dennis rodman averaged the most rebounds per game in nba history.
who averaged the most rebounds per game in nba history?
dennis rodman
in his first nba full season (1957–58), russell became the first player in nba history to average more than 20 rebounds per game for an entire season, a feat he accomplished 10 times in his 13 seasons. russell's 51 rebounds in a single game is the second-highest performance ever, trailing only chamberlain's all-time record of 55. he still holds the nba record for rebounds in one half with 32 (vs. philadelphia, on november 16, 1957). career-wise in rebounds, russell ranks second to wilt chamberlain in regular season total (21,620) and average per game (22.5), and he led the nba in average rebounds per game four times. russell is the all-time playoff leader in total (4,104) and average (24.9) rebounds per game, he grabbed 40 rebounds in three separate playoff games (twice in the nba finals), and he never failed to average at least 20 rebounds per game in any of his 13 post-season campaigns. russell also had seven regular season games with 40 or more rebounds, the nba finals record for highest rebound per game average (29.5 rpg, 1959) and by a rookie (22.9 rpg, 1957). in addition, russell holds the nba finals single-game record for most rebounds (40, march 29, 1960, vs. st. louis, and april 18, 1962, vs. los angeles), most rebounds in a quarter (19, april 18, 1962 vs. los angeles), and most consecutive games with 20 or more rebounds (15 from april 9, 1960 – april 16, 1963). he also had 51 in one game, 49 in two others, and twelve straight seasons of 1,000 or more rebounds. russell was known as one of the most clutch players in the nba. he played in 11 deciding games (10 times in game 7s, once in a game 5), and ended with a flawless 11–0 record. in these eleven games, russell averaged 18 points and 29.45 rebounds.
bill russell
for the second straight year, jesse govan was the team's leading scorer; he started all 33 games, shooting 49.6 percent from the field overall and 41.2 percent in three-pointers, averaging 17.5 points and leading the team with 7.5 rebounds per game. james akinjo played in all 33 games and started all but one of them, and he averaged 13.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, shooting 36.5 percent from the field overall and 39.1 percent from three-point range. mac mcclung played in 29 games, starting all of them, shooting 39.2 percent in field-goal attempts and 27.7 percent from three-point range, and he averaged 13.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. josh leblanc appeared in all 33 games and started 22, shooting 63.0 percent from the field overall and 71.4 percent from beyond the arc, averaging 9.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. trey mourning started 11 of the 26 games he played in, and he averaged 6.3 points per game on 43.5 percent shooting from the field as well as 3.8 rebounds per game. jamorko pickett played in 31 games, starting 23 of them, shooting 38.3 percent in field-goal attempts and 35.6 percent from three-point range, and he averaged 6.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. playing in his only season as a hoya, greg malinowski appeared in all 33 games, starting six of them, and averaged 5.7 points per game on 44.4 percent shooting from the field overall and 38.7 percent on three-pointers, and he pulled down 3.2 rebounds per game. jahvon blair came off the bench to play in 31 games, averaging 4.3 points per game on 35.6 percent field-goal shooting overall and 34.4 percent from three-point range, and he had 1.3 rebounds per game. kaleb johnson started two of the 31 games he played in; he ended the season with a field-goal percentage of 59.3 – 50.0 from three-point range – and with per-game averages of 4.3 points and 2.9 rebounds. jagan moseley played in 32 games and had seven starts, and he finished with 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, shooting 46.3 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from beyond the arc. grayson carter came off the bench in the 14 games he played in, and he averaged 1.1 points per game on 27.8 percent shooting from the field – 33.3 percent in three-point attempts – and grabbed 1.0 rebound per game. walk-ons george muresan and jaden robinson each played in one game.
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