NBA Players Wearing Number 44 (2026-27)
All 7 players wearing #44 on 2026-27 NBA rosters.
Updated Oct 16, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 7
- Average height
- 6'8"
- Average age
- 24.3
- Teams represented
- 7 of 30
- Tallest
- Rocco Zikarsky (7'3")
- Shortest
- Hayden Gray (6'4")
- Oldest
- Landry Shamet (29)
- Youngest
- Rocco Zikarsky (20)
Seven players wear #44 in the NBA's 2026-27 season, spread one to a team across 7 franchises. The group skews young and is majority guards, with a height range that runs from 6'4" to 7'3".
Landry Shamet of the New York Knicks is the oldest at 29, while Rocco Zikarsky of the Minnesota Timberwolves is both the youngest and the tallest — a 20-year-old center standing 7'3".
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only players wearing #44 →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andre Jackson Jr.
|
Toronto Raptors
|
G | 6'6" | 24 | UConn |
Hayden Gray
|
Boston Celtics
|
G | 6'4" | 23 | UC San Diego |
Landry Shamet
|
New York Knicks
|
G | 6'5" | 29 | Wichita State |
Mo Bamba
|
Utah Jazz
|
C | 7'0" | 28 | Texas |
Nikola Topic
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
G | 6'6" | 21 | None |
Patrick Williams
|
Chicago Bulls
|
F | 6'6" | 25 | Florida State |
Rocco Zikarsky
|
Minnesota Timberwolves
|
C | 7'3" | 20 | None |
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Positions and Size Among the #44 Group
Guards make up the majority of the group, with 4 of the 7 players listed at that position. The remaining 3 split between center (2) and forward (1). That forward is Patrick Williams of the Chicago Bulls, who stands 6'6" and attended Florida State. The 2 centers — Mo Bamba at 7'0" and Rocco Zikarsky at 7'3" — give the group its considerable height range at the top end, while Hayden Gray of the Boston Celtics anchors the shorter end at 6'4".
Colleges and Birthplaces on the Roster
Several players did not attend college before entering the NBA, but those who did came from a spread of programs including Florida State, Texas, UC San Diego, UConn, Wichita State, and others. Of the players with known birthplaces, 5 were born in the United States. New York state accounts for 2 of those — Andre Jackson Jr. born in Amsterdam, NY, and Mo Bamba born in Harlem, NY. Hayden Gray was born in San Diego, CA; Patrick Williams in Charlotte, NC; and Landry Shamet in Kansas City, MO.