bill chambers has the most rebounds in an pre-1973 era ncaa game.
who has the most rebounds in an pre-1973 era ncaa game?
bill chambers
in basketball, a rebound is the act of gaining possession of the ball after a missed field goal or free throw. players on this list have all recorded 30 or more rebounds in a single game. the ncaa did not split into its current divisions format until august 1973. from 1906 to 1955, there were no classifications to the ncaa nor its predecessor, the intercollegiate athletic association of the united states (iaaus). then, from 1956 to 1973, colleges were classified as either "ncaa university division (major college)" or "ncaa college division (small college)". additionally, the ncaa recognizes two different eras in college basketball history when it comes to the statistic of rebounding: the pre-1973 era and the post-1973 era. in the pre-1973 era (otherwise known as the era before the divisional setup), opponents may have been less talented and from smaller schools (such as the national association of intercollegiate athletics [naia] or divisions ii and iii in today's classification). although the 1972–73 season was before the divisional split, the ncaa officially considers that season to be "post-1973" because of the adoption of freshman eligibility for varsity play in all ncaa sports effective in august 1972. therefore, the all-time single game rebound record is 51, set by bill chambers of william & mary in 1953. chambers' 51-rebound effort contributed to a virginia state record of 100 team rebounds by the tribe against uva. the post-1973 era record is 35, set by fresno state's larry abney on february 17, 2000. abney's modern-day record has never seen any real challenge to be broken; the closest another player has come were 30-rebound efforts by rashad jones-jennings of arkansas–little rock in 2005 and kendall gray of delaware state in 2015.
list of ncaa division i men's basketball players with 30 or more rebounds in a game
charlie slack of marshall owns the division i record for a single-season rebounding average (25.6), which he accomplished in 1954–55. the all-time career rebounds record holder—tom gola of la salle—never won an ncaa division i rebounding title despite grabbing 2,201 rebounds. in the official ncaa men's basketball record books, a distinction is drawn between the pre-1973 era and the post-1973 era. one reason is that because of the split into the three divisions in use today (divisions i, ii and iii), many of the rebounds accumulated in the pre-1973 era were against less–talented opponents that would be considered division ii, iii or even naia in today's hierarchy. although the 1972–73 season was before the divisional split, the ncaa officially considers that season to be "post-1973" because of the adoption of freshman eligibility for varsity play in all ncaa sports effective in august 1972. therefore, kermit washington of american is the post-1973 division i single-season rpg record holder. he averaged 20.4 rebounds in 1972–73.
list of ncaa division i men's basketball season rebounding leaders