Point Guard- Usually the top of the key, the best ball handler and passer
Shooting Guard- Like a point guard on defense, good ball handler and best shooter
Small Forward- Like a Shooting Guard on offense and a Power Forward on defense
Power Forward- Big guy, gets rebounds underneath, pretty effective scorer
Center- Biggest guy, best rebounder
Womens basketball has the same positions and rules as mens basketball. Guard, forward, center etc..
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Positions are not based solely on height, but generally the tallest player is used as a guard.
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The three basketball positions normally employed by organized basketball teams are the guards, forwards, and the center. More specifically, they can be classified into the five positions: point guard (PG), shooting guard (SG), small forward (SF), power forward (PF), and center (C). The rules of basketball do not mandate them, and in informal games they are sometimes not used.
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center/forward - it stands for two positions
players game positions
2 Guards, 2 Forwards, 1 Center
Basketball is played with 5 men on each side. Usually there are 2 guards, 2 forwards, and one center. The two guards are called the point guard (called the 1) and the shooting guard (called the 2). The two forwards are called the small forward (called the 3) and the power forward (called the 4). The center is known as the 5.
The name of the content basketball before it was called basketball is Soccer ball