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Dave Gardner (basketball)
Dave Gardner (born 1 February 1964) is a British former basketball player who played for the Chester Jets and Manchester Giants of the British Basketball League. Gardner also played 59 games for England men's national basketball team, England. at Britball.com In honour of Gardner's services to his 'hometown' club, the Chester Jets retired his number 11 jersey in 2002. References 1964 births Living people English men's basketball players Cheshire Jets players Centers (basketball) {{UK-basketball-bio-stub ...[...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] |
