Basketball Lineup Sheet

Plan the five on the floor for every quarter on one page, by pen or by keyboard.

Lineup: ______________ vs ______________ Date: ________

4 quarters

4 quarters: a row for each player.
PlayerQ1Q2Q3Q4

This sheet has no totals: it is a record to fill in.

Notes

Five boxes filled in every column
Five players are on the court at a time. Read down a column and count five entries; an empty box is the bench.
Write a position, or just a mark
PG, SG, SF, PF or C, or the numbers 1 to 5 in the same order. An X says only that the player is on the floor.
Read along a line for playing time
The filled boxes on a player’s line are the quarters that player is in.
Anyone can sit and come back
Substitutions are unlimited and are made while play is stopped, so a quarter on the bench does not end a player’s game.

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How it works

This basketball lineup sheet lists 12 players down the side, with a box beside each name for every one of the four quarters. Mark the five who play each quarter, then print it for the bench.

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A basketball starting lineup template

Starting five is the card for the opening tip: a row for each position from point guard to center, with a jersey box and a player box, and seven bench lines under them.

  • Fill in the fourth quarter first: it is the five you want on the floor at the end.
  • Use a pencil. One late arrival changes every column.

Questions and answers

Are these basketball lineup sheets free to print?

Yes. Each of the three sheets prints on one page, blank or with what you typed, and the print window can save it as a PDF. Nothing you type is sent.

What are the five positions in a basketball lineup?

Point guard (PG), shooting guard (SG), small forward (SF), power forward (PF) and center (C), also numbered 1 to 5. A standard lineup is two guards, two forwards and a center.

Does the sheet work out the rotation?

No. It is the sheet a coach fills in by hand. The basketball lineup maker takes a typed list of players and shares the quarters and the bench turns out evenly.

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All 19 rows, columns and notes

Period boxes 6

  • 1st half On the two-halves sheet: the five who start.
  • 1st quarter The five who start the game. Write a position, a mark for on the floor, or leave the box empty for the bench.
  • 2nd half On the two-halves sheet: the five who open the second half.
  • 2nd quarter The five who play up to half-time.
  • 3rd quarter The five who come out after half-time, when the teams swap baskets.
  • 4th quarter The five who finish the game.

Starting five rows 6

  • Bench Seven lines under the starters for the rest of the team, in the order you would send them in.
  • C Center, the 5.
  • PF Power forward, the 4, the second of the two forwards.
  • PG Point guard, the 1. The five rows run in number order, from the 1 down to the 5.
  • SF Small forward, the 3.
  • SG Shooting guard, the 2: with the point guard, the two guards of a standard lineup.
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How to fill in the sheet 7

  • Anyone can sit and come back Substitutions are unlimited and are made while play is stopped, so a quarter on the bench does not end a player’s game.
  • Bench 1 is the sixth man The reserve who comes off the bench first and most often is called the sixth man, and may play as much as a starter.
  • Five boxes filled in every column Five players are on the court at a time. Read down a column and count five entries; an empty box is the bench.
  • Give the scorer a copy Every player has to be recorded in the scorebook. One who is left out can cost the team a technical foul.
  • Halves for a game without quarters College men’s games are played in two halves. Where your league does the same, plan the five who open each half.
  • Read along a line for playing time The filled boxes on a player’s line are the quarters that player is in.
  • Write a position, or just a mark PG, SG, SF, PF or C, or the numbers 1 to 5 in the same order. An X says only that the player is on the floor.

How this list was compiled: The layout is our own work: one line a player and a box for each quarter or each half, and a card of the five starters with the bench under them. Checked on 2026-10-07: five players a side on the court, unlimited substitutions made when play is stopped, games of four quarters and college men's games of two halves, teams exchanging baskets for the second half, the jersey number unique within a team, and the technical foul for a player not properly recorded in the scorebook (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball); the five positions, their letters PG, SG, SF, PF and C and their numbers 1 to 5 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_positions, last edited 3 October 2026); the sixth man (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixth_man, last edited 24 February 2025). No playing-time rule, foul limit or period length is stated: they differ by league and none was checked. No league, team or player is named. Licence: The layout, the choice of columns and the notes are own work. The position names and the facts about the game follow the English Wikipedia articles named in source (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), restated in our own words.