philadelphia Warriors | January 29, 1960 | Boston Celtics | Rookie season; scored 43 points. | |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | March 19, 1960 | Philadelphia Warriors | ||
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | March 23, 1961 | Syracuse Nationals | ||
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Philadelphia Warriors | November 4, 1961 | Detroit Pistons | Scored 58 points. | |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | December 21, 1961 | New York Knicks | ||
| 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. |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | February 23, 1958 | Philadelphia Warriors | ||
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | December 4, 1959 | New York Knicks | ||
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Philadelphia Warriors | November 29, 1960 | Los Angeles Lakers | Scored 44 points. | |
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Philadelphia Warriors | December 18, 1960 | Cincinnati Royals | Scored 32 points. | |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | April 11, 1961 | St. Louis Hawks | Scored 30 points | |
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Philadelphia Warriors | November 25, 1961 | Chicago Packers | Scored 39 points. | |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | February 21, 1963 | San Francisco Warriors | ||
| Wilt Chamberlain * | San Francisco Warriors | February 21, 1963 | Boston Celtics | Scored 40 points. | |
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | April 16, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||
| Wilt Chamberlain * | San Francisco Warriors | April 24, 1964 | Boston Celtics | ||
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | January 30, 1965 | New York Knicks | ||
| Bill Russell * | Boston Celtics | March 3, 1965 | Los Angeles Lakers | ||
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Philadelphia 76ers | March 2, 1967 | San Francisco Warriors | Triple-double, scored 24 points with 13 assists. | |
| 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. | |
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Philadelphia 76ers | December 20, 1967 | Seattle SuperSonics | Scored 53 points. | |
| Wilt Chamberlain * | Los Angeles Lakers | March 9, 1969 | Baltimore Bullets | ||
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