What are the positions in basket ball?

Answer 1

Fowards: stand down low on the blocks. Their job is to get rebounds and defend the basket.

Center: stand in the center of the paint on defense and usually on a block on offense. They have the same job as fowards

Guards: The stand on the wings or elbows. On defense the guard the people on the other team. On offense they are usually the ball handlers: they can either take a jump shot, penetrate to the basket, or pass it to the fowards or center for a lay up.

Answer 2

Point Guard are for usually smaller players that pass well Shooting Guards are for guys that tend to shoot well Small Forwards are bigger than Guards usually that defend and score Power Forwards are guys that defend,block,and rebound and Centers are the biggest guys on the court that can get i the paint real well

Answer 3

The starting positions in Basketball are Point Guard (aka The 1), Shooting Guard (the 2), Small Forward (the 3), Power Forward (the 4) and Center (the 5).

Answer 4

1 - Point Guard 2 - Shooting Guard 3 - Small Forward 4 - Power Forward 5 - Center

Answer 5

There is a Point Guard(shortend PG) a Shooting Guard(shortend SG) Small Forward(shortend SF) Power Forward(shortend PF) and a Center(shortend C)

Answer 6

1. Point guard 2. Shooting guard
3. Small forward
4. Power forward
5. Center

Answer 7

it matters the way your playing it but if you do the most popular way its point guard, 2 wings, the center person and some who plays on the box.