1971-72 NBA Regular Season: Rebounds Per Game Leaders
Information about which players led the NBA with more rebounds per game in the 1971-1972 Regular Season, including leaders, average, totals and games played.
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Who averaged the most rebounds in the 1971-72 NBA Regular Season?
Playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Wilt Chamberlain led the NBA with an average of 19.2 rebounds in 82 games.
Note: * NBA minimums for Rebounds Per Game Leaders this season: 70 games.
Rebounds Per Game Leaders - TOP 50
1971-72 Regular Season
| Rebounds | ||||
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 1 | (Lakers) |
19.2 | 1,572 | 82 |
| 2 | (Bullets) |
17.6 | 1,336 | 76 |
| 3 | (Bucks) |
16.6 | 1,346 | 81 |
| 4 | (Warriors) |
16.1 | 1,252 | 78 |
| 5 | (Celtics) |
15.2 | 1,203 | 79 |
| 6 | (Braves) |
15.2 | 1,184 | 78 |
| 7 | (Rockets) |
14.6 | 1,197 | 82 |
| 8 | (Warriors) |
14.5 | 1,132 | 78 |
| 9 | (Pistons) |
14.2 | 1,132 | 80 |
| 10 | (2 teams) |
13.5 | 1,051 | 78 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 11 | (Knicks) |
13.1 | 1,011 | 77 |
| 12 | (Lakers) |
13.1 | 1,045 | 80 |
| 13 | (Hawks) |
12.8 | 1,049 | 82 |
| 14 | (Supersonics) |
12.7 | 926 | 73 |
| 15 | (76ers) |
12.2 | 918 | 75 |
| 16 | (Royals) |
12.0 | 968 | 81 |
| 17 | (Suns) |
11.9 | 955 | 80 |
| 18 | (Rockets) |
11.8 | 923 | 78 |
| 19 | (Trail Blazers) |
11.5 | 943 | 82 |
| 20 | (Knicks) |
11.3 | 901 | 80 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 21 | (Bulls) |
11.2 | 897 | 80 |
| 22 | (Trail Blazers) |
10.6 | 860 | 81 |
| 23 | (Bulls) |
10.6 | 869 | 82 |
| 24 | (Braves) |
10.2 | 787 | 77 |
| 25 | (2 teams) |
8.8 | 713 | 81 |
| 26 | (2 teams) |
8.8 | 736 | 84 |
| 27 | (Cavaliers) |
8.7 | 711 | 82 |
| 28 | (Pistons) |
8.5 | 699 | 82 |
| 29 | (Bulls) |
8.4 | 691 | 82 |
| 30 | (Suns) |
8.3 | 633 | 76 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 31 | (Suns) |
8.2 | 665 | 81 |
| 32 | (Celtics) |
8.2 | 672 | 82 |
| 33 | (2 teams) |
7.9 | 593 | 75 |
| 34 | (Cavaliers) |
7.7 | 631 | 82 |
| 35 | (Bucks) |
7.7 | 613 | 80 |
| 36 | (Trail Blazers) |
7.2 | 591 | 82 |
| 37 | (2 teams) |
7.0 | 534 | 76 |
| 38 | (Supersonics) |
6.9 | 509 | 74 |
| 39 | (2 teams) |
6.9 | 502 | 73 |
| 40 | (Royals) |
6.8 | 560 | 82 |
| Rk | Player
(Team) |
Per Game | Total | Gms |
| 41 | (Bullets) |
6.8 | 528 | 78 |
| 42 | (Suns) |
6.7 | 540 | 81 |
| 43 | (Knicks) |
6.7 | 513 | 77 |
| 44 | (Rockets) |
6.6 | 507 | 77 |
| 45 | (Bulls) |
6.6 | 518 | 79 |
| 46 | (Lakers) |
6.5 | 522 | 80 |
| 47 | (Cavaliers) |
6.1 | 502 | 82 |
| 48 | (Bulls) |
6.1 | 473 | 78 |
| 49 | (2 teams) |
5.9 | 483 | 82 |
| 50 | (Celtics) |
5.6 | 446 | 79 |