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Carl Engström (basketball)
Carl Engström (born September 26, 1991) is a Swedish professional basketball player. College statistics External links Eurobasket.com profileRealGM profile 1991 births Living people Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball players BC Nevėžis players Centers (basketball) Korvpalli Meistriliiga players People from Ystad Palencia Baloncesto players Södertälje Kings players Swedish men's basketball players Swedish expatriate basketball people in Estonia Swedish expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Swedish expatriate basketball people in Saudi Arabia Swedish expatriate basketball people in Spain Swedish expatriate basketball people in the United States University of Tartu basketball team players Uppsala Basket players SK ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center (basketball)
The center (C), or the centre, also known as the five or the pivot, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. In the NBA, the center is typically close to tall. They traditionally play close to the basket in the low post. Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal from high-percentage close attempts on defense, while scoring and rebounding with high efficiency on offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers. With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 1979–80 NBA season, 1979–80 season, however, NBA basketball gradually became more perimeter-oriented and saw the importance of the center position diminished. The most recent center to win an NBA Most Valuable Player Award was Nikola Jokić, win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
