List of NCAA Division I men's basketball career rebounding leaders
Player Pos Team Career start Career end Games played Rebounds
Tom Gola * F La Salle 1951 1955 118 2,201
Joe Holup F George Washington 1952 1956 104 2,030
Charlie Slack C Marshall 1952 1956 88 1,916
Ed Conlin F Fordham 1951 1955 102 1,884
Robert Parish * C Centenary 1972 1976 108 1,820
Dickie Hemric F/C Wake Forest 1951 1955 104 1,802
Paul Silas C Creighton 1961 1964 81 1,751
Art Quimby C Connecticut 1951 1955 80 1,716
Jerry Harper F/C Alabama 1952 1956 93 1,688
Jeff Cohen F/C William & Mary 1957 1961 103 1,679
Steve Hamilton F/C Morehead State 1954 1958 102 1,675
Kenneth Faried F/C Morehead State ( 2 ) 2007 2011 136 1,673
Charlie Tyra F Louisville 1953 1957 95 1,617
Bill Russell * C San Francisco 1953 1956 79 1,606
Elvin Hayes * C Houston 1965 1968 93 1,602
Marvin Barnes F Providence 1971 1974 89 1,592
Tim Duncan C Wake Forest ( 2 ) 1993 1997 128 1,570
Ronnie Shavlik F/C NC State 1953 1956 93 1,567
Elgin Baylor * F Albertson / Seattle 1955 1958 80 1,559
Ernie Beck F Penn 1950 1953 82 1,557
Rebounding leaders -- All-time
Bill Russell grabbed 1,606 rebounds . Elvin Hayes grabbed 1,602 rebounds . Malik Rose grabbed 1,514 rebounds .
In basketball, a rebound is the act of gaining possession of the ball after a missed field goal or free throw. The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I's top 25 highest rebounders in men's basketball history are listed below. 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 spring 1973, colleges were classified as either NCAA University Division (Major College) or NCAA College Division (Small College). College basketball's all-time leading rebounder is Tom Gola of La Salle. He recorded 2,201 rebounds (while also amassing 2,462 points) between 1951-52 and 1954-55. Gola is also one of seven players in the top 25 who have been enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The others are Bill Russell, Elvin Hayes, Elgin Baylor, Dave DeBusschere, Wes Unseld and Ralph Sampson. Robert Parish of Centenary, also a Hall of Famer, grabbed 1,820 rebounds which would have placed him fifth all-time. However, due to sanctions related to Parish's recruitment, the NCAA omitted all Centenary games and statistics from its official records starting with his freshman year of 1972-73 and continuing through the 1977-78 season, two years after Parish's graduation. Three teams (Louisville, Wake Forest and Morehead State) each have two players in the top 25 all-time rebounding list.