REB

Sports abbreviation · Basketball

REB
Stands forRebounds
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REB stands for Rebounds, a basketball abbreviation.

Number of missed shots a player or team recovers, combining offensive and defensive rebounds. Rebounding margin is a key team stat in close games.

Example: The center finished with 22 points and 15 REB.

Usage notes

Wilt Chamberlain grabbed 55 rebounds in a game in 1960, the NBA record, and holds the career mark with 23,924. A "double-double" is reaching ten or more in two categories, most often points and rebounds. Also abbreviated TRB (total rebounds) on Basketball-Reference.

More basketball abbreviations

  • PER – Player efficiency rating
  • PF – Personal foul (basketball)
  • PG – Point guard
  • PnR – Pick-and-roll
  • PPG – Points per game
  • PTS – Points (basketball)
  • ROY – Rookie of the Year
  • RPG – Rebounds per game
  • SF – Small forward
  • SG – Shooting guard
  • SPG – Steals per game
  • STL – Steals

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