Height of Final Four frontcourts 2026

[CardiacCuse]

2026 Final Four: Frontcourt Player Heights

Michigan Wolverines	Aday Mara	C	7'3"
Morez Johnson Jr.		6'9"
Yaxel Lendeborg		6'9"
UConn Huskies	Rrezon Elezaj	C	7'1"
Eric Reibe	C	7'1"
Tarris Reed Jr.	C/	6'10"
Alex Karaban		6'8"
Dwayne Koroma		6'8"
Jaylin Stewart		6'7"
Illinois Fighting Illini	Zvonimir Ivišić	C	7'2"
Tomislav Ivišić	C	7'1"
David Mirković		6'9"

Arizona Wildcats Frontcourt Heights (2025–26)

Motiejus Krivas	Center	7' 2"	Starting center; averaged 8.2 rebounds per game.
Sidi Gueye	Forward	6' 10"	Provided interior depth at both the 4 and 5 spots.
Mabil Mawut	Forward	6' 10"	Freshman length added to the "jumbo" frontcourt.
Koa Peat	Forward	6' 8"	Starting power forward; top freshman and leader for the team.
Tobe Awaka	Forward	6' 8"	Junior power forward known for toughness and rebounding.
Ivan Kharchenkov	Forward	6' 7"	Versatile forward playing significant minutes as a freshman.

Can we just put this whole height doesnt matter..."small ball is what everyone plays now" narrative to bed??

it was all I heard last year when I didnt like red's roster construction in the frontcourt - esp the size of the players.

HEIGHT MATTERS - SIZE MATTERS

illinois was the tallest team in the country - and they made the final 4

this is not the small ball era!!!

 

[sufan59]

All eras are meant to come to an end though.

 

[Cstate]

Very true. While William Kyle could leap out of the gym, there were lots of people on here that were nervous for when it was time to go up against big boy/big bodied competition! And that turned out to be true, as he was invisible for some of our ACC games, and due to his FT shooting, was sometimes unplayable.

 

[CardiacCuse]

All eras are meant to come to an end though.

well philosophically, maybe

but we arent gonna see a "small center era" in our lifetimes

theres never going to be an era of: no, I dont want a 7ft+ center...i'd rather a 6'9 or 6'8 please!

wake me up when duke, uconn, north carolina, michigan, kentucky, alabama, etc all these top schools go small at center out of preference

none of us will live to see that

 

[CardiacCuse]

Very true. While William Kyle could leap out of the gym, there were lots of people on here that were nervous for when it was time to go up against big boy/big bodied competition! And that turned out to be true, as he was invisible for some of our ACC games, and due to his FT shooting, was sometimes unplayable.

i thought there were lots of people who werent nervous at all and loved what he provided, calling him the best player on the team

if an average team has 70 possessions per game and a player blocks 2 shots in a game (and no guarantee that those 2 blocks actually lead to change of possession mind you) that means the player is blocking about 2-3% of possessions in a game...the other 97% matters much much more

 

[OrangeXtreme]

But NBA courts are wider than NCAA courts.

 

[CardiacCuse]

But NBA courts are wider than NCAA courts.

im sorry how is that relevant?

 

[Orangezoo]

So you started a new thread why? You have an absurd need for people to be convinced you are right. It’s weird. This doesn’t prove anything to anyone. Just get over it. All things are cyclical and how teams win switches up.

 

[Skinny.Atlas]

Illinois starters were 7’1”, 6’9” and 6’7”.
UConn starters were 6’11”, 6’8”, 6’6”
Arizona starters were 7’2”, 6’8”, 6’7”
Michigan was huge at 7’3”, 6’9”, 6’9”

Duke started 6’9”, 6’9”, 6’8”

We might end up with a starting front court going 7’0”, 6’9, 6’5”.

The best teams aren’t as huge as some make them out to be. We have size on our roster. And we have big guards. It would be great to have a polished 7’3” center, but it is not a requirement. You can win 25-30 games without one.

 

[sufandu]

Yes, final four teams had awesome rosters. I'm shocked! Shocked, I say! Nobody said height doesn't matter. What people said last year was that we were big enough to be good enough to make the tournament, and we were. There were no final four delusions of grandeur. Kyle was not the reason we lost. He was one of the few bright spots on the team last year. If you compare us to the FF teams at other positions, you'll find they were better than us there too.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

But NBA courts are wider than NCAA courts.

NIce call back to an all-time unintentionally hilarious post.

 

[pearl31]

im sorry how is that relevant?

It's not only relevant It's the key to the whole deal

 

[NineOneSeven]

NIce call back to an all-time unintentionally hilarious post.

Please share

 

[IthacaMatt]

But NBA courts are wider than NCAA courts.

Who was it who said that, do you remember? LOL

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Please share

Who was it who said that, do you remember? LOL

I think it was bluecurtain a board or two ago.

If I recall, we were playing at MSG or something and he was greatly concerned about how we would adjust to playing on a larger NBA court or something like that.

It's a deep cut.