Back مراكز كرة سلة Arabic Basketbol mövqeləri Azerbaijani Пазыцыі ў баскетболе BE-X-OLD Позиции в баскетбола Bulgarian Posicions del bàsquet Catalan Позицеш баскетболехь CE Θέσεις καλαθοσφαίρισης Greek Posiciones del baloncesto Spanish پستهای بسکتبال Persian Koripallon pelipaikat Finnish
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- 1–Point guard
- 2–Shooting guard
- 3–Small forward
- 4–Power forward
- 5–Center
In basketball, there are five players on the court per team, each assigned to positions. From a strategic point of view, these players have been assigned to positions defined by the role they play. Players are split into 3 main categories: guard, forward, and center, with the standard team featuring two guards, two forwards, and a center. Over time, as more specialized roles developed, each of the guards and forwards came to be differentiated. Today each of the five positions is known by a unique name and number: point guard (PG) or 1, the shooting guard (SG) or 2, the small forward (SF) or 3, the power forward (PF) or 4, and the center (C) or 5 "post position".