How many players from a single team are on the court at one time during a standard basketball game?
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Five
While teams have a total roster of 12 to 15 players, only five take the court to balance offense and defense in the limited space. When James Naismith invented the game in 1891, he originally allowed any number of players, once resulting in a chaotic game of 50 versus 50!
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