What does C mean in basketball?
C is a center in basketball. The tallest player on the floor, working at the rim at both ends.
What a center looks like
88 centers are on NBA rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 11" and 250 lb.
- On rosters
- 88
- Median height
- 6' 11"
- Median weight
- 250 lb
- Median age
- 26
The job has moved out: a modern centre who cannot shoot a three or switch onto a guard loses his minutes in a playoff series, which is why the position’s rebounding lead over forwards has shrunk.
Rebounds at the position, 2025-26
The median center with a figure at all posted 321.5 rebounds. These five led the position.
- 1Donovan ClinganPOR892
- 2Karl-Anthony TownsNY889
- 3Rudy GobertMIN872
- 4Nikola JokicDEN836
- 5Jalen DurenDET737
The rest of the NBA roster
- G guard
- F forward
- PF power forward
- Every stat term