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There are 3 positions for Basketball. There are 2 guards (Point Guard and Shooting Guard), 2 forwards( Small Forward and Power Forward), and 1 center. There is 5 people on each team on the court at a time.

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point guard -1

shooting guard-2

small forward-3

power forward- 4

center-5

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