I just did a quick search of the top 3 rebounders per 40 minutes over the past 20 seasons, including this year, limiting the players to those who played a 'significant' amount of time. Obviously, a bit subjective but I tried to include only those who were starters or at least part of the regular rotation, and left out those anomalous players who averaged 15+ rebounds per 40 minutes, but only played a few minutes in a few blowout games.
Granted, this goes from Alford to Lickliter to McCaffery with all their different styles as further caveats (e.g., more possessions with Fran, fewer with Lickliter). It's far from perfect, but I thought it gave a pretty decent representation of Rebraca (thus far) compared to others over the past couple decades. Now, how will he do as the full conference season progresses, we shall see.
An aside, it brings back a lot of memories of some of these players.
year | name | per 40 | per game |
2021-22 | Rebraca | 12.5 | 6.4 |
| Ke. Murrary | 12.0 | 8.0 |
| Kr. Murray | 12.0 | 5.6 |
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2020-21 | Nunge | 13.4 | 5.3 |
| Ke. Murray | 11.3 | 5.1 |
| Garza | 11.1 | 8.7 |
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2019-20 | Garza | 12.3 | 9.8 |
| Pemsl | 10.0 | 3.2 |
| Kriener | 9.0 | 4.1 |
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2018-19 | Cook | 9.9 | 7.6 |
| N. Baer | 9.7 | 4.6 |
| Garza | 7.6 | 4.5 |
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2017-18 | Garza | 11.8 | 6.4 |
| Pemsl | 11.0 | 4.5 |
| Cook | 9.7 | 6.8 |
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2016-17 | Pemsl | 10.3 | 5.0 |
| N. Baer | 9.8 | 5.8 |
| Cook | 8.6 | 5.3 |
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2015-16 | Woodbury | 13.1 | 8.3 |
| Uthoff | 8.2 | 6.3 |
| Uhl | 8.0 | 3.6 |
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2014-15 | Olaseni | 10.3 | 4.8 |
| Woodbury | 10.1 | 5.2 |
| White | 9.3 | 7.3 |
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2013-14 | Basabe | 12.8 | 5.7 |
| Olaseni | 11.8 | 4.9 |
| Uthoff | 10.1 | 4.6 |
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2012-13 | Woodbury | 11.5 | 4.8 |
| Basabe | 10.9 | 5.1 |
| Olaseni | 9.7 | 2.6 |
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2011-12 | Basabe | 9.6 | 4.8 |
| White | 9.5 | 5.7 |
| McCabe | 8.6 | 4.6 |
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2010-13 | Basabe | 11.1 | 6.8 |
| Cole | 10.0 | 6.3 |
| Brommer | 7.6 | 2.4 |
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2009-10 | Fuller | 10.1 | 6.2 |
| Cole | 8.3 | 5.2 |
| Cougill | 8.0 | 3.0 |
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2008-09 | Tate | 10.4 | 5.7 |
| Cole | 6.8 | 3.0 |
| Fuller | 6.2 | 2.7 |
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2007-08 | Looby | 10.1 | 4.6 |
| Tate | 9.4 | 5.4 |
| Gorney | 8.1 | 5.2 |
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2006-07 | Looby | 10.0 | 4.6 |
| Tate | 8.9 | 4.4 |
| Gorney | 7.7 | 3.8 |
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2005-06 | Brunner | 11.6 | 9.2 |
| Thomas | 10.5 | 4.6 |
| Hansen | 8.2 | 4.0 |
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2004-05 | Thomas | 11.9 | 4.8 |
| Brunner | 10.5 | 8.3 |
| Pierce | 6.1 | 5.2 |
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2003-04 | Reiner | 12.2 | 7.2 |
| Brunner | 11.4 | 8.2 |
| Sonderleiter | 10.2 | 4.4 |
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2002-03 | Reiner | 12.2 | 8.3 |
| Brunner | 8.6 | 5.2 |
| Sonderleiter | 7.5 | 4.0 |
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2001-02 | Evans | 13.1 | 11.1 |
| Worley | 8.1 | 4.1 |
| Reiner | 7.2 | 2.5 |