List of National Basketball Association top individual rebounding season averages
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This list exhibits the National Basketball Association
's top single-season rebound
ing averages based on at least 70 games played or 800 rebounds. The NBA did not record rebounds until the season.
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
's top single-season rebound
Rebound (basketball)
A rebound in basketball is the act of successfully gaining possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw. Rebounds in basketball are a routine part in the game, as all possessions change after a shot is successfully made...
ing averages based on at least 70 games played or 800 rebounds. The NBA did not record rebounds until the season.
| ^ | Active NBA player |
| * | Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| Rank | Season | Player | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | * | Philadelphia Warriors | 79 | 2,149 | 27.2 | |
| 2 | * | Philadelphia Warriors | 72 | 1,941 | 27.0 | |
| 3 | * | Philadelphia Warriors | 80 | 2,052 | 25.7 | |
| 4 | * | Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which... |
78 | 1,930 | 24.7 | |
| 5 | * | Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
79 | 1,943 | 24.6 | |
| 6 | * | San Francisco Warriors | 80 | 1,946 | 24.3 | |
| 7 | * | Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
81 | 1,957 | 24.2 | |
| 8 | * | Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which... |
78 | 1,878 | 24.1 | |
| 9 | * | Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which... |
74 | 1,778 | 24.0 | |
| 10 | * | Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which... |
78 | 1,868 | 23.9 | |
| 11 | * | Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
82 | 1,952 | 23.8 | |
| 12 | * | Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which... |
78 | 1,843 | 23.6 | |
| 13 | * | Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which... |
76 | 1,790 | 23.6 | |
| 14 | * | Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which... |
70 | 1,612 | 23.0 | |
| 15 | * | Warriors/76ers Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... |
73 | 1,673 | 22.9 | |
| 16 | * | Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which... |
78 | 1,779 | 22.8 | |
| 17 | * | Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which... |
69 | 1,564 | 22.7 | |
| 18 | * | San Francisco Warriors | 80 | 1,787 | 22.3 | |
| 19 | * | San Francisco Warriors | 51 | 1,121 | 22.0 | |
| 20 | * | San Francisco Warriors | 65 | 1,382 | 21.3 | |
| 21 | * | Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association... |
81 | 1,712 | 21.1 | |
| 22 | * | Cincinnati Royals | 79 | 1,668 | 21.1 | |
| 23 | * | Boston Celtics Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which... |
81 | 1,700 | 21.0 | |
| 24 | * | St. Louis Hawks | 76 | 1,540 | 20.3 | |
| 25 | * | Cincinnati Royals | 66 | 1,321 | 20.0 | |
See also
- List of National Basketball Association top rookie rebounding averages
- National Basketball AssociationNational Basketball AssociationThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...