NBA Players Wearing Number 9 (2026-27)
All 16 players wearing #9 on 2026-27 NBA rosters.
Updated Sep 1, 2026 · rosters as of the 2026-27 preseason
- Players
- 16
- Average height
- 6'5"
- Average age
- 27.2
- Teams represented
- 16 of 30
- Tallest
- Nikola Vucevic (6'9")
- Shortest
- Craig Porter Jr. (6'1")
- Oldest
- Nikola Vucevic (35)
- Youngest
- Bronny James (21)
Sixteen players enter the 2026-27 season wearing #9, one per team across all 16 clubs represented. The group skews heavily toward guards — 10 of the 16 play the position — with the rest split between forwards and one center.
Heights run from 6'1" to 6'9", and ages span from 21 to 35. Arizona leads all colleges, with 4 players in the group having attended there. Most players were born in the United States, while 2 were born in Canada and 1 in Sweden.
Think you'd know these players from their team, height, age and jersey number alone?
Play Guess-the-Player with only players wearing #9 →| Player | Team | Pos | Ht | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Caruso
|
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
G | 6'5" | 32 | Texas A&M |
Ausar Thompson
|
Detroit Pistons
|
G | 6'7" | 23 | None |
Bennedict Mathurin
|
LA Clippers
|
G | 6'5" | 24 | Arizona |
Bronny James
|
Los Angeles Lakers
|
G | 6'2" | 21 | USC |
Caleb Love
|
Philadelphia 76ers
|
G | 6'3" | 24 | Arizona |
Craig Porter Jr.
|
Cleveland Cavaliers
|
G | 6'1" | 26 | Wichita State |
Derrick White
|
Boston Celtics
|
G | 6'4" | 32 | Colorado |
E.J. Liddell
|
Brooklyn Nets
|
F | 6'6" | 25 | Ohio State |
Jerami Grant
|
Memphis Grizzlies
|
F | 6'7" | 32 | Syracuse |
Justin Champagnie
|
Washington Wizards
|
F | 6'6" | 25 | Pittsburgh |
Kevin McCullar Jr.
|
New York Knicks
|
G | 6'6" | 25 | Kansas |
Nikola Vucevic
|
Orlando Magic
|
C | 6'9" | 35 | USC |
Pelle Larsson
|
Miami Heat
|
G | 6'5" | 25 | Arizona |
Precious Achiuwa
|
Sacramento Kings
|
PF | 6'8" | 26 | Memphis |
RJ Barrett
|
Toronto Raptors
|
F | 6'6" | 26 | Duke |
T.J. McConnell
|
Indiana Pacers
|
G | 6'1" | 34 | Arizona |
Click any column heading to sort. Players with no college listed came into the league from overseas or straight out of high school.
The Oldest and Youngest Players Wearing Nine
Nikola Vucevic of the Orlando Magic is both the oldest and tallest #9 in the league at 35 and 6'9". He attended USC and was born in Simi Valley, CA. At the other end of the age range, Bronny James of the Los Angeles Lakers is the youngest at 21, standing 6'2" and also a USC alumnus, born in Akron, OH.
Where the Number Nine Players Come From
Thirteen of the 16 players were born in the United States, with birthplaces spread across states including Texas, California, New York, Ohio, and Indiana. Bennedict Mathurin was born in Montreal, PQ, and RJ Barrett was born in Toronto, ON. Pelle Larsson of the Miami Heat is the lone player born outside North America, with his birthplace listed as Nacka, Sweden.
T.J. McConnell and Nikola Vucevic are the two oldest players in the group, both with extensive NBA experience, while several players — including Ausar Thompson, age 23, and Caleb Love and Bennedict Mathurin, both 24 — are still in the early stages of their careers.
College Backgrounds Across the Group
Arizona produced the most #9 wearers of any single school, with 4 players — Bennedict Mathurin, Caleb Love, Pelle Larsson, and T.J. McConnell — all having attended there. USC accounts for 2 players in Nikola Vucevic and Bronny James. Ausar Thompson is the only player in the group who did not attend college.