This is a complete listing of players in the history of the National Basketball Association with listed heights of or shorter. Only 27 NBA players have been at or below this height. The shortest NBA player to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is Calvin Murphy at . All of the players listed here have played the position of point guard. The most seasons played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) by a player listed at or shorter was 14 seasons by Muggsy Bogues who played from 1987 to 2001. Yuki Kawamura at is currently the shortest active NBA player and the only active NBA player listed under .
The shortest player ever in the defunct American Basketball Association (1967–76) was Penny Ann Early, a jockey who took part in one play in one game for the Kentucky Colonels as a publicity stunt in 1969. The shortest signed ABA players were Jerry Dover and Monte Towe, both .
Table Statistics accurate as of the 2025–26 NBA season. ^Active NBA player*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame†Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame considerationGPGames playedFG%Field goal percentage
HeightWeightPlayerNationalityTeamsGPPointsReboundsThe National Basketball Association did not record rebound statistics until 1950–51 NBA season.AssistsFG%NotesTotalPer gameTotalPer gameTotalPer gameWashington Bullets (–) Charlotte Hornets (–) Golden State Warriors (–) Toronto Raptors (–)8896,8587.72,3182.66,7267.6.458Played alongside one of the two tallest players in NBA history, Manute Bol, during the NBA season for the Washington Bullets; their difference in height was . Appeared in the 1995 film Space Jam. New Jersey Nets ()Cleveland Cavaliers (, )Orlando Magic ()Los Angeles Clippers (–)Golden State Warriors ()Denver Nuggets (–)Milwaukee Bucks (, )Charlotte Bobcats ()Washington Wizards ()Houston Rockets ()6525,7918.98771.32,0923.2.417Boston Celtics ()13191.5——100.8.200Atlanta Hawks (–, –)Sacramento Kings (–)Minnesota Timberwolves ()Orlando Magic ()8148,0729.91,7422.14,3425.3.452Won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1986; shortest player to participate in the Slam Dunk Contest.Phoenix Suns (–)New York Knicks (–)Charlotte Hornets (–)Philadelphia 76ers (–, –, –)Washington Bullets (–)Denver Nuggets (–, –)2747672.82480.97512.7.383Golden State Warriors (–)1641,0906.62481.56143.7.436 ^Memphis Grizzlies ()Chicago Bulls () Los Angeles Clippers (–present)40982.5451.1661.7.341Baltimore Bullets ()11151.4——70.6.226Shortest player to ever win an NBA championship. Later served as longtime head coach of the Washington Generals.New York Knicks ()372.3——00.0.231First Non-Caucasian player and first Asian American player in the NBA.Toronto Raptors (–)122.022.022.0.000Denver Nuggets ()511302.5340.7871.7.406The shortest player in the original ABA. ABA All-Star (1976)Atlanta Hawks (–, –, –)San Diego Clippers (–)Milwaukee Bucks (–)4183,5348.55921.41,3353.2.432 Memphis Grizzlies (–)Brooklyn Nets ()421764.2501.21443.4.403Providence Steamrollers (–)928349.1——730.8.294Baltimore Bullets ()8455.6151.991.1.419 ABA All-Star (1969)Chicago Packers (–)311705.5391.3571.8.333Cleveland Cavaliers ()Chicago Bulls ()Detroit Pistons ()582233.8591.0781.3.364Toronto Huskies ()Boston Celtics ()653615.6——360.6.250Indianapolis Jets ()Rochester Royals ()442585.9——611.4.334Pittsburgh Ironmen ()572814.9——370.6.263*San Diego/Houston Rockets (–)1,00217,94917.92,1032.14,4024.4.482Shortest NBA player to be inducted to the Hall of Fame, as well as appear in at least one All-Star Game.Philadelphia Warriors (–)1611,3598.4——1170.7.290 BAA champion (1947)Indianapolis Olympians (–)Fort Wayne Pistons ()Baltimore Bullets ()1198487.11921.61801.5.360New York Knicks (–)Boston Celtics (–)Oklahoma City Thunder ()Golden State Warriors ()Chicago Bulls (–)Denver Nuggets (–)Los Angeles Clippers ()New Orleans Pelicans ()6186,80711.01,4462.31,8263.0.423One of only two players to win the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, three times, winning in 2006, 2009 and 2010.Chicago Stags ()11100.9——00.0.222Phoenix Suns ()471.841.030.8.167The first Japanese-born player to play in the NBA.†Sacramento Kings (–)Phoenix Suns (, )Boston Celtics (–)Cleveland Cavaliers ()Los Angeles Lakers (, )Denver Nuggets (2018–2019)Washington Wizards (–)New Orleans Pelicans ()Dallas Mavericks ()Charlotte Hornets ()5509,71517.71,3212.42,6384.8.434Shortest player to be included in an All-NBA Team.Shortest player to play in an NBA All-Star game (tied with Calvin Murphy).Shortest player to play in multiple All-Star games.Shortest player to record a triple-double in a game.
See also List of shortest people List of tallest players in NBA history List of NBA regular season records
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References General Who is the shortest NBA player right now and of all time? The Shortest NBA Players of All Time
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