Rebounding Records

Most Rebounds

Career1,511Ralph Sampson1980-83
Season386Ralph Sampson1982-83
Sr.386Ralph Sampson1982-83
Jr.366Ralph Sampson1981-82
Soph.378Ralph Sampson1980-81
Fr.381Ralph Sampson1979-80
Game25Bob Mortellvs. Washington & Lee Feb. 27, 1960
Sr.25Bob Mortellvs. Washington & Lee Feb. 27, 1960
Jr.22Norm Carmichaelvs. Richmond Jan. 3, 1968
Soph.19Ralph Sampsonvs. Virginia Tech Jan. 3, 1981
Fr.22Ralph Sampsonvs. Old Dominion Dec. 29, 1979

Highest Rebounding Avg.

Career11.4Ralph Sampson1980-83
Season14.6Bob Mortell1959-60
Sr.14.6Bob Mortell1959-60
Jr.12.0Norm Carmichael1967-68
Soph.11.5Ralph Sampson1980-81
Fr.11.2Ralph Sampson1979-80

Most Offensive Rebounds*

Career381Travis Watson2000-03
Season121Bryant Stith1988-89
Game10Matt Blundin vs. ClemsonJan. 9, 1990
Bryant Stith vs. Georgia TechMarch 13, 1992
Travis Watson vs. MarylandJan. 31, 2002
Mike Scott vs. VMINov. 16, 2008
*Offensive rebounds were not kept before the 1986-87 season.

Career Rebounding Leaders

PlayerSeasonRebounds
1. Ralph Sampson1980-831,511
2. Travis Watson2000-031,115
3. Junior Burrough1992-95929
4. Bryant Stith1989-92859
5. Steve Castellan1976-79799
6. Ted Jeffries1990-93787
7. Chris Williams1999-02786
8. Norman Nolan1995-98765
9. Scott McCandlish1970-72761
10. Marc Iavaroni1975-78718

Career Rebounding Average Leaders

PlayerSeasonG-RebsAvg.
1.Ralph Sampson1980-83132-1,51111.4
2.Herb Busch1957-5958-5569.6
Scott McCandlish1970-7279-7619.6
4.Travis Watson2000-03119-1,1159.4
5.Gus Gerard1973-7452-4819.3
6.Norm Carmichael1967-6970-6228.9
7.Mike Wilkes1968-69,7158-5078.7
8.Gene Engel1961-6373-6128.4
9.Bob Mortell1958-6072-6008.3
10.Chip Conner1962-6468-5518.1

Season Rebounding Leaders

Player
SeasonRebounds
1.Ralph Sampson1982-83386
2.Ralph Sampson1979-80381
3.Ralph Sampson1980-81378
4.Ralph Sampson1981-82366
5.Bob Mortell1959-60350
6.Travis Watson2002-03321
7.Norm Carmichael1967-68300
8.Junior Burrough1994-95295
9.Bill Gerry1969-70277
10.Mike Wilkes1967-68276
Norman Nolan1997-98276

Season Rebounding Average Leaders

PlayerSeasonG-RebsAvg.
1.Bob Mortell1959-6024-35014.6
2.Norm Carmichael1967-6825-30012.0
3.Ralph Sampson1982-8333-38611.7
4.Ralph Sampson1980-8133-37811.5
5.Ralph Sampson1981-8232-36611.4
6.John Gidding1968-6924-26811.2
Ralph Sampson1979-8034-38111.2
8.Bill Gerry1969-7025-27711.1
9.Mike Wilkes1967-6825-27611.0
10.Travis Watson2002-0331-32110.4

Single Game Rebound Leaders

NameOpponentDateRebounds
1.Bob MortellWashington & LeeFeb. 27, 196025
2.Bob MortellVMIJan. 6, 196024
3.Gene EngelVMIDec. 30, 196023
4.Bob MortellSouth CarolinaFeb. 5, 196022
Norm CarmichaelRichmondJan. 3, 196822
John GiddingGeorge WashingtonDec. 7, 196822
Ralph SampsonOld DominionDec. 29, 197922
8. Ralph SampsonVirginia TechJan. 14, 198021
Ralph SampsonVirginia TechFeb. 6, 198221
Ralph SampsonAlabama-BirminghamMarch 18, 198221
Ralph SampsonN.C. StateJan. 12, 198321

Rebound Leaders By Season

YearPlayer Rebounds
1953-54Charles Gamble192
1954-55Jerry Cooper215
1955-56Austin Pearre197
1956-57Jerry Cooper168
1957-58Herb Busch232
1958-59Herb Busch227
1959-60Bob Mortell (led ACC)350
1960-61Gene Engel242
1961-62Chip Conner212
1962-63Mac Caldwell206
1963-64Mac Caldwell193
1964-65Mac Caldwell155
1965-66John Naponick140
1966-67Buddy Reams223
1967-68Norm Carmichael 300
1968-69John Gidding268
1969-70Bill Gerry277
1970-71Scott McCandlish258
1971-72Scott McCandlish264
1972-73Gus Gerard206
1973-74Gus Gerard275
1974-75Marc Iavaroni198
1975-76Wally Walker203
1976-77Steve Castellan219
1977-78Steve Castellan221
1978-79Steve Castellan207
1979-80Ralph Sampson (led ACC)381
1980-81Ralph Sampson378
1981-82Ralph Sampson (led ACC)366
1982-83Ralph Sampson (led ACC)386
1983-84Kenton Edelin185
1984-85Olden Polynice243
1985-86Olden Polynice240
1986-87Andrew Kennedy232
1987-88Bill Batts198
1988-89Brent Dabbs240
1989-90Kenny Turner224
1990-91Kenny Turner245
1991-92Ted Jeffries234
1992-93Ted Jeffries248
1993-94Junior Burrough218
1994-95Junior Burrough295
1995-96Norman Nolan189
1996-97Norman Nolan228
1997-98Norman Nolan276
1998-99Chris Williams226
1999-00Travis Watson258
2000-01Travis Watson264
2001-02Travis Watson (led ACC)272
2002-03Travis Watson (led ACC)321
2003-04Elton Brown195
2004-05Elton Brown236
2005-06Jason Cain229
2006-07Jason Cain202
2007-08Adrian Joseph189
2008-09Mike Scott208
2009-10Mike Scott201
2010-11Assane Sene171
2011-12Mike Scott265

20-Rebound Games

NameCareer 20-reb Games
1. Ralph Sampson (1980-83)7
2. Bob Mortell (1958-60)4
3. Herb Busch (1957-59)2

15-Rebound Games

Ralph Sampson (27)
22 vs. Old Dominion12/29/79
21 vs. Virginia Tech1/14/80
21 vs. Virginia Tech2/6/82
21 vs. UAB3/18/82
21 vs. N.C. State1/12/83
20 vs. Pennsylvania1/16/80
20 vs. Wake Forest2/24/82
19 vs. Virginia Tech1/3/81
19 vs. North Carolina1/9/82
18 vs. Clemson2/28/80
18 vs. Wagner2/5/81
17 vs. Duke12/12/80
17 vs. Utah12/19/82
17 vs. Chaminade12/23/82
16 vs. Ohio State1/25/81
16 vs. George Mason11/29/81
16 vs. BYU-Hawaii12/21/81
16 vs. Georgetown12/11/82
16 vs. George Washington1/26/83
16 vs. N.C. State2/27/83
15 vs. UNLV3/17/80
15 vs. Minnesota3/19/80
15 vs. Baltimore12/22/80
15 vs. George Washington1/21/81
15 vs. Wake Forest1/28/81
15 vs. Old Dominion12/30/82
15 vs. Maryland1/8/83
 
Travis Watson (12)
20 vs. Wofford1/2/03
17 vs. Wake Forest1/15/02
16 vs. Duke1/5/00
16 vs. UMBC12/23/00
16 vs. Florida State1/29/03
15 vs. N.C. State1/12/00
15 vs. Rutgers12/23/01
15 vs. Florida State1/20/02
15 vs. Liberty12/30/02
15 vs. North Carolina2/12/03
15 vs. Georgia Tech3/5/03
15 vs. Maryland3/9/03
 
Bob Mortell (10)
25 vs. Washington & Lee2/27/60
24 vs. VMI1/6/60
22 vs. South Carolina2/5/60
20 vs.Washington & Lee1/13/59
19 vs. South Carolina1/9/60
18 vs. VMI2/12/59
18 vs. Clemson2/6/60
15 vs. Richmond12/5/59
15 vs. N.C. State1/5/60
15 vs. Navy2/20/60
 
Mike Wilkes (9)
19 vs. Duke2/1/68
17 vs. Virginia Tech1/6/68
17 vs. Pittsburgh2/17/68
17 vs. Maryland2/28/68
16 vs. Navy2/3/68
16 vs. South Carolina12/14/68
16 vs. Richmond12/20/68
15 vs. South Carolina3/7/68
15 vs. Clemson1/11/69
 
Scott McCandlish (8)
17 vs. Washington & Lee12/1/71
16 vs. Wake Forest3/9/72
15 vs. William & Mary12/20/69
15 vs. Virginia Tech1/7/70
15 vs. N.C. State2/7/70
15 vs. North Carolina3/5/70
15 vs. Navy12/9/70
15 vs. Wake Forest1/3/72
 
Herb Busch (6)
20 vs. Clemson2/14/58
20 vs. South Carolina2/28/59
17 vs. Maryland3/7/57
17 vs. Clemson2/14/59
16 vs. Maryland2/12/57
15 vs. North Carolina2/25/59
 
Norm Carmichael (6)
22 vs. Richmond1/3/68
16 vs. NYU12/16/67
15 vs. Yale12/18/67
15 vs. Pittsburgh2/17/68
15 vs. Maryland2/28/68
15 vs. Wake Forest3/1/69

Other 15-Rebounders:
(5): Mike Scott
(4):Gene Engel, Bill Gerry
(3): Jason Cain, Gus Gerard, John Gidding, Marc Iavaroni, Norman Nolan, John Siewers
(2): Yuri Barnes, Junior Burrough, Mac Caldwell, Chip Conner, Otis Fulton, Ted Jeffries, Rich Katstra, Bryant Stith, Wally Walker
(1): Bill Batts, Matt Blundin, Elton Brown, Chip Case, Steve Castellan, Adam Hall, John Hill, Adrian Joseph, Mike Katos, Mel Kennedy, J.C. Mathis, John Naponick, Olden Polynice, Craig Robinson, Jerry Sanders, John Schroeder, Assane Sene, Kenny Turner, Chris Williams, Jason Williford