Basketball Roster Template With a Tryout List

Q: Can I print the roster blank and write on it?

Yes. Print blank sheet prints the open sheet with every box empty: the numbered lines, the headings and the position notes. Names typed in the boxes are left out; a heading you renamed stays. Nothing downloads, so to keep a file pick Save as PDF where your browser asks for a printer.

Fifteen printable roster lines with jersey, name, position, height and grade boxes, plus a 20 line tryout list with notes.

Basketball Roster: ________________ Season: __________

Team roster: 15 players

Players

Team roster: 15 players: columns for Jersey, Name, Position, Height and Grade.

Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4
Player 5
Player 6
Player 7
Player 8
Player 9
Player 10
Player 11
Player 12
Player 13
Player 14
Player 15

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

Notes

Jersey is the shirt number, not the line number: Player 1 to Player 15 only count the lines. List the squad in jersey order, or starters first.
PG: point guard, the 1: Typically the team's best ball handler and passer, and often its shortest player.
SG: shooting guard, the 2: Also called the off guard. The shooting guard and the small forward are the two wings.
SF: small forward, the 3: The other wing, and usually counted the most versatile of the five positions.
PF: power forward, the 4: Plays a role close to the center's. One who steps out to shoot three-pointers is called a stretch four.
C: center, the 5: Other names: the pivot, the big. Usually plays near the basket, in the low post.
Between two positions? Write both: A combo guard plays both guard spots: write PG/SG. A small forward who runs the offense is a point forward: write SF/PG.
G, F or C is enough for a young team: The five positions are three types: guard, forward and center. A standard line-up is two guards, two forwards and a center.
Type over a heading to suit your team: Grade can become Age or Shirt size. A renamed heading prints on the blank sheet too.
Long names? Remove a column before you print: The × on a heading takes that column off, and the boxes left print wider. Both prints follow the columns on screen.

Kept in this browser only. Clear sheet keeps a copy for Undo, so use a private window on a shared computer.

Next step No team name yet? Draw one Roster done? Schedule the season as a round robin

All 16 rows and notes

Roster and tryout lines 2

No. Twenty numbered lines on the Tryout list. The line number is the tryout number a player wears, so an evaluator can write about No. 7 without knowing a name. The boxes hold name, grade, position and the coaches' notes.
Player Fifteen numbered lines on the Team roster sheet, one player on each, with boxes for jersey number, name, position, height and grade. The line number only counts the lines. Smaller squad? Leave the last lines empty.

Position codes 5

C: center, the 5 Other names: the pivot, the big. Usually plays near the basket, in the low post.
PF: power forward, the 4 Plays a role close to the center's. One who steps out to shoot three-pointers is called a stretch four.
PG: point guard, the 1 Typically the team's best ball handler and passer, and often its shortest player.
SF: small forward, the 3 The other wing, and usually counted the most versatile of the five positions.
SG: shooting guard, the 2 Also called the off guard. The shooting guard and the small forward are the two wings.

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How to fill in the sheets 9

Between two positions? Write both A combo guard plays both guard spots: write PG/SG. A small forward who runs the offense is a point forward: write SF/PG.
G, F or C is enough for a young team The five positions are three types: guard, forward and center. A standard line-up is two guards, two forwards and a center.
Jersey is the shirt number, not the line number Player 1 to Player 15 only count the lines. List the squad in jersey order, or starters first.
Keep this sheet off the wall Notes on a tryout are for the coaches' eyes. When the squad is picked, post a clean list of names or numbers instead.
Long names? Remove a column before you print The × on a heading takes that column off, and the boxes left print wider. Both prints follow the columns on screen.
More than 20 at the tryout? Add lines Add No. 21, under the last line, adds one a press. Hand out the numbers in the order players arrive.
No. is the tryout number on the player's shirt Pin or tape the same number on each player. Evaluators then mark a number, and the names stay at the desk.
Position: PG, SG, SF, PF or C Point guard, shooting guard, small forward, power forward, center. G, F or C is enough for a young age group.
Type over a heading to suit your team Grade can become Age or Shirt size. A renamed heading prints on the blank sheet too.

How this list was compiled: The layout is our own work: a team roster of 15 numbered lines with Jersey, Name, Position, Height and Grade boxes, and a tryout list of 20 numbered lines with Name, Grade, Position and Notes boxes, where the line number is the tryout number. Checked on 2026-09-19 against https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_positions (last edited 28 July 2026): the five positions and their numbers (point guard 1, shooting guard 2, small forward 3, power forward 4, center 5); the three types of position (guard, forward, center) and the standard line-up of two guards, two forwards and a center; the point guard as typically the shortest player and the best ball handler and passer; the shooting guard's other name, off guard, and the shooting guard and small forward as wings; the small forward as the most versatile of the five; the power forward's role being similar to the center's, and the stretch four; the center's other names, pivot and big, and the low post; the combo guard and the point forward; and positionless basketball. Nothing about squad sizes, jersey numbers or any league's rules is stated, because none of it was checked. No league, team or player is listed. The heading 'Grade' stands for 'Grade or year': with five columns on the page a printed heading box holds about eight characters, so the longer wording would have been cut off. Both sheets were printed to PDF on 2026-09-19, blank and filled, at US Letter and A4. Licence: The layout, the choice of rows and the notes are own work. The position facts follow the English Wikipedia article named in source (CC BY-SA 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), restated in our own words.

How it works

This basketball roster template gives a coach two forms. Team roster has 15 numbered lines with boxes for jersey number, name, position, height and grade. Tryout list has 20 lines, numbered to match the numbers the players wear, with a Notes box on each. Type the names in, or print either sheet blank for a pen. No team or player is loaded.

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A season roster and a tryout list

On Team roster every line takes a jersey number, a name, a position, a height and a school grade. The × on a heading takes that column off, so an adult team can lose Grade, and Add a player under the last line makes a roster of 16 or 20. Tryout list has no jersey box: its line number is the tryout number, so evaluators write against a number, not a name. On paper the title line has blanks for the team and the season.

What goes in the Position box

The five positions have letters and numbers: PG or 1 for point guard, SG or 2 for shooting guard, SF or 3 for small forward, PF or 4 for power forward, C or 5 for center. A standard line-up is two guards, two forwards and a center. A combo guard covers both guard spots, so write PG/SG.

Long names are cut off in a narrow printed box. Take a column or two off with the × on its heading before Print filled sheet: fewer columns print wider.
Running the tryout on paper? Print the list blank. When the squad is picked, post a clean list of numbers, never the sheet with the notes.
Jersey order reads fastest for a scorer, starters first for a coach.

Questions and answers

Can I print the roster blank and write on it?

Yes. Print blank sheet prints the open sheet with every box empty: the numbered lines, the headings and the position notes. Names typed in the boxes are left out; a heading you renamed stays. Nothing downloads, so to keep a file pick Save as PDF where your browser asks for a printer.

Is it safe to type a youth team's details in?

Names and jersey numbers on your own device, yes: nothing typed is sent to us. It all stays in this browser, though, and Clear sheet empties only the open sheet and keeps a copy so Undo can bring it back. On a school or club computer use a private window, or print the roster blank. Birth dates and parents' phone numbers have no box here: collect those by pen.

Do I have to use all five positions?

No. Guard, forward and center are the three types, and the five names split them further. Some teams play positionless basketball, where players cover roles across several positions: type over Position and call it Role. No name yet? Try the team name generator.

Notes

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More notes about this page

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The lists and facts on this page were checked on the date shown against the source named with them: a governing body's own published list for teams and divisions, a standard reference source for everything else. The list of items on this page names the source used. If something has changed since, please tell us through the contact page.