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Men's Basketball Records - Rebounding

Last updated following the 2021 season

Rebounds – Game
1. 24 Skip Thoren at UCLA (12/28/1963)
2. 23 Nick Weatherspoon vs. Michigan (3/2/1971)
3. 22 Nick Weatherspoon vs. DePauw (12/2/1972)
22 Deon Flessner vs. Georgia Tech (12/30/1966)
22 Skip Thoren at Villanova (12/29/1964)
22 Skip Thoren at Kentucky (12/19/1964)
7. 21 Rich Jones at Northwestern (3/7/1966)
21 Skip Thoren vs. Indiana (1/4/1965)
21 Bill Burwell at Wisconsin (2/19/1962)
21 Dave Downey vs. Creighton (12/12/1961)

Rebounds – Season, Total
1. 349 Skip Thoren (1965)
2. 331 Skip Thoren (1964)
3. 330 Mike Davis (2010)
4. 310 Eddie Johnson (1980)
5. 303 Ken Norman (1987)
6. 300 James Augustine (2006)
7. 295 James Augustine (2005)
295 Nick Weatherspoon (1973)
9. 293 Kofi Cockburn (2021)
10. 285 Nick Anderson (1989)
285 Don Freeman (1966)

Rebounds – Season, Average
1. 14.5 Skip Thoren (1965)
2. 13.8 Skip Thoren (1964)
3. 12.3 Nick Weatherspoon (1973)
4. 12.2 Dave Downey (1962)
5. 11.9 Don Freeman (1966)
6. 11.6 Bill Burwell (1962)
7. 11.1 Dave Downey (1961)
8. 11.0 Rich Jones (1966)
9. 10.9 Nick Weatherspoon (1972)
10.9 Dave Scholz (1967)

Rebounds – Career, Total
1. 1,023 James Augustine (2003-06)
2. 909 Mike Davis (2008-11)
3. 853 Efrem Winters (1983-86)
4. 846 Deon Thomas (1991-94)
5. 831 Eddie Johnson (1978-81)
6. 830 Skip Thoren (1963-65)
7. 815 Brian Cook (2000-02)
8. 803 Nick Weatherspoon (1971-73)
9. 790 Dave Downey (1961-63)
10. 742 Don Freeman (1964-66)

Rebounds – Career, Average
1. 11.3 Nick Weatherspoon (1971-73)
2. 11.2 Skip Thoren (1963-65)
3. 11.0 Dave Downey (1961-63)
4. 10.3 Don Freeman (1964-66)
5. 9.7 Dave Scholz (1967-69)
6. 9.6 Bill Burwell (1961-63)
7. 9.1 Kofi Cockburn (2020-)
8. 8.7 John Wessels (1959-61)
9. 8.3 Nick Conner (1971-73)
8.3 Greg Jackson (1969-71)

Freshman Rebounds – Game
1. 17 Kofi Cockburn vs. Rutgers (1/11/2020)
17 Kofi Cockburn vs. Citadel (11/20/2019)
3. 16 Michael Finke at Minnesota (1/23/2016)
16 Damir Krupalija at Indiana (1/3/1999)
16 Deon Thomas at Memphis (12/29/1990)
6. 15 Kofi Cockburn at Purdue (1/21/2020)
7. 14 Kofi Cockburn at Northwestern (2/27/2020)
14 Kofi Cockburn vs. Hawaii (11/18/2019)
14 Kofi Cockburn at Grand Canyon (11/8/2019)
14 Levi Cobb at Michigan State (1/20/1977)

Freshman Rebounds – Season, Total
1. 272 Kofi Cockburn (2020)
2. 213 Efrem Winters (1983)
3. 203 Deon Thomas (1991)
4. 192 Levi Cobb (1977)
5. 186 James Augustine (2003)
6. 173 Giorgi Bezhanishvili (2019)
7. 163 Mark Smith (1978)
8. 156 Jereme Richmond (2011)
9. 143 Brian Cook (2000)
10. 141 Leron Black (2015)

Freshman Rebounds – Season, Average
1. 8.8 Kofi Cockburn (2020)
2. 6.9 Efrem Winters (1983)
3. 6.8 Deon Thomas (1991)
4. 6.4 Levi Cobb (1977)
5. 6.0 Mark Smith (1978)
6. 5.8 James Augustine (2003)
7. 5.5 Damir Krupalija (1999)
8. 5.2 Giorgi Bezhanishvili (2019)
9. 5.0 Jereme Richmond (2011)
10. 4.9 Neil Bresnahan (1977)