__NOTOC__ In basketball, a rebound is the act of gaining possession of the ball after a missed field goal or free throw. The top 25 players in career rebounds in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I women's basketball history are listed below. While the NCAA's current three-division format has been in place since the 1973–74 season, the organization did not sponsor women's sports until the 1981–82 school year; before that time, women's college sports were governed by the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). The NCAA has officially recorded rebounding statistics since it first sponsored women's basketball.
To be listed in the NCAA record book, a player must have been active in at least three seasons during the era in which the NCAA governed women's sports—although for those players who qualify for inclusion in the record book, AIAW statistics are included.
The all-time leading rebounder in Division I history is Courtney Paris of Oklahoma, who recorded 2,034 rebounds from 2005–06 to 2008–09, making her the only D-I women's player to date to surpass the 2,000-rebound mark.
The only player on this list to be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is Cheryl Miller; Sylvia Fowles will officially enter the Hall on September 6, 2025.
Two listed players competed in college basketball for more than the standard four seasons. Lauren Gustin and Elizabeth Kitley both played from 2019–20 to 2023–24, benefiting from the NCAA's blanket waiver that did not count the 2020–21 season, heavily impacted by the public response to COVID-19, against the athletic eligibility of any basketball player. Gustin played her first college season at Salt Lake Community College before transferring to BYU, while Kitley played her entire college career at Virginia Tech.
Four players among the top 25 played at more than one NCAA Division I school: Aneesah Morrow at DePaul and LSU, Ruvanna Campbell at La Salle and UIC, Tracy Claxton at Kansas and Old Dominion, and Angel Reese at Maryland and LSU.
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Pos.GFCRef. Position Guard Forward Center References
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Team (X) Denotes the number of times a player from that team appears on the list
Top 25 career rebounding leaders Current through the end of the 2024–25 season.
Player Pos. Team(s) Careerstart Careerend Gamesplayed Rebounds RPG Ref. C Oklahoma 2005 2009 137 2,034 C Drake 1982 1986 117 1,815 F DePaul / LSU 2021 2025 139 1,714 F Oregon 2009 2013 120 1,712 F BYU 2020 2024 119 1,693 F Mississippi Valley State 1985 1989 110 1,662 F Iona 2012 2016 130 1,590 * C LSU (2) 2004 2008 144 1,570 F Stanford 2010 2014 145 1,567 F Robert Morris 2010 2014 124 1,563 C Xavier 2004 2008 131 1,552 * F USC 1982 1986 128 1,534 F Tennessee Tech 1983 1987 120 1,532 F Central Michigan 2015 2019 133 1,526 F Temple 1980 1984 117 1,519 F La Salle / UIC 2011 2016 125 1,506 C Virginia Tech 2019 2024 151 1,506 C Mississippi State 2015 2019 149 1,502 F/C South Carolina 2019 2023 138 1,493 F West Virginia 1981 1985 117 1,484 C Iowa 2015 2019 135 1,460 C Hawaii 1986 1990 118 1,434 F Kansas / Old Dominion 1980 1985 118 1,434 F Maryland / LSU (3) 2020 2024 118 1,426 C Cal State Northridge 2015 2019 125 1,425
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