<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rebounds </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> November 24 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Record set in a losing effort ; grabbed 31 rebounds in one half ; scored 34 points . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> February 5 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Set a then - record . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> November 16 , 1957 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> Set a then - record for rebounds in a game ; set a still - standing record of 32 rebounds in a single half . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> March 11 , 1965 </Td> <Td> Detroit Pistons </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> February 6 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Single - game record for a rookie ; scored 44 points ; the fourth quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> January 21 , 1961 </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers </Td> <Td> Scored 56 points ; the fifth quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> November 10 , 1959 </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> <Td> Set a then - record for a rookie ; scored 39 points . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> December 8 , 1961 </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers </Td> <Td> Triple overtime ; Chamberlain also scored a then - record 78 points in the game ; the sixth quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> January 20 , 1963 </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> <Td> March 6 , 1965 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> January 15 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Rookie season ; scored 44 points ; the second quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> January 25 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Detroit Pistons </Td> <Td> Rookie season ; Chamberlain also scored a rookie record 58 points in the same game ; the third quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Nate Thurmond * </Td> <Td> San Francisco Warriors </Td> <Td> November 9 , 1965 </Td> <Td> Detroit Pistons </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> <Td> January 14 , 1966 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Scored 37 points . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers </Td> <Td> March 7 , 1969 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Overtime . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> February 12 , 1958 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> San Francisco Warriors </Td> <Td> October 26 , 1962 </Td> <Td> Detroit Pistons </Td> <Td> Overtime ; scored 50 points ; the seventh quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> March 14 , 1965 </Td> <Td> San Francisco Warriors </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> <Td> April 5 , 1967 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> March 23 , 1958 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> December 12 , 1958 </Td> <Td> Cincinnati Royals </Td> <Td> Overtime . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> November 4
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rebounds </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Opponent </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 55 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> November 24 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Record set in a losing effort ; grabbed 31 rebounds in one half ; scored 34 points . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> February 5 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Set a then - record . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> November 16 , 1957 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> Set a then - record for rebounds in a game ; set a still - standing record of 32 rebounds in a single half . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> March 11 , 1965 </Td> <Td> Detroit Pistons </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> February 6 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> Single - game record for a rookie ; scored 44 points ; the fourth quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> January 21 , 1961 </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers </Td> <Td> Scored 56 points ; the fifth quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> November 10 , 1959 </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> <Td> Set a then - record for a rookie ; scored 39 points . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> December 8 , 1961 </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers </Td> <Td> Triple overtime ; Chamberlain also scored a then - record 78 points in the game ; the sixth quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> January 20 , 1963 </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> <Td> March 6 , 1965 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> January 15 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Rookie season ; scored 44 points ; the second quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> January 25 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Detroit Pistons </Td> <Td> Rookie season ; Chamberlain also scored a rookie record 58 points in the same game ; the third quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Nate Thurmond * </Td> <Td> San Francisco Warriors </Td> <Td> November 9 , 1965 </Td> <Td> Detroit Pistons </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> <Td> January 14 , 1966 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Scored 37 points . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers </Td> <Td> March 7 , 1969 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Overtime . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> February 12 , 1958 </Td> <Td> Syracuse Nationals </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> San Francisco Warriors </Td> <Td> October 26 , 1962 </Td> <Td> Detroit Pistons </Td> <Td> Overtime ; scored 50 points ; the seventh quadruple double - double in NBA history . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> March 14 , 1965 </Td> <Td> San Francisco Warriors </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> <Td> April 5 , 1967 </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> March 23 , 1958 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> Game 3 victory in the Eastern Division finals . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Bill Russell * </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> <Td> December 12 , 1958 </Td> <Td> Cincinnati Royals </Td> <Td> Overtime . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Wilt Chamberlain * </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> <Td> November 4
who holds the record for the most rebounds in the nba
who holds the record for the most rebounds in the nba
Wilt Chamberlain
Wilt Chamberlain