Each position on the basketball court has a different average height measurement for success.
According to the NCSA college recruiting site, in women’s college basketball, point guards average of 5-6, shooting guards average 5-8, small forwards average 5-9, power forwards average 5-10 and centers average 6-0.
For comparison, in men’s college basketball, point guards average 5-11, shooting guards average 6-1, small forwards average 6-4, power forwards average 6-5 and centers average 6-7.5.
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Some of the best women’s players in the nation stand as short as 5-7 and as tall as 6-5. Louisville’s Hailey Van Lith is 5-7, UConn’s Paige Bueckers is 5-11, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark is 6-0, LSU’s Angel Reese is 6-3 and South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston is 6-5.
A second player on South Carolina’s roster defies the height average by a long shot: Kamilla Cardoso. She is the Zach Edey of NCAA women, some would say, standing 6-7 in the five spot.
Here’s everything you need to know about the junior from Brazil:
Kamilla Cardoso height
Cardoso is the tallest player on the Gamecocks’ roster at 6-7.
Heights on the South Carolina squad range from 5-8 (Olivia Thompson and Raven Johnson) to Cardoso’s 6-7.
