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
91 centers are on NBA rosters right now, and the median one is 6' 11" and 250 lb.
- On rosters
- 91
- 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, 2026-27
The median center with a figure at all posted 31.5 rebounds. These five led the position.
- 1Karl-Anthony TownsNY109
- 2Rudy GobertMIN95
- 3Walker KesslerLAL92
- 4Isaiah HartensteinOKC81
- 5Naz ReidCHA75